Bintner’s recent seasons have been marked by notable debuts and re-invitations, including his first performances as Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Antonello Manacorda and in a new staging by Wajdi Mouawad at Opéra national de Paris where he previously appeared as Oronte in Charpentier, Médée under William Christie, as Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro under Manacorda, as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte under Pablo Heras-Casado and as Junior in Bernstein, A Quiet Place under Kent Nagano. Bintner debuted at Royal Ballet & Opera as Guglielmo, under Julia Jones, returning as Albert in Werther under Sir Antonio Pappano, and most recently as Eugene Onegin in a new production by Ted Huffman, conducted by Henrik Nánási. Other recent debuts include the title role in Le Nozze di Figaro at Opéra national de Lyon under Alexandre Bloch, Ruggiero in Halévy, La Juive, at Teatro Regio di Torino conducted by Daniel Oren, and Conte Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro at both Lyric Opera of Chicago and Opera Australia. He debuted at San Francisco Opera in Robert Carsen’s classic production of Eugene Onegin and last season, reprised the role of Golaud at Aldeburgh Festival in concert performances at Snape Maltings Concert Hall under Ryan Wigglesworth.
A regular presence on the stage of Canadian Opera Company, Bintner has recently appeared as Albert in a new Werther conducted by Johannes Debus and as Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette under Yves Abel, and previously as Eugene Onegin, Belcore in L’Elisir d’amore, Papageno, Count Almaviva and Don Giovanni.
During his six seasons as a member of Oper Frankfurt’s ensemble, Bintner demonstrated impressive repertoire versatility including Argante in Rinaldo, Chorèbe in Les Troyens, Graf in Capriccio, Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos), Count in Schreker, Der ferne Klang, Vladislav in Smetana, Dalibor), Escamillo in Carmen and Don Polidoro in Cimarosa, L’italiana in Londra. As a graduate of its prestigious Young Singers Project, Bintner has performed at Salzburg Festival as Astolfo in Donizetti, Lucrezia Borgia, conducted by Marco Armiliato, as Phorbas in Enescu, Oedipe under Ingo Metzmacher and as the Herald in Verdi, Otello under Christian Thielemann.
Increasingly in demand on the concert platform, Bintner’s recent highlights including Bach, Easter Oratorio and Magnificat with Cleveland Orchestra and Bernard Labadie, Beethoven, Symphony No.9 with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Otto Tausk, and as Joseph in Berlioz, L’enfance du Christ at both Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía under Sir Mark Elder and with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal under Hervé Niquet. An avid recitalist, Bintner made his debut at London’s historic Wigmore Hall with acclaimed pianist Kirill Gerstein in a programme of Busoni, Beethoven and Weill and at Montréal’s Salle Bourgie with accompanist Michael McMahon, in a programme of Brahms, Finzi, Schubert and Schumann.
Gordon Bintner’s discography includes Junior in Bernstein’s A Quiet Place recorded with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Kent Nagano (Decca Classics, 2018) and the Count in Schreker’s Der ferne Klang (OehmsClassics, 2021).
