Ludovic Tézier is one of the world's most sought-after baritones of our time.
He has appeared at the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Vienna State Opera, the Opéra National de Paris, the Berlin State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, La Scala in Milan, the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, the Liceu Barcelona, the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Royal Opera House in London, the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, the Arena di Verona, the Salzburg Easter and Summer Festivals, the Aix-en-Provence Festival and the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Ludovic Tézier regularly works with the most internationally renowned conductors, such as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Antonio Pappano, Riccardo Muti, Riccardo Chailly, Philippe Jordan, Gustavo Dudamel, Daniele Rustioni, Michele Mariotti, Fabio Luisi and Cristian Macelaru, to name but a few.
The French baritone is known for his interpretations of the great Verdi roles such as Macbeth, Rigoletto, Simone Boccanegra, Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Ford (Falstaff), Germont (La Traviata), Posa (Don Carlo) and Don Carlo di Varga (La forza del destino), but his extensive repertoire also includes, His extensive repertoire also includes the title roles of Eugene Onegin and Conte (Le nozze di Figaro), Werther (baritone version), Yeletsky (Pique Dame), Wolfram (Tannhäuser), Scarpia (Tosca), Amfortas (Parsifal), Carlo Gérard (Andrea Chénier), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) and Athanaël (Thaïs).
Recent highlights include the season opener at La Scala in Milan with Forza del Destino, appearances in Aida and La Traviata at the Arena di Verona Opera Festival, Tosca and Otello at the Vienna State Opera and a gala concert at the famous castle of Neuschwanstein, which has been recorded for various European TV broadcasters.
Several CD and DVD recordings bear witness to the artistic work of this successful and versatile singer. His first solo album of Verdi arias, released by Sony Classical in February 2021, was highly praised by the press. Together with tenor Jonas Kaufmann, he recorded the album Insieme - Opera Duets, which was also released by Sony Classical in October 2022.
September 2025
