Edwin Fardini
Baritone
Edwin Fardini, sumptuous voice,
long and full.
Alain Cochard - concertclassic.com
Recital with Juliette Journaux - 2023
During the 2024-2025 season, Edwin Fardini will sing Achilla (Giulio Cesare) at the Théâtre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Leporello (Don Giovanni) at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Anténor (Dardanus) and Mendelssohn's Die erste Walpurgisnacht on tour with Alexis Kossenko's Les Ambassadeurs, and the bass solo part in Mozart's Requiem at the Opéra royal de Versailles.
Nominated in the « Revelation Lyric Artist » category of the Victoires de la Musique Classique 2023, member of the 23/24 Generation Opera Promotion, Winner of the Prix Voix des Outre-mer 2021, « Classical revelation » 2019 from ADAMI and graduate of the CNSMD in Paris where he studied singing with Élène Golgevit, the young baritone Edwin Fardini was early offered engagements as a soloist, with prestigious orchestras and institutions.
He has already performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan (Pâris/ Roméo and Juliet), at the Opéra national du Rhin (Heerrufer /Lohengrin), at the Opera Zuid (title-role of Il Signor Bruschino and Mercutio / Roméo et Juliette), at the Opera de Fribourg (title-role of Guillaume Tell), at the Seine Musicale (the Count / Le nozze di Figaro), at the Opera national de Toulouse (Schaunard / La Bohème and Fiorello / Il Barbiere di Siviglia), or at the Opéra Comique (Furie/Tisiphone / Hippolyte and Aricie).
He has appeared in concert with Anne le Bozec, Susan Manoff, Sarah Ristorcelli, Tanguy de Williencourt, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Orchestre national de Montpellier, the Secession Orchestra, the Consort, and has performed in venues such as the Philharmonie de Paris, the Seine musicale, the Maison de Radio France, the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, the Opéra-Comédie de Montpellier, the Grand Salon of the Musée de l'Armée, the Théâtre de l'Athénée, at the Festival Les Athénéennes in Geneva, and at the Festival de Royaumont.
During his training, he had the opportunity to work on the French melodie, Lied and oratorio repertoire with pianists Anne Le Bozec and Susan Manoff, as well as baritone Stephan Genz and mezzo-soprano Janina Baechle ; he also took part in the master-classes of Thomas Quasthoff, Bernarda Fink and Regina Werner.
In 2016, he has been both laureate of the Abbaye de Royaumont’s Foundation and the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, supporting in particular his artistic explorations around Gustav Mahler.
During the 2017 edition of the Académie of the Festival international d'art lyrique of Aix-en-Provence, he has participated in the Pinocchio Residence and works as a musical cover for the World Premiere of the latest opera by composer Philippe Boesmans and playwright Joël Pommerat.
In 2018 he founded L'Archipel with Mariamielle Lamagat (soprano), Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) and Mathys Lagier (tenor), a variable-geometry ensemble, invited as a "Resident Ensemble" to the Singer-Polignac Foundation in 2018/2019.
Edwin Fardini has been represented by RSB Artists since 2018.