Singer Sébastien Droy

Born in Reims, Sébastien Droy studied at the Conservatoire National de Musique of Paris with Mireille Alcantara. His professional career began with Honegger’s Aventures du Roi Pausole with the Opéra de Fribourg in 2003. Since then he has sung a wide number of roles, among them Ottavio (Don Giovanni) in Tours, Il Re pastore at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Tamino (Die Zauberflöte) in Saint-Etienne, Hylas (Les Troyens) at the Opéra National du Rhin and Almaviva (Il Barbiere di Seviglia) in Rennes. He gives frequent oratorio performances, such as Bach’s St John Passion with Kurt Masur and Mozart’s Mass in C under John Nelson’s baton. He can be heard on Opera Rara’s recording of Ambroise Thomas’s La Cour de Célimène and Offenbach’s Vert-Vert.