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Virginie GOUET virginie@concertsparisiens.fr +331 48 24 16 97 +336 64 85 09 00 |
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Yutha TEP ytep@concertsparisiens.fr +331 48 24 16 97 +336 61 88 64 78 |
Victor SICARD
Baritone
With an innate sense of theatricality, a voice both supple and radiant, and impeccable diction, the young baritone Victor Sicard combines inventive and unfailingly precise acting – a rare and compelling talent that has earned him invitations from the world’s most prestigious concert halls and opera houses.
Following his participation in the sixth Jardin des Voix with William Christie, he has performed with the most celebrated ensembles: Le Concert d’Astrée (Emmanuelle Haïm), Les Accents (Thibault Noally), Le Concert Spirituel (Hervé Niquet), Le Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre), Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier), La Cappella Mediterranea (Leonardo García Alarcón), Insula Orchestra (Laurence Equilbey), and Il Pomo d’Oro (Francesco Corti).
Victor Sicard has distinguished himself in French opera, spanning the Baroque to the 20th century. His notable portrayals with Le Concert d’Astrée include Tisiphone in Mondonville’s L’Amour et Psyché (Dijon, Lille, Luxembourg) and La Jalousie and Némésis in Campra’s Idoménée (Lille, Berlin). He made his debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées as Oreste in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride (Thomas Hengelbrock and Robert Carsen), later returning to the same stage as Le Bonze in Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol and Le Gendarme in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias (François-Xavier Roth and Olivier Py). His debut at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse was as Morales in Carmen (Giuliano Carella and Jean-Louis Grinda), followed by the role of Claude in Hahn’s Ô mon bel inconnu (Émeline Bayart) in Tours, Paris, Dijon, Rouen, and Avignon.
Victor also excels in the virtuosity of Italian opera. In 18th-century repertoire, he has collaborated with Il Pomo d’Oro (Partenope and Serse by Händel) and Les Accents, including Farnace in Scarlatti’s Mitridate Eupatore (Festival de Beaune, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Auditorium du Louvre), Tempo in Il Trionfo del Tempo (Opéra de Tours), and Argante in Händel’s Rinaldo (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Auditorio de Madrid, Palau de la Música de Barcelona, Festival de Beaune). His later repertoire features Rossini (Haly in L’Italiana in Algeri with Jean-Christophe Spinosi at the Festival de Beaune and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées) and Puccini (Yamadori in Madama Butterfly at the Opéras de Limoges and Rouen, where he also sang the role of the Mayor in Janáček’s Jenůfa). He has also triumphed in contemporary works, such as Turnage’s Coraline (Arie Van Beek and Aletta Collins) in Lille and Philippe Forget’s Hellebore in Limoges.
Victor enjoys a special artistic bond with Leonardo García Alarcón: after Orlando in Rossi’s Il Palazzo Incantato (Opéras de Dijon, Nancy, and Versailles), he portrayed Genere umano in Draghi’s Il dono della vita eterna on tour in the Netherlands and France, and Saint Peter in García Alarcón’s La Passione di Gesù (Festival d’Ambronay, Namur Concert Hall, Festival de Saint-Denis, and Victoria Hall de Genève).
His oratorio repertoire includes Mozart’s Requiem (Royal Albert Hall), Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle (Théâtre de Caen, Opéra de Massy), Duruflé’s Requiem (Opéra de Dijon), Bach’s Saint John Passion, cantatas, and motets (Insula Orchestra). Two extensive tours with Le Concert d’Astrée (Luxembourg, Lille, Versailles, Dijon, Cologne, Essen, Berlin, Stuttgart…) saw him perform Händel’s Dixit Dominus, Bach’s Magnificat, and Campra’s Requiem. Notably, he made his debut with the Israel Philharmonic under Lahav Shani in Tel-Aviv and Haifa, singing Bach’s Magnificat.
The 2024/2025 season further affirmed Victor’s musical versatility: he took on the role of Roberto in the world revival of Galuppi’s L’Uomo Femina with Le Poème Harmonique, directed by Agnès Jaoui (Dijon, Versailles, Caen, Madrid); performed Morales in Carmen at the Cologne Opera; and sang Monteverdi’s Vespers of the Blessed Virgin with I Gemelli (Palau de la Música de Barcelona and Concertgebouw Amsterdam).
The 2025/2026 season will open with La Cappella Mediterranea, as Victor takes on the role of Cesare in Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno (directed by Max Emanuel Cenčić at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival, followed by concert performances at the Cité bleue de Genève and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). He will also sing in Lully’s Atys (directed and choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj) at the Opéra Royal de Versailles, again under the baton of Leonardo García Alarcón. With Le Poème Harmonique, he will embark on a tour of Bach’s Magnificat, revive L’Uomo Femina (Rouen, Vienna, Paris), and participate in the revival of Gasparini’s L’Avare, directed by Théophile Gasselin (Paris, Versailles, Amiens).
Victor’s extensive discography includes his critically acclaimed debut recital album (La Música), dedicated to Ravel’s mélodies with pianist Anna Cardona, which received rave reviews from the press.
Victor is the artistic director of the festival Musiques au pays de Pierre Loti (Rochefort and the Île d’Oléron).
Following his participation in the sixth Jardin des Voix with William Christie, he has performed with the most celebrated ensembles: Le Concert d’Astrée (Emmanuelle Haïm), Les Accents (Thibault Noally), Le Concert Spirituel (Hervé Niquet), Le Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre), Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier), La Cappella Mediterranea (Leonardo García Alarcón), Insula Orchestra (Laurence Equilbey), and Il Pomo d’Oro (Francesco Corti).
Victor Sicard has distinguished himself in French opera, spanning the Baroque to the 20th century. His notable portrayals with Le Concert d’Astrée include Tisiphone in Mondonville’s L’Amour et Psyché (Dijon, Lille, Luxembourg) and La Jalousie and Némésis in Campra’s Idoménée (Lille, Berlin). He made his debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées as Oreste in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride (Thomas Hengelbrock and Robert Carsen), later returning to the same stage as Le Bonze in Stravinsky’s Le Rossignol and Le Gendarme in Poulenc’s Les Mamelles de Tirésias (François-Xavier Roth and Olivier Py). His debut at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse was as Morales in Carmen (Giuliano Carella and Jean-Louis Grinda), followed by the role of Claude in Hahn’s Ô mon bel inconnu (Émeline Bayart) in Tours, Paris, Dijon, Rouen, and Avignon.
Victor also excels in the virtuosity of Italian opera. In 18th-century repertoire, he has collaborated with Il Pomo d’Oro (Partenope and Serse by Händel) and Les Accents, including Farnace in Scarlatti’s Mitridate Eupatore (Festival de Beaune, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Auditorium du Louvre), Tempo in Il Trionfo del Tempo (Opéra de Tours), and Argante in Händel’s Rinaldo (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Auditorio de Madrid, Palau de la Música de Barcelona, Festival de Beaune). His later repertoire features Rossini (Haly in L’Italiana in Algeri with Jean-Christophe Spinosi at the Festival de Beaune and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées) and Puccini (Yamadori in Madama Butterfly at the Opéras de Limoges and Rouen, where he also sang the role of the Mayor in Janáček’s Jenůfa). He has also triumphed in contemporary works, such as Turnage’s Coraline (Arie Van Beek and Aletta Collins) in Lille and Philippe Forget’s Hellebore in Limoges.
Victor enjoys a special artistic bond with Leonardo García Alarcón: after Orlando in Rossi’s Il Palazzo Incantato (Opéras de Dijon, Nancy, and Versailles), he portrayed Genere umano in Draghi’s Il dono della vita eterna on tour in the Netherlands and France, and Saint Peter in García Alarcón’s La Passione di Gesù (Festival d’Ambronay, Namur Concert Hall, Festival de Saint-Denis, and Victoria Hall de Genève).
His oratorio repertoire includes Mozart’s Requiem (Royal Albert Hall), Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle (Théâtre de Caen, Opéra de Massy), Duruflé’s Requiem (Opéra de Dijon), Bach’s Saint John Passion, cantatas, and motets (Insula Orchestra). Two extensive tours with Le Concert d’Astrée (Luxembourg, Lille, Versailles, Dijon, Cologne, Essen, Berlin, Stuttgart…) saw him perform Händel’s Dixit Dominus, Bach’s Magnificat, and Campra’s Requiem. Notably, he made his debut with the Israel Philharmonic under Lahav Shani in Tel-Aviv and Haifa, singing Bach’s Magnificat.
The 2024/2025 season further affirmed Victor’s musical versatility: he took on the role of Roberto in the world revival of Galuppi’s L’Uomo Femina with Le Poème Harmonique, directed by Agnès Jaoui (Dijon, Versailles, Caen, Madrid); performed Morales in Carmen at the Cologne Opera; and sang Monteverdi’s Vespers of the Blessed Virgin with I Gemelli (Palau de la Música de Barcelona and Concertgebouw Amsterdam).
The 2025/2026 season will open with La Cappella Mediterranea, as Victor takes on the role of Cesare in Cavalli’s Pompeo Magno (directed by Max Emanuel Cenčić at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival, followed by concert performances at the Cité bleue de Genève and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées). He will also sing in Lully’s Atys (directed and choreographed by Angelin Preljocaj) at the Opéra Royal de Versailles, again under the baton of Leonardo García Alarcón. With Le Poème Harmonique, he will embark on a tour of Bach’s Magnificat, revive L’Uomo Femina (Rouen, Vienna, Paris), and participate in the revival of Gasparini’s L’Avare, directed by Théophile Gasselin (Paris, Versailles, Amiens).
Victor’s extensive discography includes his critically acclaimed debut recital album (La Música), dedicated to Ravel’s mélodies with pianist Anna Cardona, which received rave reviews from the press.
Victor is the artistic director of the festival Musiques au pays de Pierre Loti (Rochefort and the Île d’Oléron).
General management
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Virginie GOUET virginie@concertsparisiens.fr +331 48 24 16 97 +336 64 85 09 00 |
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Yutha TEP ytep@concertsparisiens.fr +331 48 24 16 97 +336 61 88 64 78 |
