Ludovic Tézier (born 1968 in

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) is a French operatic

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Biography

Ludovic Tézier trained at the Paris Opéra’s École d’Art lyrique and at the Centre National d’Artistes Lyriques. He was a prize winner at Operalia, The World Opera Competition in 1998. He made his debut with the Lucerne Opera and then joined Opéra National de Lyon where he sang the title role in Mozart's ''

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; full title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanish legen ...

'' and the Count in the same composer's ''

Le Nozze di Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' (, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premiered at the Burgtheater in Vienna ...

'', as well as in Donizetti's ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...

'' and '' L'Elisir d'Amore''. Tézier has appeared at many of the world's opera houses in a repertoire including works by Verdi,

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, Massenet, and Puccini. He has given solo recitals and appeared in concerts in Vienna, Strasbourg, Paris and other cities and has made numerous recordings and DVDs of operas and other musical works. Tézier was awarded the Chevalier de

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Discography

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tezier, Ludovic 1968 births Living people Musicians from Marseille French operatic baritones Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 20th-century French male opera singers 21st-century French male opera singers Operalia, The World Opera Competition prize-winners