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'''Stéphanie d'Oustrac''' (born 1974, in [[Rennes]]) is a French [[mezzo-soprano]].
'''Stéphanie d'Oustrac''' (born 1974, in [[Rennes]]) is a French [[mezzo-soprano]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Stéphanie d'Oustrac was born in Rennes in 1974. She is the great-niece of [[Francis Poulenc]] and [[Jacques La Presle]].
Stéphanie d'Oustrac was born in Rennes in 1974. She is the great grand niece of [[Francis Poulenc]]<ref name="operamag822">Christiansen, Rupert. People : 508 Stéphanie d’Oustrac. ''[[Opera (British magazine)|Opera]]'', August 2022, Vol.73 No.8 p921-6.</ref> and [[Jacques La Presle]].


She was part of the ''[[Maîtrise de Bretagne]]'' children's choir led by [[Jean Michel Noël]]. Her ambition was to be an actress before she switched to opera. She was a student of [[Oleg Afonine]] for nearly a year.
Her family background was neither musical nor cultured, but around 11 she joined a local choir because she was asthmatic and shy; she began to get solos in the choir and developed ambitions to be an actress.<ref name="operamag822"/> She was part of the ''Maîtrise de Bretagne'' children's choir. She was a student of Oleg Afonine for nearly a year.


At the [[Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon]] she received the First Prize for Song in 1998 and was spotted by [[William Christie (musician)|William Christie]] who worked with [[Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)|Les Arts Florissants]]. Under Christie and [[Marc Minkowski]] she expanded her repertoire to include Berlioz, Fauré and Britten.
Her teachers included Margreet Honig and Bernard Roubeau, a vocal therapist with whom she continued to works mainly on the physiology behind singing. She undertook formal studies at the conservatoires in Rennes and Lyon.<ref name="operamag822"/> At the [[Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon]] she received the First Prize for Song in 1998 and was spotted by [[William Christie (musician)|William Christie]] who worked with [[Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)|Les Arts Florissants]]. In 1998 she began to sing in Christie's Academy for young singers, leading to years of association with Les Arts Florissants. Her first role was Médée in Lully’s ''[[Thésée]]'' followed by the title role in his ''Les Métamorphoses de Psyché''. After taking some time off and giving birth to her daughter, she met Christie at a concert and Christie asked to come back and sing Purcell's [[Dido and Aeneas|Dido]].<ref name="operamag822"/> Under Christie and [[Marc Minkowski]] she expanded her repertoire to include Berlioz, Fauré and Britten.


From 1998 to 2012 she appeared in "starter roles" in quality productions, and from 2002 the title role as ''[[Armide (Lully)|Armide]], [[Atys (Lully)|Atys]]'' ([[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]); ''[[Médée (Charpentier)|Médée]]'' (Marc-Antoine Charpentier); ''[[La Périchole]], [[La belle Hélène]]'' ([[Jacques Offenbach]]); ''[[Carmen]]'' (Georges Bizet); [[L'heure espagnole|L'Heure espagnole]] ([[Maurice Ravel]]); ''[[Pelléas et Mélisande]]'' ([[Claude Debussy]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/performers/stephanie-doustrac-1974|title=Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Performer) &#124; Opera Online - The opera lovers web site|website=www.opera-online.com}}</ref>
In the years following this she sang Mozart's Sesto, Dorabella and Idamante. Her first Carmen was in Lille in 2010, after which undertook the role in Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence, Madrid, Dallas, Tokyo and Cologne.<ref name="operamag822"/> From 1998 to 2012 she appeared in ''[[Armide (Lully)|Armide]], [[Atys (Lully)|Atys]]'' ([[Jean-Baptiste Lully]]); ''[[Médée (Charpentier)|Médée]]'' (Marc-Antoine Charpentier); ''[[La Périchole]], [[La belle Hélène]]'' ([[Jacques Offenbach]]); [[L'heure espagnole|''L'Heure espagnole'']] ([[Maurice Ravel]]); and ''[[Pelléas et Mélisande]]'' ([[Claude Debussy]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/performers/stephanie-doustrac-1974|title=Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Performer) &#124; Opera Online - The opera lovers web site|website=www.opera-online.com}}</ref>


She appeared at the [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://glyndebourne.com/stephanie-d%E2%80%99oustrac-ravel-double-bill |title=Glyndebourne: Stephanie d’Oustrac - Ravel Double Bill |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627180750/http://glyndebourne.com/stephanie-d%E2%80%99oustrac-ravel-double-bill |archive-date=2014-06-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She appeared at the [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://glyndebourne.com/stephanie-d%E2%80%99oustrac-ravel-double-bill |title=Glyndebourne: Stephanie d'Oustrac - Ravel Double Bill |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627180750/http://glyndebourne.com/stephanie-d%E2%80%99oustrac-ravel-double-bill |archive-date=2014-06-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She also regularly gives chamber music concerts with various ensembles (The Paladins, The Arpeggiata, The Bergamasco, Il Seminario Musicale, Amaryllis).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.earlymusictoday.com/news-comment/140912new-winter-baroque-festival-in-paris/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904074812/http://www.earlymusictoday.com/news-comment/140912new-winter-baroque-festival-in-paris/ |archive-date=2014-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She also regularly gives chamber music concerts with various ensembles (The Paladins, The Arpeggiata, The Bergamasco, Il Seminario Musicale, Amaryllis).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.earlymusictoday.com/news-comment/140912new-winter-baroque-festival-in-paris/ |title=New Winter Baroque Festival In Paris |access-date=2014-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904074812/http://www.earlymusictoday.com/news-comment/140912new-winter-baroque-festival-in-paris/ |archive-date=2014-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She is also a soloist in recital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.institutfrancais.ru/fr/moscou/stephanie-doustrac-mezzo-soprano|title=STEPHANIE D'OUSTRAC, mezzo-soprano &#124; Institut Francais de Russie}}</ref>
She is also a soloist in recital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.institutfrancais.ru/fr/moscou/stephanie-doustrac-mezzo-soprano|title=STEPHANIE D'OUSTRAC, mezzo-soprano &#124; Institut Francais de Russie}}</ref>




<br />
==Selected recordings==
==Selected recordings==


*[[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] '': [[Médée (Charpentier)|Médée]]'' H 491, Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Médée), François-Nicolas Geslot ( Jason), Gaëlle Méchaly ( Créuse), Bertrand Chuberre (Oronte), [[Le Concert Spirituel]], conducted by [[Hervé Niquet]], stage Director, Olivier Simonnet, directed by Olivier Simonnet DVD Armide Classics / Vox Lucida ARM 002, 2004.
*[[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] '': [[Médée (Charpentier)|Médée]]'' H.491, Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Médée), François-Nicolas Geslot (Jason), Gaëlle Méchaly (Créuse), Bertrand Chuberre (Oronte), [[Le Concert Spirituel]], conducted by [[Hervé Niquet]], stage Director, Olivier Simonnet, directed by Olivier Simonnet. DVD, Armide Classics / Vox Lucida ARM 002, 2004.
* [[André Cardinal Destouches]] : ''[[Callirhoé]]'', Cyril Auvity, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Callirhoé, Cyril Auvity, Agénor, João Fernandes, Corésus, Ingrid Perruche, La Reine, Renaud Delaigue, Le Ministre, Stéphanie Révidat, Une Princesse de Calydon, Une Bergère, [[Le Concert Spirituel]], conducted by Hervé Niquet. 2 CD Glossa 2007.
* [[André Cardinal Destouches]] : ''[[Callirhoé]]'', Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Callirhoé), Cyril Auvity (Agénor), João Fernandes(Corésus), Ingrid Perruche (La Reine), Renaud Delaigue, Le Ministre, [[Le Concert Spirituel]], conducted by Hervé Niquet. Glossa, 2007.
*Maurice Ravel : ''[[L'heure espagnole|L'Heure espagnole,]] [[L'enfant et les sortilèges|L'Enfant et les Sortilèges,]]'' Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Concepcion, The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philarmonic Orchestra, conducted by [[Kazushi Ōno|Kazushi Ono]], Stage Director, Laurent Pelly. DVD Glyndebourne Fra Musica 2012.
*Maurice Ravel : ''[[L'heure espagnole|L'Heure espagnole]] and [[L'enfant et les sortilèges|L'Enfant et les Sortilèges]],'' Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Concepcion, The Glyndebourne Chorus, [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]], conducted by [[Kazushi Ōno|Kazushi Ono]], Stage Director, Laurent Pelly. DVD, Glyndebourne Fra Musica, 2012.
*Berlioz's [[Béatrice et Bénédict]] : Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Béatrice), Paul Appleby (Bénédict), [[Sophie Karthäuser]] (Héro), Lionel Lothe (Somarone), Philippe Sly (Claudio), Frédéric Caton (Don Pedro), Katarina Bradìc (Ursule), London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, staged by Laurent Pelly, conducted by [[Antonello Manacorda]]. DVD, Opus Arte, 2017

* [[Emmanuel Chabrier]] : ''[[L'etoile (opera)|L'etoile]],'' Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Lazuli, Hélène Guilmette, La princesse Laoula, Christophe Mortagne, Le Roi Ouf, Jérome Varnier, Siroco, Choeur de l'Opéra national des Pays-Bas, Orchestre de la Résidence de La Haye, conducted by [[Patrick Fournillier|Patrick Fournillier,]] Stage Director, [[Laurent Pelly|Laurent Pelly.]] DVD or Blu-ray Naxos 2019. Diapason d'or de l'année 2019.
*[[Emmanuel Chabrier]] : ''[[L'étoile (opera)|L'étoile]],'' Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Lazuli, Hélène Guilmette, La princesse Laoula, Christophe Mortagne, Le Roi Ouf, Jérome Varnier, Siroco, [[Dutch National Opera|Choeur de l'Opéra national des Pays-Bas]], [[Residentie Orchestra|Orchestre de la Résidence de La Haye]], conducted by [[Patrick Fournillier]], Stage Director, [[Laurent Pelly]]. DVD/Blu-ray, Naxos, 2019 ([[Diapason d'Or|Diapason d'or]] of the year, 2019)
*Recital of French songs - Invitation Au Voyage (Mélodies Françaises), with Pascal Jourdan (piano). Ambronay Éditions (CD), 2014


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Musicians from Rennes]]
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[[Category:French operatic mezzo-sopranos]]
[[Category:21st-century French singers]]
[[Category:21st-century French singers]]

Latest revision as of 22:34, 19 January 2024

Stéphanie d'Oustrac (born 1974, in Rennes) is a French mezzo-soprano.

Biography[edit]

Stéphanie d'Oustrac was born in Rennes in 1974. She is the great grand niece of Francis Poulenc[1] and Jacques La Presle.

Her family background was neither musical nor cultured, but around 11 she joined a local choir because she was asthmatic and shy; she began to get solos in the choir and developed ambitions to be an actress.[1] She was part of the Maîtrise de Bretagne children's choir. She was a student of Oleg Afonine for nearly a year.

Her teachers included Margreet Honig and Bernard Roubeau, a vocal therapist with whom she continued to works mainly on the physiology behind singing. She undertook formal studies at the conservatoires in Rennes and Lyon.[1] At the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Lyon she received the First Prize for Song in 1998 and was spotted by William Christie who worked with Les Arts Florissants. In 1998 she began to sing in Christie's Academy for young singers, leading to years of association with Les Arts Florissants. Her first role was Médée in Lully’s Thésée followed by the title role in his Les Métamorphoses de Psyché. After taking some time off and giving birth to her daughter, she met Christie at a concert and Christie asked to come back and sing Purcell's Dido.[1] Under Christie and Marc Minkowski she expanded her repertoire to include Berlioz, Fauré and Britten.

In the years following this she sang Mozart's Sesto, Dorabella and Idamante. Her first Carmen was in Lille in 2010, after which undertook the role in Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence, Madrid, Dallas, Tokyo and Cologne.[1] From 1998 to 2012 she appeared in Armide, Atys (Jean-Baptiste Lully); Médée (Marc-Antoine Charpentier); La Périchole, La belle Hélène (Jacques Offenbach); L'Heure espagnole (Maurice Ravel); and Pelléas et Mélisande (Claude Debussy).[2]

She appeared at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.[3] She also regularly gives chamber music concerts with various ensembles (The Paladins, The Arpeggiata, The Bergamasco, Il Seminario Musicale, Amaryllis).[4] She is also a soloist in recital.[5]

Selected recordings[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Christiansen, Rupert. People : 508 Stéphanie d’Oustrac. Opera, August 2022, Vol.73 No.8 p921-6.
  2. ^ "Stéphanie d'Oustrac (Performer) | Opera Online - The opera lovers web site". www.opera-online.com.
  3. ^ "Glyndebourne: Stephanie d'Oustrac - Ravel Double Bill". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. ^ "New Winter Baroque Festival In Paris". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  5. ^ "STEPHANIE D'OUSTRAC, mezzo-soprano | Institut Francais de Russie".

External links[edit]

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