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Olivier Bergeron

baritone
Biography

French-Canadian baritone Olivier Bergeron completed his studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris in 2017. The same year, he sang the title role in La morte d’Orfeo at the Festival de Royaumont under Christophe Rousset. He made his professional debut the following season in Dido and Aeneas with Les Talens Lyriques at the Festival de musique de Menton. Recent performances include Il mondo alla roversa at the Opéra Grand Avignon, Opéra de Reims and the Philharmonie de Paris, Die stumme Serenade with Opera Fuoco and Les Pêcheurs de perles at the Festival d’Opéra de Québec. In recital, he made his debut at the Wigmore Hall and at Salle Cortot during the 2019/2020 season after taking part in the French Song Exchange under the tutelage of François Le Roux and Dame Felicity Lott. Olivier’s projects include a recital at the Petit Palais in Paris and a residency around Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin at the Musée d’art de Joliette, in Quebec. He receives generous support from the Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation and the Art Song Foundation of Canada.