French-Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly has gained international recognition for his “beautiful, blooming tone and magnetic stage presence” (San Francisco Chronicle). Mr. Sly is the first prize winner of the prestigious Concours Musical International de Montréal, a grand prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and was awarded Concert of the Year in Romantic, Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music at the 16th annual ceremony of the Gala des prix Opus.
In the 24/25 season Philippe makes returns to the Wiener Staatsoper for Kurtág’s Fin de partie (Hamm) conducted by Simone Young and Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro), Canadian Opera Company for La Reine-garçon (Comte Karl Gustav), and Bayerische Staatsoper for Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro). He will debut at Opéra de Lausanne for Carmen (Escamillo). On the concert stage he will return to The Orchestra of St. Luke’s for St. John Passion (Jesus) with performances at Carnegie Hall and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir for Handel’s Messiah. Concert debuts include Victoria Symphony for Messiah and Ottawa Chamberfest for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and an art song recital in collaboration with pianist Hinrich Alpers.
Last season, Mr. Sly returned to Opéra national de Paris for a new Calixto Bieito production of Thomas Adès’ The Exterminating Angel (Russel) and the Wiener Staatsoper for the title role in Le nozze di Figaro. On the concert stage he appeared with The Orchestre Métropolitain for performances of Handel’s Messiah and The Orchestre symphonique de Québec for Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. In 22/23 he debuted at Opernhaus Zürich for Lakmé (Nilakantha) and the Bayeriche Staatsoper for Semele (Cadmus) and returned to the Wiener Staatsoper for Don Giovanni (Leporello). On the concert stage he sang with the New York Philharmonic for St. Matthew Passion and National Arts Centre (Canada) for Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C Minor.
