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.
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.
De Barbeyrac opens his 2025/26 season by singing Siegmund in Die Walküre at the Opéra National de Paris – the role he reprises later in the season at the Baltic Opera Festival in Sopot. He sings his signature role of Don José in Carmen at the Zurich Opera House, performing alongside Elīna Garanča in a production by Andreas Homoki. At the Metropolitan Opera, he takes on Lensky in Eugene Onegin, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner. He also appears at the Bayerische Staatsoper as Max in Der Freischütz, staged by Dmitri Tcherniakov and conducted by Daniele Rustioni. On the concert stage, de Barbeyrac presents TRIP – Recital Augmenté at the Théâtre des Quatre Saisons in Gradignan, a collaborative project with pianist Alphonse Cemin and composer-percussionist Camille Rocailleux that reimagines the traditional recital format by blending classical arias with new compositions.
Highlights of previous seasons include Siegmund in Die Walküre at the Royal Opera House in a new production by Barrie Kosky conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano, a role he also sang extensively in concert. He appeared as Erik in Der fliegende Holländer at Staatsoper Berlin and at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, and as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, a pivotal role in his career that he has performed at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Dutch National Opera, Chorégies d’Orange, Opéra de Paris, Opernhaus Zürich, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Teatro Real Madrid, and in Budapest. His portrayal of Don José in Carmen has been heard at the Staatsoper Berlin, Dutch National Opera, Bordeaux, and Opéra de Rouen Normandie.
De Barbeyrac has sung Pylade in Iphigenie en Tauride at the Greek National Opera and the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, in Tokyo, and in concert in Cologne and Compiègne, Jason in Cherubini’s Médée at Teatro alla Scala, Max in Der Freischütz at 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, Lensky in Eugene Onegin at Théâtre du Châtelet, 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.
On the concert stage in recent seasons, de Barbeyrac has appeared with some of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles. At the Salzburg Festival, he performed the first act of Die Walküre in concert with the Vienna Philharmonic under Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He also sang Mozart’s Requiem and Great Mass in C minor with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Nézet-Séguin at the Baden-Baden Summer Festival, and Verdi’s Requiem with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Santtu Matias Rouvali. Other notable performances include Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Oslo Philharmonic under Klaus Mäkelä, Mozart’s Davide Penitente and Haydn’s Die Schöpfung at the Salzburg Festival, Mozart’s Requiem at the Verbier Festival, concerts with Gaëlle Arquez at the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise, and Licinius 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, August 2025
