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.
JUL 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 2022
Barcelona
Spain
Norma / Oroveso
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
Àlex Ollé, director
Riccardo Massi, Nicolas Testé, Marina Rebeka, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Núria Vilà, Néstor Losán
Exact dates TBC from:
NOV 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16
Tel Aviv
Israel
Les Contes d’Hoffmann / Lindorf / Coppélius / Miracle / Dapertutto (House debut)
Dan Ettinger, conductor
Stefano Poda, director
Bernard Richter, Anat Czarny, Nicolas Testé, Hila Fahima, Alla Vasilevitsky, Elinor Sohn, Vincent Ordonneau.
FEB 26, 28
MAR 2, 4, 7, 2023
Liège
Belgium
Hamlet / Claudius
Guillaume Tourniaire, conductor
Cyril Teste, director
Lionel Lhote, Jodie Devos, Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Nicolas Testé, Pierre Derhet
Oroveso in Barcelona
News: Jul 03 2022
On July 18, 21, 24, 27 and 30, Nicolas Testé sings Oroveso in Àlex Ollé’s production of Bellini’s Norma at Gran Teatre del Liceu. Domingo Hindoyan conducts from the pit, with Riccardo Massi as Pollione, Marina Rebeka as Norma, Varduhi Abrahamyan as Adalgisa, Núria Vilà as Clotilde and Néstor Losán as Flavio.
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
