Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel bass - Equilibrium Young Artists

Antoin Herrera-Lopez Kessel, a Cuban-born French bass-baritone, is known for his expertise in modern and contemporary repertoire. His love for performing solo bass-baritone pieces with orchestras or ensembles led him to join the Equilibrium Young Artists initiative, Barbara Hannigan initiative his mentor. Currently, Antoin HLKessel is collaborating with the ensemble Le Balcon on Karlheinz Stockhausen’s opera cycle “Light.” Excitingly, he has been cast as the lead role of Saint Francois d’Assise in Olivier Messiaen’s opera of the same name, which will be showcased at the George Enescu Festival in 2023. The musical director for this performance will be Maxime Pascal.