Biography

Tenor Bastien Masset is originally from Gruyère. Born into a family of musicians, he devoted himself to studying music from an early age. After obtaining a professional certificate in music theory and a certificate in violin, he developed a passion for singing in various choral groups, including the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, the Balthasar Neumann Chor, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, the Basler Madrigalisten, and the Académie Vocale de Suisse Romande.

His rich choral career in Switzerland, France, and Germany has led him to sing under the baton of renowned conductors such as Daniel Reuss, Frieder Bernius, Gabriel García Alarcón, Nicolas Fink, Thomas Hengelbrock, Jonathan Nott, Tõnu Kaljuste, Renaud Capuçon, Christoph Eschenbach, and Raphaël Pichon.

His 25/26 season continues with a series of concerts in Ankara under the baton of Josep Vila i Casañas, followed by performances with the Zürcher Sing Akademie conducted by Paavo Järvi. He will rejoin Frieder Bernius' Kammerchor Stuttgart in Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In January, he will return to Geneva to perform the role of the Rat in Thomas Leininger's opera Les Dinos et l'Arche at the Cité Bleue under the baton of Leonardo García-Alarcón.