French-Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly has gained international recognition for his 'beautiful, blooming tone and magnetic stage presence' (San Francisco Chronicle). Mr Sly is the first prize winner of the prestigious Concours Musical International de Montréal, a grand prize winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and was awarded Concert of the Year in Romantic, Post-Romantic and Impressionist Music at the 16th annual ceremony of the Gala des prix Opus. In the 23/24 season, Sly will return to Opéra national de Paris for a new Calixto Bieito production of Thomas Adès’ The Exterminating Angel (Russel) and the Wiener Staatsoper for the title role in Le nozze di Figaro. On the concert stage he will appear with The Orchestre Métropolitain for performances of Handel’s Messiah and The Orchestre symphonique de Québec for Mozart’s Mass in C Minor.

Recent performances include his debut with Opéra de Québec for Don Giovanni<.i> (title role), and the Matsumoto Festival in Le nozze di Figaro (title role) and returns to the Wiener Staatsoper for Le nozze di Figaro (title role) and Don Giovanni (Leporello). On the concert stage he appeared in St Matthew Passion with Orchestra of St Luke’s, and St John Passion and Mozart Requiem with Les Violons de Roy. In the 20/21 season, he made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper in Le nozze di Figaro and returned to Orchestre Métropolitain and Les Violons de Roy for their annual Galas.

Mr Sly holds a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal. After winning the MET National Council Auditions, Mr Sly became a member of the ensemble at the Canadian Opera Company, followed by the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program and Adler Fellowship. Mr Sly’s solo recordings are available on Analekta Records.