Éric Laporte

Québec tenor Éric Laporte has been acclaimed on European opera stages for nearly two decades. A compelling actor and an intensely committed musical interpreter, he is celebrated equally for his vocal brilliance and his theatrical presence. He made triumphant debuts at the Komische Oper Berlin as Hoffmann in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production, and at the Oper Frankfurt in the roles of Stravinsky’s Oedipus and Ulysses in Fauré’s Pénélope.

Éric Laporte has enjoyed major success in roles such as Erik in The Flying Dutchman at the Quebec Opera Festival, Lohengrin in Nuremberg, Faust in Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust, and Max in Der Freischütz in Hanover. He has appeared with such companies as the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Volksoper Vienna, Scottish Opera, the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, the Cologne Opera, the Opéra de Nice, and the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse.

In concert, he recorded Igor Kuljerić’s Glagolitic Requiem with the Munich Radio Orchestra under Ivan Repušić—an album that went on to win multiple awards. Éric Laporte studied voice with Marie Daveluy, Colette Boky, and Joseph Rouleau in Montreal, as well as Danielle Demers in Quebec City. He made his stage debut with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, before launching his European career in Salzburg in 2000.