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{{short description|French operatic soprano (born 1958)}}
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| birth_name = Annick, Armelle, Jacqueline Dubreuil
| birth_name = Annick, Armelle, Jacqueline Dubreuil
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|1|31|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|1|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[15th arrondissement of Paris]], France
| birth_place = [[Paris]], France
| occupation = Opera singer ([[soprano]])
| occupation = Operatic [[soprano]]
| yearsactive = 1991–present
| yearsactive = 1991–present
| awards = [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
| awards = [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
| website = {{url|http://www.annickmassis.com/}}
| website = {{url|http://www.annickmassis.com/}}
}}
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'''Annick Massis''' (born '''Jacqueline Dubreuil'''; {{IPA-fr|a.nik ma.sis|lang}}; born 31 January 1958) is a French operatic [[soprano]]. She sang a wide variety of roles, but is best known for her interpretation of works in the 19th-century Italian and French repertoire.
'''Annick Massis''' (born '''Jacqueline Dubreuil'''; {{IPA-fr|a.nik ma.sis|lang}}; born 31 January 1958) is a French operatic [[soprano]] whose career is primarily based in Europe. She performed roles from various classical music eras, spanning from baroque, operas by Mozart, to 19th-century Italian and French repertoire.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Jacqueline Dubreuil was born in Paris, to singer parents: mother specialising in operetta, father being a baritone in the Choir of Radio France.<ref name=odb>{{cite web |url=https://www.odb-opera.com/joomfinal/index.php/les-dossiers/46-les-chanteuses/25-interview-d-annick-massis |title=Interview d'Annick Massis |date=2003-08-18 |first=Jérôme |last=Pesqué |website=ODB-Opéra |lang=fr}}</ref> After obtaining double degree in history and English, she worked as a school teacher till 28,<ref>{{cite news |title=L'ex-instit Massis sidère en soprano |url=https://next.liberation.fr/culture/2003/04/02/l-ex-instit-massis-sidere-en-soprano_460344 |date=2003-04-02 |work=Libération |first=Eric |last=Dahan}}</ref> during which she took masterclasses and met her teacher Isabel Garcisanz. Two years later, [[Gabriel Dussurget]], founder of the [[Aix-en-Provence Festival]], introduced her to conductor Bernard Thomas, who engaged her in ''[[Great Mass in C minor]]'' and the entire oratorio repertoire after a simple audition.<ref name=parouty>{{cite web |url=http://www.altamusica.com/entretiens/document.php?action=MoreDocument&DocRef=543&DossierRef=368 |title=Annick Massis, le chant toutes fleurs |website=Altamusica.com |first=Michel |last=Parouty |date=2000-09-18 |lang=fr}}</ref> Her stage career began at the [[Théâtre du Capitole]] in Toulouse in 1991, and in the same season she performed in Mozart's ''[[La finta giardiniera]]'' as the title role at the Opéra de Nantes, which brought her to public attention. Other Mozart performances included ''[[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]]'', ''[[Exsultate, jubilate]]''. She performed in Blonde in ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'' at the Festival de Castres, after which she entered the Conservatoire Francis Poulenc in Paris and obtained the [[First Prize (music diploma)|First Prize]] in singing in two years.<ref name=parouty />
Jacqueline Dubreuil was born in the [[15th arrondissement of Paris]], to singer parents: mother specialising in operetta, father being a baritone in the Choir of Radio France.<ref name=odb>{{cite web |url=https://www.odb-opera.com/joomfinal/index.php/les-dossiers/46-les-chanteuses/25-interview-d-annick-massis |title=Interview d'Annick Massis |date=2003-08-18 |first=Jérôme |last=Pesqué |website=ODB-Opéra |language=fr}}</ref> After obtaining double degree in history and English, she worked as a school teacher till 28,<ref>{{cite news |title=L'ex-instit Massis sidère en soprano |url=https://next.liberation.fr/culture/2003/04/02/l-ex-instit-massis-sidere-en-soprano_460344 |date=2003-04-02 |work=Libération |first=Eric |last=Dahan}}</ref> during which she took masterclasses and met her teacher Isabel Garcisanz. Two years later, [[Gabriel Dussurget]], founder of the [[Aix-en-Provence Festival]], introduced her to conductor Bernard Thomas, who engaged her in ''[[Great Mass in C minor]]'' and the entire oratorio repertoire after a simple audition.<ref name=parouty>{{cite web |url=http://www.altamusica.com/entretiens/document.php?action=MoreDocument&DocRef=543&DossierRef=368 |title=Annick Massis, le chant toutes fleurs |website=Altamusica.com |first=Michel |last=Parouty |date=2000-09-18 |language=fr}}</ref> Her stage career began at the [[Théâtre du Capitole]] in Toulouse in 1991, and in the same season she performed in Mozart's ''[[La finta giardiniera]]'' as the title role at the Opéra de Nantes, which brought her to public attention. Other Mozart performances included ''[[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]]'', ''[[Exsultate, jubilate]]''. She performed in Blonde in ''[[Die Entführung aus dem Serail]]'' at the Festival de Castres, after which she entered the Conservatoire Francis Poulenc in Paris and obtained the [[First Prize (music diploma)|First Prize]] in singing in two years.<ref name=parouty />


In 1992, she performed Philine in ''[[Mignon]]'' at the [[Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne]]. In 1994, she debuted at the Paris Opera as Barbarina in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' at the [[Opéra Bastille]]. In 1995, she performed the role of Cunégonde in the first-ever French adaption of Bernstein's ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'', which premiered at the Opéra de [[Saint-Étienne]] and traveled to the [[Opéra Royal de Wallonie]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/candide_602061.html |title=Candide |date=1995-01-05 |first=Franck |last=Erikson |work=L'Express |access-date=2020-01-02}} {{cite news |url=https://next.liberation.fr/culture/1995/01/20/opera-candide-retrouve-sa-langue_119205 |title=Opéra : «Candide» retouvre sa langue |date=1995-01-20 |first=Jean-Philippe |last=Joseph |work=Libération |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aml-cfwb.be/aspasia/spectacles/9500026/Candide-1994-1995 |title=Candide 1994-1995 |website=ASP@sia |publisher=Archives et Musée de la littérature}}</ref> In 1996, she participated in a new production of ''[[Hippolyte et Aricie]]'' under [[William Christie (musician)|William Christie]] at the [[Palais Garnier]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Archives/1996-09-26/Opera-_NP_-1996-09-26-413151 |title=Opéra |date=1996-09-26 |work=La Croix |last=Macia |first=Jean-Luc |access-date=2020-01-02 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 1992, she performed Philine in ''[[Mignon]]'' at the [[Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne]]. In 1994, she made her Paris Opera debut as Barbarina in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]'' at the [[Opéra Bastille]]. In 1995, she performed the role of Cunégonde in the first-ever French adaption of Bernstein's ''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'', which premiered at the Opéra de [[Saint-Étienne]] and traveled to the [[Opéra Royal de Wallonie]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/candide_602061.html |title=Candide |date=1995-01-05 |first=Franck |last=Erikson |work=L'Express |access-date=2020-01-02}} {{cite news |url=https://next.liberation.fr/culture/1995/01/20/opera-candide-retrouve-sa-langue_119205 |title=Opéra : "Candide" retouvre sa langue |date=1995-01-20 |first=Jean-Philippe |last=Joseph |work=Libération |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aml-cfwb.be/aspasia/spectacles/9500026/Candide-1994-1995 |title=Candide 1994-1995 |website=ASP@sia |publisher=Archives et Musée de la littérature}}</ref> In 1996, she participated in a new production of ''[[Hippolyte et Aricie]]'' under [[William Christie (musician)|William Christie]] at the [[Palais Garnier]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Archives/1996-09-26/Opera-_NP_-1996-09-26-413151 |title=Opéra |date=1996-09-26 |work=La Croix |last=Macia |first=Jean-Luc |access-date=2020-01-02 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


Massis embarked her international career in 1997. She debuted at the [[Glyndebourne Festival]] in ''[[Le comte Ory]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/carry-on-crusading-1251938.html |title=Carry on crusading |date=1997-07-21 |work=The Independent |first=Edward |last=Seckerson}}</ref> and then starred in [[Laurent Pelly]]'s new production of ''[[Orphée aux enfers]]'', opening the new season at the [[Grand Théâtre de Genève]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Musique: opéra |date=1997-09-18 |first=Franck |last=Erikson |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/musique-opera_624308.html |work=L'Express}}</ref>
Massis debuted at the [[Glyndebourne Festival]] in 1997 with ''[[Le comte Ory]]'', embarking her international career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/carry-on-crusading-1251938.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/carry-on-crusading-1251938.html |archive-date=2022-05-07 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Carry on crusading |date=1997-07-21 |work=The Independent |first=Edward |last=Seckerson}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1997/98, she starred in [[Laurent Pelly]]'s new production of ''[[Orphée aux enfers]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Musique: opéra |date=1997-09-18 |first=Franck |last=Erikson |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/informations/musique-opera_624308.html |work=L'Express}}</ref> opening the season, and performed Marie in ''[[La fille du régiment]]'' at the [[Grand Théâtre de Genève]]''.''
In 1998, she stepped in as Ophélie in ''[[Hamlet (Thomas)|Hamlet]]'' at the [[Washington Concert Opera]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Singer Jilts Concert Opera |date=1998-09-09 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/09/09/singer-jilts-concert-opera/93038769-2fae-459a-940a-ab1293eb63e8/ |work=The Washington Post |first=Tim |last=Page |access-date=2021-02-06}}</ref> as well as playing the role of Leïla in Bizet's ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'' in Toulouse.
In 1998, she stepped in for [[Ruth Ann Swenson]] at short notice as Ophélie in ''[[Hamlet (Thomas)|Hamlet]]'' at the [[Washington Concert Opera]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Singer Jilts Concert Opera |date=1998-09-09 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/09/09/singer-jilts-concert-opera/93038769-2fae-459a-940a-ab1293eb63e8/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Tim |last=Page |access-date=2021-02-06}}</ref> followed by ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' and her first Leïla in Bizet's ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'' in Toulouse.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/1998/11/20/182782-la-premiere-leila-d-annick-massis.html |title=Toulouse. La première Leïla d'Annick Massis |date=1998-11-20 |work=La Dépêche du Midi |author=Anne-Marie Chouchan}}</ref>


The year 1999 saw her role debut as Elvira in ''[[I puritani]]'' at the [[Opéra d'Avignon]], and her US debut with two performances of ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' at Staten Island and in New Jersey with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, followed by the same role in Toulouse. She made her official Metropolitan Opera stage debut as Lucia in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm|title = Metropolitan Opera Association}}</ref> In October 1999, she performed in a concert performance of ''[[I Capuleti e i Montecchi]]'' at [[Avery Fisher Hall]] with the [[Opera Orchestra of New York]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/27/arts/music-review-with-poignant-sensuality-romeo-the-star-crossed-lover.html |title=MUSIC REVIEW; With Poignant Sensuality, Romeo the Star-Crossed Lover |date=1999-10-27 |work=The New York Times |first=Anthony |last=Tommasini}}</ref> In 2000, she made her [[Liceu]] debut with Lucia.
In 1999, she took the lead in ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' in Toulouse as well as in [[Barcelona]] the next year. She has also sung many [[bel canto]] roles. In 2004, she debuted as Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]'' at the [[Pittsburgh Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/strong-cast-direction-carry-traviata/ |title=Strong cast, direction carry 'Traviata' |date=2004-10-11 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |first=Mark |last=Kanny |access-date=2021-02-06}}</ref> In 2009, Annick Massis sang all four major soprano roles in a production of ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' at the [[Opéra de Nice]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forumopera.com/spectacle/quadruple-prise-de-role |title=Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Nice |work=Forumopera.com |first=Philippe |last=Ponthir |date=2009-01-18}}</ref>
In 2004, she debuted as Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]'' at the [[Pittsburgh Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/strong-cast-direction-carry-traviata/ |title=Strong cast, direction carry 'Traviata' |date=2004-10-11 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |first=Mark |last=Kanny |access-date=2021-02-06}}</ref> In December 2005, she made her [[Vienna State Opera]] debut with Lucia, and returned in the next season for Juliette and Violetta.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at/search/person/4894 |title=Vorstellungen mit Annick Massis |website=Vienna State Opera |access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref> In 2009, Annick Massis sang all four major soprano roles in a production of ''[[The Tales of Hoffmann]]'' at the [[Opéra de Nice]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forumopera.com/spectacle/quadruple-prise-de-role |title=Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Nice |work=Forumopera.com |first=Philippe |last=Ponthir |date=2009-01-18}}</ref>


In 2016, Massis debuted in the title role in ''[[Maria Stuarda]]'' in concert form at the [[Opéra de Marseille]], and then at the [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/sorties-loisirs/4177473/anne-massis-la-voix-de-maria-stuarda.html |title=Anne Massis, la voix de "Maria Stuarda" |date=2016-10-28 |work=La Provence |first=Philippe |last=Faner |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.monacohebdo.mc/culture/spectacle/maria-stuarda-gaetano-donizetti/ |title=Maria Stuarda de Gaetano Donizetti à l'opéra de Monte-Carlo |date=2016-12-09 |work=Monaco Hebdo |lang=fr}}</ref>
In 2007, she performed Eudoxie in [[Pierre Audi]]'s new production of ''[[La Juive]]'' at the [[Opéra Bastille]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ft.com/content/85b4d8f2-c070-11db-995a-000b5df10621 |title=La Juive, Paris Opera (Bastille) |date=2007-02-20 |work=Financial Times |first=Francis |last=Carlin}}</ref> Later in the year, she returned to the [[Metropolitan Opera]] for ''Lucia di Lammermoor'', sharing the title role with [[Natalie Dessay]] in [[Mary Zimmerman]]'s new production.<ref>{{cite news |title=Phila. tenor enjoying success at the Met |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20071027_Phila__tenor_enjoying_success_at_the_Met.html |first=David Patrick |last=Stearns |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=2007-10-27}}</ref>


In 2019 she performed Mithilde in the critically acclaimed ''[[William Tell (opera)|Guillaume Tell]]'' in July at the [[Chorégies d'Orange]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forumopera.com/guillaume-tell-orange-un-enchantement-sous-les-etoiles |title=Un enchantement sous les étoiles |trans-title=An enchantment under the stars |date=12 July 2019 |first=Christian |last=Peter |work=Forumopera.com |lang=fr }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://toutelaculture.com/spectacles/opera/choregies-dorange-le-retour-de-lhomme-a-la-pomme/ |date=15 July 2019 |title=Chorégies d’Orange : le retour de l’homme à la pomme |first=Paul |last=Fourier |work=Toute La Culture }}</ref>
In the 2013/14 season at the [[Liceu]], she portrayed the Fairy in Massenet's ''[[Cendrillon]]'' alongside [[Joyce DiDonato]], and subsequently performed in ''[[La sonnambula]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ara.cat/cultura/cendrillon-ventafocs-jules-massenet-liceu_1_2919185.html |title='Cendrillon', la Ventafocs de Jules Massenet, debuta al Liceu |date=2013-12-18 |author=Antoni Ribas Tur |newspaper=Ara |language=ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barcelona.cat/barcelonacultura/ca/recomanem/la-sonnambula-de-bellini-al-liceu |title="La sonnambula" de Bellini, al Liceu |date=2014-01-21 |website=Barcelona.cat}}</ref>


In 2016, Massis debuted in the title role in ''[[Maria Stuarda]]'' in concert form at the [[Opéra de Marseille]], and then at the [[Opéra de Monte-Carlo]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.laprovence.com/article/sorties-loisirs/4177473/anne-massis-la-voix-de-maria-stuarda.html |title=Anne Massis, la voix de "Maria Stuarda" |date=2016-10-28 |work=La Provence |first=Philippe |last=Faner |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.monacohebdo.mc/culture/spectacle/maria-stuarda-gaetano-donizetti/ |title=Maria Stuarda de Gaetano Donizetti à l'opéra de Monte-Carlo |date=2016-12-09 |work=Monaco Hebdo |language=fr}}</ref>
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She was named ''Chevalier'' of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Organisation/Conseil-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-ou-promotion-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2004 |title=Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004 |date=12 April 2010 |publisher=[[Ministry of Culture (France)|Ministère de la Culture]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite speech |url=http://www.rddv.fr/2007/03/07/remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-rsquo-ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres-agrave-annick-massis/ |title=Remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Annick Massis |date=7 March 2007 |lang=fr |first=Renaud |last=Donnedieu de Vabres |authorlink=Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres }}</ref>

In 2019 she performed Mithilde in the critically acclaimed ''[[William Tell (opera)|Guillaume Tell]]'' in July at the [[Chorégies d'Orange]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forumopera.com/guillaume-tell-orange-un-enchantement-sous-les-etoiles |title=Un enchantement sous les étoiles |trans-title=An enchantment under the stars |date=12 July 2019 |first=Christian |last=Peter |work=Forumopera.com |language=fr }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://toutelaculture.com/spectacles/opera/choregies-dorange-le-retour-de-lhomme-a-la-pomme/ |date=15 July 2019 |title=Chorégies d'Orange : le retour de l'homme à la pomme |first=Paul |last=Fourier |work=Toute La Culture }}</ref>

==Awards==
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Massis was named ''Chevalier'' of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Organisation/Conseil-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Arretes-de-Nominations-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres/Nomination-ou-promotion-dans-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-juillet-2004 |title=Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004 |date=12 April 2010 |publisher=[[Ministry of Culture (France)|Ministère de la Culture]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite speech |url=http://www.rddv.fr/2007/03/07/remise-des-insignes-de-chevalier-dans-l-rsquo-ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres-agrave-annick-massis/ |title=Remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Annick Massis |date=7 March 2007 |lang=fr |first=Renaud |last=Donnedieu de Vabres |authorlink=Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres }}</ref>
In the same year, she was awarded [[Siola d'oro]] Award.<ref>{{cite news |date=2013-05-02 |title=Jessica Pratt vince la XV edizione del premio Pagliughi |url=http://www.comune.cesena.fc.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/12177 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716022052/http://www.comune.cesena.fc.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/12177 |archive-date=2021-07-16 |access-date=2021-03-14 |publisher=Comune di Cesena |language=it}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Complete operas===
===Complete operas===
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* Bizet, ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, [[Marcello Viotti]], [[Dynamic (record label)|Dynamic]]
* Bizet: ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, [[Marcello Viotti]], [[Dynamic (record label)|Dynamic]]
* Boïeldieu, ''[[La dame blanche]]'', Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, [[Marc Minkowski]], EMI
* Boïeldieu: ''[[La dame blanche]]'', Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, [[Marc Minkowski]], EMI
* Donizetti, ''[[Elvida]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonello Allemandi, Opera Rara
* Donizetti: ''[[Elvida]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonello Allemandi, Opera Rara
* Donizetti, ''[[Francesca di Foix]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonello Allemandi, Opera Rara
* Donizetti: ''[[Francesca di Foix]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonello Allemandi, Opera Rara
* Ibert, ''Persée et Andromède'', Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Jan Latham-Koenig, Avie
* Ibert: ''[[Persée et Andromède]]'', Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Jan Latham-Koenig, Avie
* Meyerbeer, ''[[Margherita d'Anjou]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, Opera Rara
* Meyerbeer: ''[[Margherita d'Anjou]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, Opera Rara
* Mozart, ''[[Lucio Silla]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Tomas Netopil, Dynamic
* Mozart: ''[[Lucio Silla]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Tomas Netopil, Dynamic
* Pacini, ''Paventa Insano'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. [[David Parry (conductor)|David Parry]], Opera Rara
* Pacini: ''Paventa Insano'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. [[David Parry (conductor)|David Parry]], Opera Rara
* Rameau, ''[[Anacréon (1757)|Anacréon]]'', [[Les Musiciens du Louvre]], Marc Minkowski, Archiv
* Rameau: ''[[Anacréon (1757)|Anacréon]]'', [[Les Musiciens du Louvre]], Marc Minkowski, Archiv
* Rossini, ''[[Matilde di Shabran]]'', Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, [[Riccardo Frizza]], Decca
* Rossini: ''[[Matilde di Shabran]]'', Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, [[Riccardo Frizza]], Decca
* Rossini, ''[[L'inganno felice]]'', Le Concert des Tuileries, Marc Minkowski, Erato
* Rossini: ''[[L'inganno felice]]'', Le Concert des Tuileries, Marc Minkowski, Erato
* Thomas, ''[[Mignon]]'', Ensemble Orchestral Harmonia Nova, Stéphane Denève, Accord
* Thomas: ''[[Mignon]]'', Ensemble Orchestral Harmonia Nova, Stéphane Denève, Accord
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;DVD
* Mozart, ''[[Lucio Silla]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Tomas Netopil, Dynamic
* Mozart: ''[[Lucio Silla]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Tomas Netopil, Dynamic
* Bizet, ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Marcello Viotti, Dynamic
* Bizet: ''[[Les pêcheurs de perles]]'', Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Marcello Viotti, Dynamic
* Rossini, ''[[Le comte Ory]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis, NVC Arts
* Rossini: ''[[Le comte Ory]]'', London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis, NVC Arts


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:20th-century women opera singers]]
[[Category:21st-century French women opera singers]]
[[Category:21st-century French opera singers]]
[[Category:21st-century women opera singers]]
[[Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
[[Category:Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 22 February 2024

Annick Massis
Massis at 2015 Musique en Fête in Orange
Born
Annick, Armelle, Jacqueline Dubreuil

(1958-01-31) 31 January 1958 (age 66)
Paris, France
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1991–present
AwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres
Websitewww.annickmassis.com

Annick Massis (born Jacqueline Dubreuil; French: [a.nik ma.sis]; born 31 January 1958) is a French operatic soprano whose career is primarily based in Europe. She performed roles from various classical music eras, spanning from baroque, operas by Mozart, to 19th-century Italian and French repertoire.

Biography[edit]

Jacqueline Dubreuil was born in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, to singer parents: mother specialising in operetta, father being a baritone in the Choir of Radio France.[1] After obtaining double degree in history and English, she worked as a school teacher till 28,[2] during which she took masterclasses and met her teacher Isabel Garcisanz. Two years later, Gabriel Dussurget, founder of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, introduced her to conductor Bernard Thomas, who engaged her in Great Mass in C minor and the entire oratorio repertoire after a simple audition.[3] Her stage career began at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse in 1991, and in the same season she performed in Mozart's La finta giardiniera as the title role at the Opéra de Nantes, which brought her to public attention. Other Mozart performances included Requiem, Exsultate, jubilate. She performed in Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Festival de Castres, after which she entered the Conservatoire Francis Poulenc in Paris and obtained the First Prize in singing in two years.[3]

In 1992, she performed Philine in Mignon at the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne. In 1994, she made her Paris Opera debut as Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro at the Opéra Bastille. In 1995, she performed the role of Cunégonde in the first-ever French adaption of Bernstein's Candide, which premiered at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne and traveled to the Opéra Royal de Wallonie.[4][5] In 1996, she participated in a new production of Hippolyte et Aricie under William Christie at the Palais Garnier.[6]

Massis debuted at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1997 with Le comte Ory, embarking her international career.[7] In 1997/98, she starred in Laurent Pelly's new production of Orphée aux enfers,[8] opening the season, and performed Marie in La fille du régiment at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. In 1998, she stepped in for Ruth Ann Swenson at short notice as Ophélie in Hamlet at the Washington Concert Opera,[9] followed by Lucia di Lammermoor and her first Leïla in Bizet's Les pêcheurs de perles in Toulouse.[10]

The year 1999 saw her role debut as Elvira in I puritani at the Opéra d'Avignon, and her US debut with two performances of Lucia di Lammermoor at Staten Island and in New Jersey with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, followed by the same role in Toulouse. She made her official Metropolitan Opera stage debut as Lucia in 2002.[11] In October 1999, she performed in a concert performance of I Capuleti e i Montecchi at Avery Fisher Hall with the Opera Orchestra of New York.[12] In 2000, she made her Liceu debut with Lucia. In 2004, she debuted as Violetta in La traviata at the Pittsburgh Opera.[13] In December 2005, she made her Vienna State Opera debut with Lucia, and returned in the next season for Juliette and Violetta.[14] In 2009, Annick Massis sang all four major soprano roles in a production of The Tales of Hoffmann at the Opéra de Nice.[15]

In 2007, she performed Eudoxie in Pierre Audi's new production of La Juive at the Opéra Bastille.[16] Later in the year, she returned to the Metropolitan Opera for Lucia di Lammermoor, sharing the title role with Natalie Dessay in Mary Zimmerman's new production.[17]

In the 2013/14 season at the Liceu, she portrayed the Fairy in Massenet's Cendrillon alongside Joyce DiDonato, and subsequently performed in La sonnambula.[18][19]

In 2016, Massis debuted in the title role in Maria Stuarda in concert form at the Opéra de Marseille, and then at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo.[20][21]

In 2019 she performed Mithilde in the critically acclaimed Guillaume Tell in July at the Chorégies d'Orange.[22][23]

Awards[edit]

Massis was named Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2007.[24][25] In the same year, she was awarded Siola d'oro Award.[26]

Discography[edit]

Complete operas[edit]

CD
DVD
  • Mozart: Lucio Silla, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Tomas Netopil, Dynamic
  • Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Marcello Viotti, Dynamic
  • Rossini: Le comte Ory, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis, NVC Arts

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pesqué, Jérôme (2003-08-18). "Interview d'Annick Massis". ODB-Opéra (in French).
  2. ^ Dahan, Eric (2003-04-02). "L'ex-instit Massis sidère en soprano". Libération.
  3. ^ a b Parouty, Michel (2000-09-18). "Annick Massis, le chant toutes fleurs". Altamusica.com (in French).
  4. ^ Erikson, Franck (1995-01-05). "Candide". L'Express. Retrieved 2020-01-02. Joseph, Jean-Philippe (1995-01-20). "Opéra : "Candide" retouvre sa langue". Libération. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  5. ^ "Candide 1994-1995". ASP@sia. Archives et Musée de la littérature.
  6. ^ Macia, Jean-Luc (1996-09-26). "Opéra". La Croix. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  7. ^ Seckerson, Edward (1997-07-21). "Carry on crusading". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07.
  8. ^ Erikson, Franck (1997-09-18). "Musique: opéra". L'Express.
  9. ^ Page, Tim (1998-09-09). "Singer Jilts Concert Opera". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  10. ^ Anne-Marie Chouchan (1998-11-20). "Toulouse. La première Leïla d'Annick Massis". La Dépêche du Midi.
  11. ^ "Metropolitan Opera Association".
  12. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (1999-10-27). "MUSIC REVIEW; With Poignant Sensuality, Romeo the Star-Crossed Lover". The New York Times.
  13. ^ Kanny, Mark (2004-10-11). "Strong cast, direction carry 'Traviata'". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  14. ^ "Vorstellungen mit Annick Massis". Vienna State Opera. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  15. ^ Ponthir, Philippe (2009-01-18). "Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Nice". Forumopera.com.
  16. ^ Carlin, Francis (2007-02-20). "La Juive, Paris Opera (Bastille)". Financial Times.
  17. ^ Stearns, David Patrick (2007-10-27). "Phila. tenor enjoying success at the Met". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  18. ^ Antoni Ribas Tur (2013-12-18). "'Cendrillon', la Ventafocs de Jules Massenet, debuta al Liceu". Ara (in Catalan).
  19. ^ ""La sonnambula" de Bellini, al Liceu". Barcelona.cat. 2014-01-21.
  20. ^ Faner, Philippe (2016-10-28). "Anne Massis, la voix de "Maria Stuarda"". La Provence. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  21. ^ "Maria Stuarda de Gaetano Donizetti à l'opéra de Monte-Carlo". Monaco Hebdo (in French). 2016-12-09.
  22. ^ Peter, Christian (12 July 2019). "Un enchantement sous les étoiles" [An enchantment under the stars]. Forumopera.com (in French).
  23. ^ Fourier, Paul (15 July 2019). "Chorégies d'Orange : le retour de l'homme à la pomme". Toute La Culture.
  24. ^ "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004". Ministère de la Culture. 12 April 2010.
  25. ^ Donnedieu de Vabres, Renaud (7 March 2007). Remise des insignes de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres à Annick Massis (Speech) (in French).
  26. ^ "Jessica Pratt vince la XV edizione del premio Pagliughi" (in Italian). Comune di Cesena. 2013-05-02. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-03-14.

External links[edit]

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