Born in Montreal, baritone Etienne Dupuis has established himself as one of the most distinguished baritones of his generation.

Etienne made his debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as Zurga Les Pêcheurs de Perles and returned as Posa Don Carlo, Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Germont La Traviata, Marcello La bohème, Silvio Pagliacci and the title role in Eugene Onegin. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera as Marcello La bohème and has since returned at Count Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro and Rodrigue Don Carlos. He regularly sings at houses including Opera de Paris, Opernhaus Zurich, Bayerische Staatsoper, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opera de Montreal, and Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Etienne’s discography includes his solo disc Love Blows as the Wind Blows released on ATMA Classique, Honegger and Ibert L’Aiglon on Decca, Thais duet with Sonya Yoncheva on her Paris, mon amour record on Sony, Getty’s Usher House with narration from actor Benedict Cumberbatch and Thérèse on Presto Classical with Alain Altinoglu and Opéra national Montpellier Orchestra and Choir.

Recent and upcoming engagements include his role debut as Rigoletto at Teatro Real Madrid, Carlo di Vargas La Forza del destino at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Zurga Les Pêcheurs de Perles at the Opernhaus Zurich, Count di Luna Il trovatore at the Opéra de Paris and in Montreal, Hérode Hérodiade in Lyon and Berlin, Eugene Onegin at the Bayerische Staatsoper and Wiener Staatsoper, Escamillo Carmen in Paris, Karl Gustav La Reine Garcon at the Opéra de Montreal, Paolo Simon Boccanegra and Sancho Don Quichotte at the Opéra de Paris.

Étienne was made a Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres de la république de France in 2021.