French baritone Timothée Varon studied at the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Lyon and was trained at the Paris Opera Academy where he sang such roles as Eisenstein from Die Fledermaus, The Clock and The Cat from L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Aeneas from Dido and Aeneas, Tarquinius from The Rape of Lucretia as well as many recitals.

 

Outside of the Paris Opera Academy he sang Belcore from L'Elisir d'Amore, Moralès from Carmen and the title-role in Don Giovanni at the Royaumont Abbey staged by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser. He sang Papageno from Die Zauberflöte at the « Opera pa Skäret » Festival in Sweden, Lancelot from Les Chevaliers de la Table Ronde by Hervé in Avignon, Guglielmo from Cosí fan tutte in Dijon, D'Obigny from La Traviata in Saint-Etienne, Alessio from La Sonnambula in Nice, Argante from Rinaldo in Avignon, Artemidore and La Haine from Armide by Lully in Dijon and Versailles, Le Geôlier from Dialogues des Carmélites in Bordeaux.

 

He sang Beethoven's Scottish Songs and Brahms' Deutsches Requiem in Rennes and a selection of French art song at the Opéra de Lyon. He sang Orff's Carmina Burana, Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire during the Folles Journées Festival in Nantes, La Petite Messe Solennelle with the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, Mozart Requiem in Versailles. He takes part in the inaugural concert of Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera singing extracts from Falstaff.

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During season 2023-2024, he sings one of the Deputati Fiamminghi from Don Carlos (French version) in Geneva, Le Geôlier/Le Second Commissaire/Thierry/L'Officier from Dialogues des Carmélites in Massy, Papageno from Die Zauberflöte (abridged French version) in Avignon, Schaunard from La Bohème in Bordeaux as well as several concerts.

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Timothée Varon is part of the 2023 promotion of Generation Opera. 

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