Antoine Bélanger is a graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and a former member of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal.  He made his début at the Opéra de Montréal in the role of l’Amante in  Puccini’s Il Tabarro and since then has performed the following roles with the company: Tybalt in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Gonzalve in Ravel’s L’heure espagnole, Nick in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West, Arturo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Rinuccio in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and the Captain in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and Rodolfo in Puccini's La Bohème.

Also recognized for his acting skills, Antoine has been acclaimed for his interpretations of Eisenstein in J. Strauss's Die Fledermaus, Prince Sou-Chong in Lehar's Le Pays du Sourire, Don José in La Tragédie de Carmen as well as Don José in Bizet's original version of Carmen.

Antoine is regularly invited as a guest soloist by different ensembles and orchestras. His repertoire includes: La grande Messe by Gilles Vigneault, Handel's Messiah, Verdi's Requiem, Mozart's Coronation Mass and Requiem, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Théodore Dubois' Les sept paroles du Christ, Puccini's Messa di Gloria and Orff's Carmina Burana.  

Recent performances include Alfredo (La Traviata) at Saskatoon Opera, a tour of several cities in France with Opéra Éclaté (Saint-Céré, France) as Rodolfo (La Bohème), his debuts with Vancouver Opera as Tybalt (Roméo et Juliette), Calgary Opera as Rodolfo (La Bohème), the title role in Faust with Opéra de Montréal and Alfredo (La Traviata) with Opéra de Québec.

Upcoming engagements include appearances at the Opéra de Québec and Opéra de Montréal's Gala concerts.

OPERA REPERTOIRE
BIZET Don José - Carmen Don José - La Tragédie de Carmen DONIZETTI Nemorino - Elisir d'Amore GOUNOD Faust - Faust Tybalt - Roméo et Juliette HAYDN Cecco - Il mondo della luna MASSENET Werther - Werther	PUCCINI Rodolfo - La Bohème Pinkerton - Madama Butterfly Rinuccio - Gianni Schicchi RAVEL Gonzalve - L'Heure Espagnole STRAUSS, J. Eisenstein & Alfred - Die Fledermaus STRAVINSKI Le Pêcheur - Le Rossignol VERDI Alfredo - La Traviata
CONCERT REPERTOIRE
BRUCKNER Te Deum DUBOIS, T. Les Sept Paroles du Christ FRANCK Mass in A HANDEL The Messiah MOZART Krönungsmesse Requiem	PUCCINI Messa di Gloria SCHUBERT Mass in A minor VERDI Messa da Requiem VIGNEAULT, G. Grande Messe
ENGAGED BY
Atelier Lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal Calgary Opera Green Mountain Opera Festival Opéra de Montréal Opéra de Québec Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal	Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivières Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil Pacific Opera Victoria Vancouver Opera