© Marielle Aubé
Enguerrand de Hys is a tenor renowned for the elegance of his singing and the sureness of his technique.
He began singing at the Conservatoire de Toulouse, before moving on to the CNSMDP. During his studies, he took part in the Académie Mozart at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and the Académie de l'abbaye de Royaumont. An Adami Classical Revelation in 2014, he is a member of the Opéra-Comique's Nouvelle Troupe Favart and is in residence with the Ayònis trio at the Théâtre Impérial in Compiègne.
Recent engagements include Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet at the Opéra de Nice, Calpigi in Salieri's Tarare conducted by Christophe Rousset at the Opéra de Versailles and the Theater an der Wien, Marinoni in Offenbach's Fantasio at the Opéra de Montpellier, and the Prince in Trois Contes by Gérard Pesson and David Lescot at the Opéra de Lille.
He has also appeared in recital at the Opéra-Comique, the Opéra National de Bordeaux, the Opéra de Lille and the Palazzetto Bru Zane in Venice, and performed Gounod's Cantata Marie Stuart in Padua.
In 2019, he marked the premiere of Francesco Filidei's L'Inondation at the Opéra-Comique with his interpretation of the role of Le Voisin.
Recently, Enguerrand de Hys sang Le Retour d'Idoménée at the Opéra de Lille, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm, Léodès in Pénélope by Fauré at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Mercure in Platée by Rameau at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, conducted by William Christie, Titus in La Clémence de Titus at the Midsummer Festival in Brussels, Tamorin in La Caravane du Caire by Grétry at the Opéra de Tours, conducted by Hervé Niquet, Arcas in Idomenée by Campra at the Opéra de Lille and the Staatsoper de Berlin, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm, Monostatos in The Magic Flute at the Opéra de Rouen, Le Remendado in Carmen at La Monnaie/De Munt.
Last season, Artémidore in Armide by Glück at the Opéra-Comique conducted by Christophe Rousset, Valère in La Sérénade at the Opéra d'Avignon with the Palazzetto Bru Zane, Cecco in Il Mondo della luna by Haydn at the Opéra de Metz, Le Voisin in L'Inondation at the Opéra-Comique, The Earl of Surrey in Henri VIII by Saint-Saëns at La Monnaie / De Munt, Tamorin in La Caravane du Caire by Grétry at the Opéra royal de Versailles conducted by Hervé Niquet, Prince Quippasseparla in Le Voyage dans la lune by Offenbach with the Palazzetto Bru Zane.
This season, Mozart is in the spotlight with the roles of Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni) and Pedrillo (The Abduction from the Seraglio) at the Opéra royal de Versailles, as well as the Mass in C minor at the Opéra de Limoges. He will also sing Artémidore in Armide by Lully at the Opéra-Comique.
Next season, Mercure in Orphée aux enfers at the Capitole de Toulouse, Pomponet in La Fille de Madame Angot at the Opéra de Nice and Avignon, directed by Richard Brunel, B. Mantovani's Voyage d'automne at the Capitole, Remendado in Carmen at La Monnaie/De Munt, the Prince in Les Contes de Perrault with Les Frivolités parisiennes, directed by Valérie Lesort, Handel's Messiah at the Opéra de Saint-Etienne...
On the recording front, he took part in the recording of Lalo's La Jacquerie with the Palazzetto Bru Zane, and recorded the roles of Lychas, Pheres, Alecton and Apollon in Lully's Alceste with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens lyriques for Aparté, as well as the role of Blondel in Grétry's Richard cœur de Lion conducted by Hervé Niquet. 2023-2024
