Pascal Charbonneau

Tenor Pascal Charbonneau studied at McGill University, followed by advanced studies at the Guidlhall School of Music in London and the Atelier Lyrique de Lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal. His recent engagements include Castor in Castor et Pollux (Opéra de Dijon and Opéra de Lille), David in David and Jonathas (Festival d’Aix-en-Provence‚ Opéra Comique and Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Acis in Acis et Galatée (Teatro La Fenice and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence) and Aljeja in From the House of the Dead (Opéra National du Rhin, Royal Opera House and La Monnaie.).  At the Théatre du Chatelet, he sings the roles of Medoro in Orlando Paladino, Jack in Into the Woods, Freddy in My Fair Lady, and finally, Tobias in Sweeney Todd, a role which he reprised with the Bayerische Rundfunk Orchester and more recently, with Vancouver Opera.  His recent concert engagements include Mozart's Mass in C minor and Bach's Stabat Mater with the Orchestre de chambre de Paris; L’enfance du Christ, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem and Jeanne d’Arc au Bûcher with  the MSO; Le Jardin des Voix with les Arts Florissants, Bach's mass in b minor with Tafelmusik, Orff's Carmina Burana (Orchestre Metropolitain), Handel's Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra as well as a recital of french mélodie with the Société d'Art Vocal de Montréal.