Originally from Montpellier, David Tricou studied singing in the city’s Conservatory, before entering the Paris National Conservatory where he graduated with distinctions.

 

His haute-contre voice naturally fits the baroque repertoire: Pygmalion and Anacréon by Rameau with William Christie, L’Egisto by Cavalli at the Opéra-Comique in Paris with Vincent Dumestre, L'Orfeo by Monteverdi with Jordi Savall and L’Orfeo by Rossi with Raphaël Pichon. He sang Osroa from Adriano in Siria by Graun in Potsdam and Essen, Hyllo from Ercole Amante by Antonia Bembo in Stuttgart and Herne, Dio from La Colpa Originale by Conti in Köln and Meiningen, David from David and Jonathas by Charpentier in Freiburg and Stuttgart, the title-role in Zoroastre by Rameau in Münster, Le Chevalier Danois from Armide by Lully in Budapest and took over the same role together with L'Amant Fortuné on tour at the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Paris Philharmonie, the Capitole in Toulouse and the Royal Opera in Versailles. He took part in the touring production of Le Carnaval de Venise by Campra throughout France with La Co[opéra]tive and sang in Persée by Lully at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

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A very stylish Mozartian, he sang Tamino from Die Zauberflöte, Marzio from Mitridate and Ferrando from Cosí fan tutte, Bastien from Bastien und Bastienne. He also sang Ubaldo from Armida by Haydn, Adolphe from Adolphe et Clara by Dalayrac, Antiochus from Stratonice by Méhul and his debuts in the roles of Almaviva from Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Nemorino from L’Elisir d’Amore. He took part in a double-bill Les Deux Chasseurs / Le Peintre Amoureux by Egidio Duni conducted by Martin Wahlberg in Norway. In the contemporary field, he took part in the creation of Tales of the Pale and Silvery Moon after the Rain by Xavier Dayer and Voix d'Hébron by Cristian Carrara in Metz and Modena. In a lighter repertoire, he was heard as Gardefeu from La Vie Parisienne in the revival of Christian Lacroix's production at the Royal Opera in Versailles.

 

Concert-wise, he takes part in many series with such orchestras and ensembles as Les Arts Florissants (William Christie), La Capella Reial de Catalunya - Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall), Le Concert Spirituel (Hervé Niquet), Le Poème Harmonique (Vincent Dumestre), Les Ambassadeurs - La Grande Ecurie (Thibault Noally), Marguerite Louise (Gaétan Jarry), Correspondances (Sébastien Daucé), La Chapelle Harmonique (Valentin Tournet), Le Banquet Céleste (Damien Guillon), Il Gusto Barroco (Jörg Halubek), Christubarock Freiburg (Lars Schwarze), Ensemble 1700 (Dorothee Oberlinger)...

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During season 2026-2027, he sings the role of Pane from La Calisto at the Staatsoper in Berlin (Unter den Linden), he takes over Le Carnaval de Venise by Campra in Versailles and Caen and sings the Pastore III and Apollo from L'Orfeo by Monteverdi in Montpellier. In the concert field, he sings the role of Dio from La Colpa Originale by Conti in Potsdam, he takes over a program about pastoralism with La Chapelle Harmonique on tour, he takes part in a DeLalande-Haendel-Pärt series with Jordi Savall for a European tour and sings a Desmarest concert at the Cathedral in Metz as well as a recital for the Nuits d'Eté Festival in Epinal.

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