David Roy

Polish baritone David Roy joins the Junges Ensemble at the Semperoper Dresden for the 2025/26 season, appearing as Marullo (Rigoletto), Erster Priester (Die Zauberflöte), Yamadori (Madama Butterfly) and Mr Martin in Chailly’s The Bald Soprano. He debuts at Oper Wuppertal as Landgraf Rudolf (Der Wald) and with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in Carmina Burana. In 2026 he sings Germont (La traviata) at the Verbier Festival under James Gaffigan.

Recent highlights include Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia) at the Royal Swedish Opera, Marco (Gianni Schicchi) in Bolzano and Germont in Bydgoszcz. He has appeared with the Polish Royal Opera as Figaro and Taddeo (L’italiana in Algeri), and performed Amonasro (Aida) and Masetto (Don Giovanni).

A graduate of Hannover University and the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, he is a prizewinner at several international competitions such as the Bogdan Paprocki’s Polish National Vocal Competion or The Ada Sari International Vocal Artistry Competition.