Accessibility links   Sign In  Frédéric Antoun    Canadian tenor
Frédéric Antoun made his Royal Opera debut in the 2013/14 Season
as Tonio (La Fille du régiment).  Antoun was born and raised in
Canada and studied piano and cello as a child. Following in the
footsteps of his parents (an orthopaedic surgeon and a
dietician) he began his studies working towards a diploma in
health sciences, but eventually pursued a career in music. He
went on to study singing at the University of Montréal,
completing his Masters at the Curtis Institute of Music in
Philadelphia. Antoun has appeared with such international
companies as the Canadian Opera Company, Opéra de Montréal, New
York City Opera and Opéra-Comique, Paris, in repertory ranging
from Hippolyte (Hippolyte et Aricie) to Caliban (Adès’s The
Tempest). He has sung Mozart roles including Tamino (Die
Zauberflöte), Belmonte (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) and
Idamante (Idomeneo) in France and Canada, and has recently
developed his repertory of Romantic French opera, sin