Florian Sempey

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Florian Sempey, born 29 January 1988, is a French operatic baritone.

Career[edit]

Florian Sempey studied piano and voice at the conservatoire in Libourne and then singing at the Bordeaux Conservatory.[1] He made his debut at the age of 21 in the role of Papageno in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Bordeaux Opera.[2] He then entered the Atelier Lyrique, the young artists programme of the Paris Opera, for two years.[3] He appeared as Figaro in Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Paris Opera, a role which he also performed at the Royal Opera House, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the Rome Opera and numerous other leading opera houses.[1][2] He has also appeared at the Paris Opera in roles including Papageno, the Count of Nevers in Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots and Dandini in Rossini's La Cenerentola.[2] He sang the role of Pollux in Rameau's Castor et Pollux at the Opera Comique in Paris,[3] Valentin in Gounod's Faust with the Dutch National Opera,[1] the title role in Ambroise Thomas' Hamlet and Alphonse XI in Donizetti's La Favorite at the Deutsche Oper Berlin [2] and Enrico in the same composer's Lucia di Lammermoor at Opéra d'Avignon,[1] as well as numerous other roles at leading opera houses.[3] He regularly appears in a wide repertoire of concert performances both with solo piano and orchestra.[2][1]

Selected recordings[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Florian Sempey — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Florian Sempey". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Florian Sempey - Biographie - Ôlyrix". Olyrix.com (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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