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.
SEP 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 25, 29
OCT 2, 5
Paris
France
I Puritani / Sir Giorgio
Riccardo Frizza, conductor
Laurent Pelly, director
Elsa Dreisig, Luc Bertin-Hugault, Nicolas Testé, Javier Camarena, Francesco Demuro
JAN 15, 18, 21, 26, 30
FEb 2, 13, 16
Milan
Italy
Roméo & Juliette / Frère Laurent
Lorenzo Viotti, conductor
Bartlett Sher, director
Diana Damrau, Vittorio Grigolo, Nicolas Testè, Mattia Olivieri, Marina Viotti, Frédéric Caton, Ruzil Gatin, Sara Mingardo
APR 4, 7, 10, 14, 18, 21, 24
Milan
Italy
Pelléas et Mélisande / Arkel
Daniele Gatti, conductor
Matthias Hartmann, director
Bernard Richter, Markus Werba, Nicolas Testè, Patricia Petibon, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo
Sir Giorgio in Paris
News: Aug 25 2019
From September 7 – October 5, Nicolas Testé returns to the role of Sir Giorgio in Bellini’s I Puritani, this time at the Opéra Bastille. The stellar cast also includes Elsa Dreisig as Elvira and Javier Camarena and Francesco Demuro sharing the role of Arturo. Riccardo Frizza leads the orchestra.
For his performance in the role at Teatro Real de Madrid, Diapason highlighted him as “one of the best singing basses on the international scene”.
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
