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Sabine Devieilhe
Devieilhe in an interview in 2015
Born	(1985-12-12)12 December 1985 (age 39) Ifs, Calvados, France
Alma mater	Conservatoire de Paris
Occupation	Opera singer (soprano)
Years active	Since 2011
Spouse	Raphaël Pichon
Awards	2006: 1st Prize Tremplin Jeunes Talents d'Auray 2009: Lauréate du Concours des S'sentiels de Nantes 2011: Révélation Classique de l'ADAMI
Website	www.sabinedevieilhe.com

Sabine Devieilhe (French:[sa.bində.vjɛl];^[1][2] born 12 December 1985) is a French operaticcoloratura soprano. She is known for her interpretation of works by Mozart,Baroque music, and 19th-century opera. She is often regarded as a successor toNatalie Dessay.^[3]

Devieilhe was born inIfs, nearCaen, France, on 12 December 1985 into a non-musician family – her parents work in special education, although her older sister teaches singing and violin.^[4]

She began her musical apprenticeship at the Ifs school of music before entering theCaen Conservatory [fr] at the age of twelve in order to study the cello.^[5] Influenced successively by conductor Valérie Fayet, and singing teachers Jocelyne Chamonin (Caen Conservatory), Martine Surais (Rennes Conservatory [fr]), Pierre Mervant, Malcolm Walker and Elène Golgevit^[6] (Conservatoire de Paris), she became a lyrical singer.^[7]

After graduating from theLycée Malherbe,^[8] Sabine Devieilhe obtained a diploma inmusicology andethnomusicology at theUniversity of Rennes 2. In parallel with her studies, she joined the choir of theOpéra de Rennes.^[9] She participated as a chorister in a production ofThe Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner in 2002.^[10] Her voice was praised and she became a soloist.^[11] In 2008, she entered theConservatoire de Paris in the singing class of Pierre Mervant.^[12] In 2011 she was unanimously awardedfirst prize, with the jury's congratulations.^[10]

Recognised byJean-Claude Malgoire, Devieilhe debuted as a soloist with the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing in October 2011, singing Amina in Bellini'sLa sonnambula.^[7]

In 2012, she was invited to portray Serpetta inAix-en-Provence Festival's production ofLa finta giardiniera; she repeated her role in later performances at theGrand Théâtre de Luxembourg and theToulon Opera.^[13][14][15] In October 2012, she made her role debut playing the title role inLakmé at theOpéra national de Montpellier to critical success.^[16][17]In June–July 2013, she debuted in the role of the Queen of the Night in Mozart'sThe Magic Flute at theOpéra National de Lyon.^[18] Later in the year, she interpreted Sister Constance inChristophe Honoré's staging of Poulenc'sDialogues des Carmélites at the Opéra de Lyon,Théâtre Graslin in Nantes, Le Quai in Angers.^[19] andOlivier Py's production of the same opera at theThéâtre des Champs-Élysées, alternating the role withSandrine Piau.^[20]

In 2014, she sang inLakmé by Léo Delibes at theOpéra-Comique.^[21] She made her debut with the Paris Opera portraying the Queen of the Night at theOpéra Bastille in performances in March.^[22]

On 11 April 2016, together with theOrchestre de chambre de Paris conducted by Christopher Franklin and the choirLes Cris de Paris,^[23] she performed in a concert version ofLa sonnambula at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.^[24][25]In September 2017, she made her debut at theRoyal Opera, London in the role of the Queen of the Night.^[26]

In January 2019, Devieilhe made herCarnegie Hall debut atWeill Recital Hall, singing a program of French songs by Debussy and his circle.^[27]

She is often praised by critics.^[28][29][30]

• On 25 February 2013, Sabine Devieilhe was named "Révélation Artiste Lyrique" at theVictoires de la musique classique.^[31]
• On 2 February 2015, she was voted "Singer of the Year" (Artiste lyrique de l'année) at the Victoires de la musique classique.^[32]
• Asteroid33346 Sabinedevieilhe was named in her honor.^[33] The official naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 31 January 2018 (M.P.C. 108697).^[34]

In 2013, she signed an exclusive contract with the music labelErato and released her first recital album devoted toJean-Philippe Rameau withAlexis Kossenko and his ensembleLes Ambassadeurs.^[35]

• Gustave Charpentier:Musiques du Prix de Rome.^[36] Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Helena Bohuszewicz (contralto), Bernard Richter (tenor), Alain Buet (baritone).Brussels Philharmonic,Hervé Niquet. Recordings made atLe Flagey in Brussels from 14 to 18 June 2011, released under the labelGlossa (GES 922211-F).^[37]
• Jean-Philippe Rameau:Le Grand théâtre de l'amour.Les Ambassadeurs, conductorAlexis Kossenko. Samuel Boden (tenor), Aimery Lefèvre (baritone), LeJeune Chœur de Paris. Recorded from 6 to 13 May 2013 inOur Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral. Released 28 October 2013 byErato – Warner Classics (ERATO 5099993414920). Distinctions: Diapason d'or de l'année (November 2014), Diapason d'or (November 2013), Le Choix de France Musique (December 2013), 4 stars Classica (December 2013), Hi-Res Audio (November 2013)^[28] Album of the Week onBBC Radio 3.^[38]
• Johann Sebastian Bach:Köthener Trauermusik, BWV 244a. Sabine Devieilhe (soprano),Damien Guillon, Thomas Hobbs, Christian Immler. Ensemble Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon). Released 7 September 2014 byHarmonia Mundi (HMC902211.13). Distinctions: Victoires de la musique classique 2015 recording category,^[29] 4ƒ ofTélérama (September 2014)^[39]
• Jean-Philippe Rameau:Castor et Pollux. Ensemble Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon). Released April 2015 byHarmonia Mundi (HMC902212.13). Distinctions : Grand Prix of theAcadémie Charles Cros^[40] 4ƒ ofTélérama (May 2015).^[41]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Mozart - The Weber Sisters. Ensemble Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon). Recorded from 12 to 18 January 2015 in Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris Cathedral. Released 6 November 2015 byErato – Warner Classics (ERATO 2564607584). Distinctions: 5 stars ofDiapason (December 2015), 4ƒ ofTélérama (December 2015),^[42] Choc de Classica (November 2015), Choc Classica of the year (November 2015).^[43]
• Mirages.Les Siècles,François-Xavier Roth. Released November 2017 byErato – Warner Classics (ERATO 0190295767723)^[44]
• George Frideric Handel:Italian Cantatas.Lea Desandre,Le Concert d'Astrée (Emmanuelle Haïm). Released 23 November 2018 by Erato – Warner Classics.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Libertà! Mozart & the opera. Ensemble Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon). Released 30 August 2019 byHarmonia Mundi.
• Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy:Chanson d'Amour.Alexandre Tharaud. Released 11 September 2020 byErato – Warner Classics^[45]

• Official website
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• Sabine Devieilhe onFrance Inter
• Sabine Devieilhe records Lakmé (Delibes): Air des clochettes / Bell Song on YouTube

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