As Jupiter, Nicolas Testé unleashed a resonsant, velvety bass worthy of a god.
Opera News
Native Frenchman Nicolas Testé . . . imbued the priest Nourabad with a mellow soft-grained bass and a handsome brooding presence.
Classical Voice North America
The French bass Nicolas Testé studied piano, bassoon and music history in Paris before embarking on a career as a singer. He studied at the Opéra National de Paris and Centre de Formation Lyrique. In 1998 he was awarded with the Second Prize at the “Voix Nouvelles” competition.
Nicolas Testé regularly performs in many renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera New York, Staatsoper Munich, Los Angeles Opera, San Fransisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opéra National de Paris, Teatro San Carlo Naples, Grand Théâtre Geneva, Teatro La Fenice as well as at the Glyndebourne Festival and Chorégies d’Orange.
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Roméo et Juliette in Zürich
News: Dec 15 2024
Nicolas Testé returns to the role of Frère Laurent in Gounod’s romantic Roméo et Juliette on December 31 and January 3, 8, 11, 17, and 26 for Opernhaus Zürich, under the baton of Timur Zangiev. Testé has been lauded for his “magnificent” (The Washington Post) portrayal of the well-meaning friar, and has sung the role at Washington National Opera, Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and Teatro alla Scala.
Testé joins Ted Huffman’s production, performing alongside Julie Fuchs and Stephen Costello as the star-cross’d lovers, Gregory Feldmann as Mercutio, Chao Deng as Le Comte Capulet, Svetlina Stoyanova as Stéphano, and Omer Kobiljak as Tybalt.
French bass Nicolas Testé was an excellent and tragic King Arkel. He rounded out a well-balanced cast in a hall that begs for more singing...
Montreal Gazette
... the bass Nicolas Testé, as Des Grieux’s father, sang with rich, smooth tone.
The New York Times
... the bass Nicolas Testé, as Des Grieux’s father, sang with rich, smooth tone.
The New York Times
