Talk:Natalie Dessay

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Discussion

 * It's good to see this article expanded, but comments like these should be here on the TALK page, not in the text. Vivaverdi 20:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Apologies. Newbie. Ok, on with the show! --Hgruner 20:39, 4 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, so I'm about halfway done with the translation of the content at fr:Natalie Dessay. I have no idea if the content itself is accurate, but I know the translation is. This text may need a major re-structuring once it's all translated, and it would be nice to get some dates thrown into the text, to establish a timeline. --Hgruner 21:34, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 07:34, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Article tone
I haven't yet tried to read the French wikipedia article on Natalie Dessay, but the English version was much too hagiographic and read too much like a PR release or a besotted fan's writing. I have started to tone it down to more a "just the facts" approach, in keeping with wikipedia standards. Thanks, DJRafe (talk) 09:39, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Picture
Get a new picture for this article! She looks dead, for Christ's sake!! ~ Iloveandrea (talk) 10:23, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Probe into earlier years
What prize did she actually win in competition "Voix Nouvelles"? First or second?

In the English Wikipedia, it has always been the First until the edit that resulted in this version. In the French version, the "Second Prize" claim was introduced in this 27 June 2008 edit. Can't help being suspicious, despite the fact that it is also stated on Warner Classics artist's page.

On the official page of competition, Dessay is first listed among the laureates, which may imply that she won the Premier Prix. Another evidence claiming the first is Dessay's short bio on page 16 of the performance menu of Le roi l'a dit (referred to as "short bio" below). It looks like older materials would claim the first while the second claim appeared from seemingly nowhere.

---Seanetienne (talk) 05:52, 6 September 2019 (UTC) ---Summarized by Seanetienne (talk) 14:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC) ---Cleaned up by Seanetienne (talk) 04:19, 1 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Already changed the Second Prize of "Voix Nouvelles" to the First in light of the 2001 news article by Libération (used as citation). It is self-apparent that winning second prize is a tweaked statement. ---Seanetienne (talk) 14:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Instead of asserting on the First Prize, mention the contradiction situation in notes. Seanetienne (talk) 09:49, 30 April 2021 (UTC)