French tenor Benjamin Bernheim is a regular guest artist at the world’s leading opera houses, including the Opéra national de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala and the Royal Opera House in London, where he performs leading tenor roles from the romantic repertoire and specializes in French repertoire. In December 2024 he sang for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, and he was named male Singer of the Year at the Opus Klassik 2025 Awards.
In 2026/27, Mr. Bernheim returns to Opernhaus Zürich as Ruggero in La Rondine, Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden as Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca, Opéra Bastille for the titular role in Werther, and the Bayerische Staatsoper as Don José in Carmen, a role he also sings in concert with the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. He appears at Carnegie Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under Louis Langrée, with the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome under Kirill Petrenko, and with the Wiener Symphoniker under Matthew Halls at the Wiener Konzerthaus, and gives recitals at the Teatro alla Scala, the Philharmonie de Paris and the Prinzregententheater in Munich.
An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, Mr. Bernheim released his first solo song album, Douce France: Mélodies & Chansons, following his performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony; his recording of Werther, in the title role, is released by Deutsche Grammophon on 20 November 2026.
Benjamin Bernheim studied with Gary Magby at the Lausanne Conservatoire, and was a young artist and troupe member at the Opernhaus Zürich.
