Full Biography
One of the most exciting and in-demand artists today, French tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac came to international attention in 2014 when he sang his first Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. A complex and compelling musician and actor, he has received critical acclaim at some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Opéra National de Paris, the Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Dutch National Opera, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the San Francisco Opera, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg festival.
The 2024/25 season sees de Barbeyrac return to Royal Ballet and Opera as Siegmund in a new production of Die Walküre by Barrie Kosky conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano. He sings the role of Erik in Der fliegende Holländer at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia and in concert at Norwegian National Opera, which is set for a release on Decca Classics. De Barbeyrac makes his company debut at Greek National Opera as Pylade in Iphigenie en Tauride, the role he sang to great critical acclaim at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. On the concert stage, de Barbeyrac can be heard at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées at the Gala concert with Le Concert de la Loge and maestro Julien Chauvin. Together with maestro Yannick Nézet-Seguin and Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Barbeyrac sings Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass in C minor at the Baden-Baden Summer Festival. To complete the season, De Barbeyrac returns to the Salzburg Festival to sing the first act of Die Walküre in concert with the Vienna Philharmonic and maestro Nézet-Séguin.
Last season de Barbeyrac made a series of highly anticipated role debuts: Jason in Cherubini’s Médée in a new production at Teatro alla Scala (marking his house debut in Milan) and at the Staatsoper Berlin; Siegmund in Die Walküre on a European tour with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nézet-Séguin and with the Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Omer Meir Wellber. Further highlights included his return to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as Pylade in Iphigenie en Tauride; Don José in Carmen at Opéra de Rouen Normandie and in concert at the Théâtre de Champs-Élysées; Verdi’s Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Santtu Matias Rouvali and the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande at the George Enescu Festival.
The highlights of the previous seasons include Erik in Der fliegende Holländer and Don José in Carmen at Staatsoper Berlin; Don José at Dutch National Opera and Bordeaux; Piquillo in a new production of Offenbach’s La Périchole at the Theatre de Champs-Elysées conducted by Marc Minkowski; Max in Der Freischütz at Semperoper Dresden; the title role of Pelléas in Pelléas et Mélisande at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Theatre de Champs-Elysées, Opéra National de Bordeaux, in Tokyo and in concert in Cologne and Compiegne; Florestan in Fidelio with Insula Orchestra under the baton of Laurence Equilbey; Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, a pivotal role in his career that he sang at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Dutch National Opera, Chorégies d’Orange; Opéra de Paris; Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro Real and in Budapest; Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at Wiener Staatsoper, Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera and Opéra National de Paris; the title role in La Clemenza di Tito at Opéra National de Paris; Arbace in Idomeneo at Royal Ballet and Opera; Lensky in Eugene Onegin at Théâtre du Châtelet and Chevalier de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Bayerische Staatsoper, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, and Dutch National Opera.
On the concert stage, de Barbeyrac joined the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for Beethoven Missa Solemnis under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä; the Insula Orchestra for a series of celebratory anniversary concerts and the Grand Théâtre de Genève for a New Year’s Eve concert conducted by Marc Leroy Calatayud. Other recent concert highlights saw him perform at Concert de Paris for Bastille Day at the Eiffel Tower; at the Salzburg Festival in Mozart’s Davide Penitente and Haydn’s Die Schöpfung; Mozart’s Requiem at the Verbier Festival; several recital appearances in Paris and Barcelona; concerts with Gaëlle Arquez at the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise and Licinius La Vestale at Palazzetto Bru Zane.
Stanislas de Barbeyrac studied at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux with Lionel Sarazzin, who remains his vocal mentor today. He has been a prize-winner at several prestigious competitions, including the Prix du Cercle Carpeaux, Prix Lyriques de l’AROP, and Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Brussels. De Barbeyrac joined the Atelier Lyrique of the Opéra de Paris in 2008 and subsequently began his operatic career at theatres in Nice, Tours, Toulon, Strasbourg, Metz, Marseille and Avignon.
© CSAM, May 2025
