Patricia Josette Petibon (French pronunciation: [patʁisja pətibɔ̃]; born 27 February 1970) is a French soprano.
Petibon was born in Montargis, the daughter of two teachers. She initially studied the visual arts, including painting, and subsequently changed her academic focus, earning a bachelor's degree in musicology. She later studied music at the Paris Conservatoire, where her teachers included Rachel Yakar, and from which she graduated with a first prize in 1995.
Petibon made her professional stage debut in Paris in 1996 in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie. She became a member of Les Arts Florissants and worked regularly with William Christie. Under the auspices of Victoires de la musique classique, she was named Best Young Talent in 1998 and Best Opera Singer in 2001 and 2003. She has made commercial recordings for such labels as Deutsche Grammophon and Erato.
In August 2010 she appeared at the Salzburg Festival in Vera Nemirova's production of Lulu with Marc Albrecht conducing the Vienna Philharmonic.
In March 2012 Petibon debuted as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at the Paris Opera. In summer, she performed Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
In July 2015 she performed the title role of Alcina at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
Petibon has a son, Léonard, from her previous relationship with French composer Éric Tanguy. She is the widow of the French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood.
Petibon signed to Sony Classical Records in 2017.
Amour et mascarade (Purcell et l'Italie) (1999). Jean-François Novelli, Ensemble Amarillis (Ambroisie)
Airs baroques Français – Rameau/Lully/Charpentier/Grandval (2002). Patrick Cohën-Akenine, Les Folies Françoises (Virgin)
Les Fantaisies de Patricia Petibon (2004, compilation) (Virgin)
French Touch (2003). Yves Abel, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon (Decca)
Amoureuses – Mozart/Haydn/Gluck (2008). Daniel Harding, Concerto Köln (Deutsche Grammophon)
Rosso: Italian Baroque Arias – Santorio/Stradella/Handel/A. Scarlatti/Porpora/Vivaldi/Marcello (2010). Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
Melancolía: Spanish Arias and Songs (2011). Josep Pons, Orquesta Nacional de España (Deutsche Grammophon)
Nouveau Monde: Baroque Arias and Songs (2012). Andrea Marcon, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel (Deutsche Grammophon)
La belle excentrique (2014). joint album with Susan Manoff (Deutsche Grammophon)
L'Amour, la Mort, la Mer (2020) with Susan Manoff. (Sony Classical)