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Internationally-acclaimed French baritone Stephane Degout graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and then became a member of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Lyon.
Degout gained international attention when he made a triumphant debut as Papageno at the Festival dAix-en-Provence in 1999. Since then, he has appeared at the Opera de Paris (La Bohème, Die Zauberflöte, Ariadne auf Naxos), the Berlin Staatsoper (Orfeo), the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Orfeo, Pelléas et Mélisande, Cosi fan Tutte), the Theater an der Wien (Orfeo, Pelléas et Mélisande) and the Metropolitan Opera (Romeo et Juliette). In 2006 he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival (Cosi fan tutte) and with the Glyndebourne Festival the year following (Cosi fan tutte).
During the 2007-2008 season, Degout made his debut with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (La Cenerentola) and returned to the Metropolitan Opera (Die Zauberflöte, Pelléas et Mélisande and Le Comte Ory), and the Paris Opera (Iphigénie en Tauride, Nozze di Figaro, Die Tote Stadt).
Equally renowned as a recitalist and concert singer,
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Internationally-acclaimed French baritone Stephane Degout graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and then became a member of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Lyon.
Degout gained international attention when he made a triumphant debut as Papageno at the Festival dAix-en-Provence in 1999. Since then, he has appeared at the Opera de Paris (La Bohème, Die Zauberflöte, Ariadne auf Naxos), the Berlin Staatsoper (Orfeo), the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Orfeo, Pelléas et Mélisande, Cosi fan Tutte), the Theater an der Wien (Orfeo, Pelléas et Mélisande) and the Metropolitan Opera (Romeo et Juliette). In 2006 he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival (Cosi fan tutte) and with the Glyndebourne Festival the year following (Cosi fan tutte).
During the 2007-2008 season, Degout made his debut with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (La Cenerentola) and returned to the Metropolitan Opera (Die Zauberflöte, Pelléas et Mélisande and Le Comte Ory), and the Paris Opera (Iphigénie en Tauride, Nozze di Figaro, Die Tote Stadt).
Equally renowned as a recitalist and concert singer, Stéphane Degout has performed both with the Orchestre Philharmonique and Orchestre National de France. In February 2004 he made his New York recital debut at Lincoln Center. Last season, he gave recitals at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, at the Wigmore Hall London and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
This season, Mr. Degout will make his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Die Zauberflöte). In the upcoming season he will return to the Paris Opera and make his debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich.
Mr. Degout has recorded Werther and Cosi fan tutte (in the production of Patrice Chéreau for the Aix Festival) along with Pelléas et Mélisande in DVD format for Virgin Classics. He has recorded Brahms’Deutsches Requiem (piano version) and the Fauré Requiem for Naïve as well as La Bohème for Deutsche Grammophon.
‘Mélodies’, dedicated to the French repertoire, is the first CD he has recorded in the context of a new collaboration with Naïve Records.
Most recently Mr. Degout has recorded Le Comte Ory (at The Metropolitan Opera) in DVD format for Virgin Classics.
Stephane Degout was awarded the prize ‘Lyrical Artist of the Year’ at the 'Victoires de la Musique Classique 2012'.
2011 – 2012 Season
Last updated 12th March 2012
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"It’s a testament to the artistry of Cabell and Castronovo that they managed to hold their own against Stephane Degout’s knockout Lyric debut as Papageno. The French baritone possesses a robust voice, easily able to handle the demands of the score. In a signature role, Degout delivered a larger-then-life performance as the earthy bird-catcher — genuinely funny without ever going over the top, and handling the staging’s daunting demands with physical grace and unflagging energy. As with Castronovo, this is a singer we need to have back soon."
The Classical Review, Lawrence A. Johnson
"The French baritone comes through with lush golden tones and gives a hoot of a comic portrayal. "
Southtown Star - By Betty Mohr
"Degout matched her with a baritonally rock-solid Papageno who threw himself into his singing and clowning with elegant gusto."
Chicago Tribune - By John von Rhein