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Lea Desandre

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Pallavicino: L'Antiope: "Sdegni, furori barbari" (Celinda) Lea Desandre, Jupiter 01:13
Venezia - Sì dolce è'l tormento, SV 332 Thibault Cauvin, Lea Desandre 04:14
Messager: L'Amour masqué, Act 1: "J'ai deux amants" (Elle) Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 02:25
Le premier bonheur du jour Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 01:46
Lambert: Vos mépris chaque jour Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 02:38
Ambruys: Le doux silence de nos bois Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 04:08
Charpentier: Celle qui fait tout mon tourment, H. 450 Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 02:24
Lambert: Ma bergère est tendre et fidèle Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 02:03
Charpentier: Sans frayeur dans ce bois, H. 467 Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 03:40
Le Camus: On n'entend rien dans ce bocage Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford 03:57

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Born in 1993, Lea Desandre is a mezzo soprano of French and Italian descent and one of the most promising stars in opera. Originally interested in classical dance, she studied the art until an accident put an end to her dreams. At the age of 12. She joined the children’s choir at the Paris Opera 2. Inspired by Natalie Dessay, she became interested in opera. Lea Desandre studied voice in Paris, France before studying under early music contralto Sara Mingardo in Venice, Italy. She won first prize at a youth competition at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in 2013 and made her debut as a soloist the following year at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Since 2015, she has received critical acclaim for her many roles include Urbain (Les Huguenots), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Annio (La clemenza di Tito), Sesto (Giulio Cesare), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), Messaggera (L’Orfeo), Flerida in Cavalli’s Erismena and the title role in Marais’ Alcione. She even appeared at the Paris Opéra Comique in a one-woman show, Et in Arcadia ego, with music by Rameau, in 2018. Lea Desandre made her Salzburg Festival debut at Whitsun 2018 in Offenbach’s La Périchole and returned the same summer as Amore and Valletto (L’incoronazione di Poppea). Her performances have taken her to many prestigious venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and many others. As a recording artist, her catalog includes Bernice, chef ai ? with Natalie Perez and Chantal Santon-Jeffery (2017), Handel: Italian Cantatas (2018) and Amazone (2021).