Edwin Fardini
Baritone

Une voix sombre, un allemand et un engagement impeccable force le respect et contribue à la réussite incontestable de cette interprétation.
Matthieu Roc - resmusica.com
CD Olivier Greif - B Records 2021
Most promising Artist 2019 of the 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.
As evidenced by his debut at the prestigious Teatro alla Scala in Milan (as Pâris in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette), at the Théâtre de l'Opéra Comique (Furie/Tisiphone in Hippolyte et Aricie), and his appearances with the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (as the Stepmother and Baba Yaga in Damien Lehman's Hansel et Gretel) and the Orchestre de Paris (in Schumann's Manfred).
During his training he had the opportunity to work on the repertoire of French melody, Lied and oratorio with pianists Anne Le Bozec and Susan Manoff, as well as baritone Stephan Genz and mezzo-soprano Janina Baechle, and he also took part in masterclasses with Thomas Quasthoff, Bernarda Fink and Regina Werner.
In 2016, he has been both laureate of the Fondation de l'Abbaye de Royaumont and the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation, supporting in particular his artistic explorations around Gustav Mahler and won in 2021 the 1st Prize of the Concours des Voix d'Outre-mer.
During the 2017 edition of the Académie du Festival international d'art lyrique d'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.
He has been heard in recitals alongside pianists Anne le Bozec, Tanguy de Williencourt, Clément Mao-Takacs, the Secession Orchestra, at the Grand Salon of the Musée de l'Armée, at the Théâtre de l'Athénée, at the Festival Les Athénéennes in Geneva and at the Royaumont Festival.
Highlights of his 2021/2022 season include Fiorello (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Mercutio (Romeo et Juliette) with Opera Zuid in Maastricht, and Bach's Cantata BWV 201 with the Orchestre de Picardie.
Edwin Fardini is represented by RSB Artists since 2018.
Note for the 2020/2021 season: Furie/Tisiphone (Rameau's Hypollite and Aricie) at the Théâtre de l'Opéra Comique, or La Marâtre and Baba Yaga (Hansel et Gretel by Damien Lehman) with the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France.