
Geoffroy Salvas
Winner of the First Prize in Operetta at the 2017 International Singing Competition of Marseille and finalist at the 2019 New England Metropolitan Opera National Council, Geoffroy Salvas studied with Gabrielle Lavigne and later Aline Kutan at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal. He then joined the Atelier lyrique of Opéra de Montréal as an artist-in-residence.
In 2019, he made his debut at Opéra de Toulon in the role of Mathieu (Andrea Chénier). Over the years, Geoffroy Salvas has sung roles such as Valentin (Faust), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Morales (Carmen), Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette), Nero (Nero and the Fall of Lehman Brothers), the Viceroy (La Périchole), Frank (Die Fledermaus), as well as major concert works including Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s St Matthew Passion and St John Passion, and Schubert’s Winterreise.
His numerous collaborations with prestigious ensembles such as Opéra de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Opéra de Québec, and Pacific Opera Victoria have allowed him to build solid stage experience over the years. Geoffroy Salvas has worked under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kent Nagano, Rafael Payare, Clelia Cafiero, Mélanie Léonard, Masaaki Suzuki, Paul McCreesh, Jacques Lacombe, Jean-Marie Zeitouni, and Nicolas Ellis.
Among his recent and upcoming engagements are Marcello (La Bohème) at Opéra Grand Avignon, Germont (La Traviata) at La Seine Musicale in Paris; Masetto (Don Giovanni) and Bobinet (La vie parisienne) at Opéra de Québec, and Poulenc’s Le bal masqué with Camerata-RCO (members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam).