Nicolas RIGAS

BARYTON

Agence OIA / Bettina BRENTANO

Nicolas RIGAS

BARYTON

Actor and Singer (baritone), he starts theatre from age of 10 in the role of Puck in the Midsummer Night's Dream in turned and in the Theatre du Petit Monde. He played first numerous roles: Rodrigue from The Cid, Eddy from Greek, Figaro of the Marriage of Figaro, and was accepted in the National School of Theater (E.N.S.A.T.T) then in Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London.
He is "Talent Cannes 2002 " of l 'A.D.A.M.I.

He works singing with Mireille ALCANTARA of the National Conservatory Supérieur of Musique of Paris and since 2005, dates in which he acquires his price of singing with mention Very well, he dedicates himself entirely to singing.

 He will improve with the international tenor Serguej LARIN later (Opera of Paris, Metropolitan of New York, La Scala of Milan)

In the opera, we could listen to him, in the roles of Figaro and the Count in il Nozze di Figaro, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Papageno in The Magic Flute, Jupiter in Orphée aux Enfers, Ben in The Telephone.

In 2008, it takes back the roles of Papageno of The Magic Flute in the Theatre du Gymnase in Paris and in the Theatre du Châtelet, Guglielmo from Cosi fan Tutte in the Castle of Fontainebleau.

They found him during the production of the Hoffmann’s Tales of Operas open-air at the Sénat in Paris, staged by JULIE DEPARDIEU, where he sang the four Devils.

 Last season, he sings the role of the Nephew in the zarzuela The nephews of captains Grant to the national Opera of Nancy, as well as Falke in the Flödermause of STRAUSS in the Opera of Clermont-Ferrand.

This season he is next to MICHEL PIQUEMAL, for the Small Solemn Mass of Rossini, accompanied by the chorus Vittoria. In May, he is laureate of the international ARMEL opera competition  and  he is, in August, the leading role of The Secret Agent at the Center of Contemporary Opera in NEW YORK.