Full Biography
One of the most exciting and in-demand artists today, “astonishing” (NY Times) French tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac is praised by audiences and critics alike for complex and compelling musicianship and acting. He has received critical acclaim on many of the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Opéra National de Paris, London’s Royal Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Dutch National Opera, the Teatro Real de Madrid, the Grand Théâtre de Genève, the San Francisco Opera, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg Festival.
Four significant role debuts mark de Barbeyrac’s 2026/27 season, beginning with the title role of Wagner’s Parsifal at London’s Royal Opera House in a new production directed by Evgeny Titov and conducted by Jakub Hrůša. He subsequently makes his first appearance as Henri in Albéric Magnard’s rarely performed Guercœur at Theater Dortmund and concludes the season as Samson in a new production of Samson et Dalila at Zurich Opera House under Gianandrea Noseda. He makes his role debut in the title role of Wagner’s Lohengrin in concert performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in spring of 2027. De Barbeyrac returns to the Opéra national de Paris as Siegmund in Die Walküre for the company’s Ring cycle under Pablo Heras-Casado and performs in the company’s Régine Crespin Gala. He performs in a staged production of Mozart’s Requiem with the Opéra National de Bordeaux and appears in the Würth Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Concert alongside soprano Olga Kulchynska.
Highlights of previous seasons include Siegmund in Die Walküre at the Royal Opera House in a new production by Barrie Kosky and conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, a role he subsequently reprised at the Opéra National de Paris under Pablo Heras-Casado and at the Baltic Opera Festival in Sopot. He appeared as Lensky in Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera, Erik in Der fliegende Holländer at Staatsoper Berlin, the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia and the Birgit Nilsson Festival in Båstad, and his portrayal of Don José in Carmen has been heard at the Staatsoper Berlin, Dutch National Opera, Opéra National de Bordeaux and Opernhaus Zürich. He has brought his interpretation of Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, a pivotal role in his career since his debut in 2014 at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence to Dutch National Opera, Chorégies d’Orange, Opéra de Paris, Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève and Teatro Real de Madrid.
De Barbeyrac has sung Pylade in Iphigenie en Tauride at the Greek National Opera and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and in Tokyo. He was heard as Jason in Cherubini’s Médée at Teatro alla Scala, Max in Der Freischütz at the Bayerische Staatsoper and Semperoper Dresden, Florestan in Fidelio with Insula Orchestra under Laurence Equilbey, and the title role in La clemenza di Tito at Opéra National de Paris.
Other notable roles include Piquillo in Offenbach’s La Périchole at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Arbace in Idomeneo at the Royal Opera House and Chevalier de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Bayerische Staatsoper, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, and Dutch National Opera Amsterdam.
On the concert stage, de Barbeyrac collaborated with many of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. In 2026, he launched TRIP – Recital Augmenté, an original recital project that reimagines the traditional song recital through a blend of classical repertoire and newly created works. A frequent collaborator of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, he joined the conductor for performances of the first act of Die Walküre with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival and Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass in C minor with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Baden-Baden Summer Festival. He has also performed Verdi’s Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Santtu Matias Rouvali, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Oslo Philharmonic under Klaus Mäkelä, Mozart’s Davide Penitente and Haydn’s The Creation at the Salzburg Festival, and Mozart’s Requiem at the Verbier Festival.
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, August 2026
