Lea Desandre

Lea Desandre Mezzo-soprano

Biography

Of Franco-Italian heritage, Léa Desandre studied in Venice with Sara Mingardo, joined William Christie’s Jardin des Voix in 2015, and the Mozart Academy of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence in 2016. She was named “Révélation lyrique” at the Victoires de la Musique in 2017.

She has appeared at venues including the Opéra Comique, the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the Salzburg Festival, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Zurich Opera, and the Lausanne Opera, in roles such as the title roles in Alcione, Ariodante, and Samson, Venus (Orphée aux enfers), Urbain (Les Huguenots), Idamante (Idomeneo), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Annio (La clemenza di Tito), Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro), and Dido (Didon et Énée).

Her recent engagements include the title role in Theodora at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, in Bordeaux, Dijon, Montpellier, and Brussels, as well as Mélisande (Pelléas et Mélisande) in Monte-Carlo, Sextus (La clemenza di Tito) in Zurich, and Despina (Così fan tutte) in Salzburg. In the 2026–2027 season, she appears in concert at Wigmore Hall, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and Carnegie Hall, and performs Idamante at the Paris National Opera.

At the Paris Opera: Le nozze di Figaro (Cherubino), 2022, 2025; Roméo et Juliette (Stephano), 2023; Médée (title role), 2024.

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