About

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   Born in Lyon, Julien Henric studied theater and opera singing in his hometown. In 2018, he was named révélation lyrique by ADAMI and won three prizes at the  Concours Jeunes Espoirs Raymond Duffaut. Continuing in this vein, he won 2nd prize and the melody prize at the Concours International des Symphonies d'Automne de Mâcon the following year. He graduated from the CNSMDL in 2020 and immediately joined the Jeune Ensemble of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for the 20-21 and 21-22 seasons, two first seasons marked by great artistic encounters. In 2022, he won the 1st French Melody Prize and 3rd Opera Prize at the Concours International de Marmande. In 2025, he was named lyrical revelation in the 32nd ceremony of « Victoires de la Musique Classique ». Also in 2026, he was rewarded by the lyrical revelation prize by the Critic Syndicat.

Julien Henric has appeared at the Festival International d'Art Lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence and the Cologne and Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestras; at the Salzburger Festspiele ; at Teatro Regio di Torino ; at the Opéra National de Paris; at the Bergamo Donizetti Festival; at the Opera Grand Avignon; at the Opera National du Rhin; at the Athens City Music Theater Olympia; at the Opera de Tours ; at the Opera de Toulon ; at the Opéra de Saint-Etienne ; at the National Music Auditorium of Madrid; at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées ; at the Opéra de Rouen; at the Festival d'Été des Nuits Lyriques de Marmande; and at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Opéra National de Bordeaux, the Opéra Royal de Versailles and the Ravenna Festival

Over the years, he has worked with renowned directors such as Calixto Bieito, Jacopo Spirei, Mariame Clément, Ulrich Rasche, Daniel Kramer and Krzysztof Warlikowski. He also collaborates with great conductors such as John Nelson, Bertand de Billy, Marc Minkowski, Stefano Montanari, Thomas Adès, Riccardo Minasi and also Sir Mark Elder.

Julien Henric's 2026-2027 season is marked by numerous debuts: he will hold the tenor solo part in Berlioz’s Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms with Antonio Pappano conducting as well as the Mozart’s Requiem in Massy Opera; the Lausanne Opera will welcome him for Giuditta (Octavio) ; he also will do his firsts steps into the Montpellier Opera for a gala around Ambroise Thomas in collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane

He is also back to sing at Opera de Paris in Hamlet (Laerte) and Romeo and Juliette (Tybalt) and at Opera National de Bordeaux for a tribute concert of Beatrice Uria Monzon and a very awaited performance, his first Don Jose in France in Carmen. We will also hear him at the Toulon Opera in a solo part in the Beethoven 9th symphony and in the Budapest MÜPA for the rare french opera La Carmelite (The King) by Reynaldo Hahn.