

Pelléas et Mélisande
Arkel
Frédéric Bourreau
Born in Orléans, Frédéric studied at the Sorbonne before studying singing at the Paris Conservatory. He studies with Malcolm King and John Tomlinson. At the Conservatory, he sang Sprecher (Die Zauberflöte), Purcell’s Fairy Queen and Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte). He made his Montpellier Opera debut in 2004 as Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and for the same company he has appeared in Glanert’s Les trois enigmes and as Antonio (Le nozze di Figaro). Other roles include Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) for Avignon Opera, later revived in Reims and Vichy; Commendatore (Don Giovanni) at Mons en Bareuil; Pistola (Falstaff) in Limoges and Reims; Grenvil (La traviata) for Avignon Opera and Toulon Opera; Commendatore at Théâtre de Saint Quentin en Yvelines; and Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande) for Tours and Montpellier. Plans include Truffaldino (Ariadne auf Naxos), Ambroise (Mireille) in Tours and Simone (Gianni Schicchi) for Massy Opera.
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