The French baritone Alexandre Duhamel is one of the most sought-after singers of his generation, captivating audiences with his distinctive voice and versatility both on the opera stage and in concert halls.

The 2025/26 season is marked by two important role debuts: In January 2026, he will take on the title role in Der Fliegende Holländer for the first time in Rouen, followed by his debut as Wotan (Das Rheingold) in Marseille in May – another major role in the Wagner repertoire. Other highlights of the season include new productions of Pelléas et Mélisande in Bergen, where he will sing Golaud, and Castor et Pollux (as Jupiter) at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. He will end the season with a return to the Opéra National du Capitole in Toulouse as Escamillo in Carmen.

Highlights of recent seasons included Thoas in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride in a production by Dmitri Tcherniakov at the Greek National Opera — a role he also performed at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Marquis de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande at the Enescu Festival.

The versatile singer’s repertoire also includes roles such as Kurwenal in Tristan und Isolde, the title role in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Gunther in Ernest Reyer’s Sigurd, Lescaut in Manon, Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles, the title role in Guillaume Tell, Panthée in Les Troyens, Ramiro in L’Heure Espagnole, Nevers in Les Huguenots, Le Grand-Prêtre in Alceste, and Jupiter in Orpheus in the Underworld.

He is regularly invited to perform at leading venues in his native France, including the national operas in Paris and Lyon, as well as major international houses such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Liceu in Barcelona, the New National Theatre in Tokyo, and the opera houses of Stuttgart, Munich, and Brussels, among others. He has collaborated with many renowned conductors, including Antonio Pappano, Philippe Jordan, Marc Minkowski, Jakub Hrůša, Michele Spotti, Karina Canellakis, Speranza Scappucci, Carlo Rizzi and Alain Altinoglu.

Alexandre Duhamel is also in high demand as a concert performer. Recently, he appeared with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona under Ludovic Morlot at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and sang in a gala concert of the Orchestre National de France conducted by Bertrand de Billy at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique in Paris. He has performed at the Festival Radio France on several occasions, sang at the 40th anniversary concert of the Théâtre Antique d’Orange, and appeared at the BBC Proms, in Madrid, and in many other renowned concert halls. His U.S. debut was with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra under Ludovic Morlot in L’enfant et les sortilèges. In addition to symphonic programs, he also performs in concert works such as oratorios and sacred music, including Fauré’s Requiem, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria, Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ, and Debussy’s L’enfant prodigue.

Alexandre Duhamel studied at the Paris National Conservatory and was a member of the Paris Opera’s Young Artist Program. He has been honored with the “Prix Lyrique du Cercle Carpeaux” and the “Prix de l’Association pour le rayonnement de l’Opéra National de Paris,” and was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique Classique award in the category “Lyric Revelation of the Year.”

His award-winning recordings as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande for harmonia mundi and Alpha Classics have been highly praised by both critics and audiences.