Florian Sempey studied piano and voice at the conservatoire in
Libourne and then singing at the
Bordeaux Conservatory. He made his debut at the age of 21 in the role of Papageno in
Mozart's
The Magic Flute at the
Bordeaux Opera. He then entered the Atelier Lyrique, the young artists programme of the
Paris Opera, for two years. He appeared as Figaro in
Rossini's
The Barber of Seville at the Paris Opera, a role which he also performed at the
Royal Opera House, the
Rossini Opera Festival in
Pesaro, the
Rome Opera and numerous other leading opera houses. He has also appeared at the Paris Opera in roles including Papageno, the Count of Nevers in
Meyerbeer's
Les Huguenots and Dandini in Rossini's
La Cenerentola. He sang the role of Pollux in
Rameau's
Castor et Pollux at the
Opéra-Comique in Paris, Valentin in
Gounod's
Faust with the
Dutch National Opera, the title role in
Ambroise Thomas'
Hamlet and Alphonse XI in
Donizetti's
La Favorite at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin and Enrico in the same composer's
Lucia di Lammermoor at
Opéra d'Avignon, as well as numerous other roles at leading opera houses. He regularly appears in a wide repertoire of concert performances both with solo piano and orchestra. ==Selected recordings==