Philippe Sly (born 1988 or 1989 in Ottawa)"First Play: Philippe Sly, Love's Minstrels", article in CBC music, April 8, 2014 is a Canadian bass-baritone and opera, oratorio and recital singer.
Biography Sly grew up in Ottawa, joined local boys and adult choirs and studied music at McGill University.Portrait in Ottawa Citizen, published on June 30, 2015 In 2011 he was one of the winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, during which time he was taught by Sanford Sylvan and was a recipient of the Choquette-Symcox Award, conferred by JM Canada Foundation and Jeunesses Musicales Canada. The following year, 2012, he won the Grand Prize of the Montreal International Musical Competition.
At San Francisco Opera, he joined the company's Merola training program in 2011 and won the SF Opera Adler Fellowship in 2013. Here in June 2013 he debuted as Guglielmo in Cosi fan tutteReview of Così fan tutte at SF Opera, SFGate (San Francisco Chronicle), June 10, 2013 and in June 2015 as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro."A Spirited MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at San Francisco Opera", The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 07, 2015 In June 2017 he debuted in the title role of Don Giovanni at Aix-en-Provence Festival. He sang as Leporello in Don Giovanni at the Opéra de Paris in June 2019 in the new production of Ivo Van Hove.
Personal life Sly is the father to two children.Tweet by Philippe Sly (@philippesly) on [Nov 24, 2023], available at . Accessed on [Feb 1, 2024].
Recordings With Analekta:CDs of Philippe Sly in the catalogue of Analekta In Dreams (2012): Robert Schumann, Dichterliebe; Maurice Ravel, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Guy Ropartz, Quatre poèmes d’après l’intermezzo d’Heinrich Heine; Jonathan Dove, Three Tennyson Songs. Rameau: Les Amants trahis (2013) Love's Minstrels: English Songs from the 19th and 20th Centuries (2014) Schubert Sessions: Lieder with guitar (2016)
Discography Singles as featured artist Title Year Album "Phantom of the Dancefloor" 2018
Songwriting credits indicates a background vocal contribution.
Year Artist Album Song Co-written with 2019 Kiesza "Sweet Love" Kiesa Rae Ellestad, Kasper Falkenberg, Nicholas Furdal, Thomas Hull
References
External links
Rising Stars: An Interview with Philippe Sly, Opera Warhorses, June 21st, 2015