Ludovic Tézier

An award-winning opera singer known for his rich, full-bodied baritone, Ludovic Tézier was born on September 10, 1968 in Marseille, France. He studied at the Centre National d’Artistes Lyriques in Marseille before moving to Paris, where he trained with Michel Sénéchal at the Paris Opera's L'École d'art lyrique. After launching his professional career with the Lucerne Opera at 22 years old, he joined Opéra National de Lyon, where his roles included the titular character in Mozart's Don Giovanni, the Count Almaviva in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, and Marcello in Puccini's La Bohème. A prize winner at Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition in 1998 and a recipient of one of France's most esteemed cultural honors, Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres, in 2011, he has performed at many of the word's top-tier opera houses, included the New York Metropolitan Opera, Milan's La Scala, London's Royal Opera House, and the Liceu in Barcelona. Additionally, his performances have been documented on multiple concert recordings, including 2007's The Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden, 2011's Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem (conducted by Paavo Järvi), 2019's Orff: Carmina Burana - Live from the Forbidden City (featuring the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra), and 2021's Verdi, the latter of which doubled as his debut record for Sony Classical.

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