Winner of the first prize Operetta at the Concours International de Chant de Marseille 2017, New England Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council 2019, Laureate at the French melody competition Classica 2019 and recipient of the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation Grant for Young Singers, Geoffroy Salvas studied with Gabrielle Lavigne and Aline Kutan at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal before joining the Atelier Lyrique at the Opera of Montreal for 2 seasons.
He performed the role of Mantoo, conducted by Kent Nagano for the opening season concert of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 2018 as one of the two main characters in Chaakapesh, an opera by Matthew Rickets. The same year, he was invited by Yannick Nézet-Séguin to collaborate on the Deutsche Grammophon recording of bass Ildar Abdrazakov, issued in 2019. That same year he made his debut at Opera de Toulon (France) in the role of Mathieu (Andrea Chénier).
Appreciated for his voice and stage presence, Geoffroy Salvas’s performances have included Valentin (Faust), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Morales (Carmen), Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette), Nero (Nero and the fall of Leahman Brothers), Ein deutsches Requiem (Brahms), Messiah (Handel), Matthäus-Passion (Bach), Le Bal Masqué (Poulenc), Winterreise (Schubert). Singing with various ensembles including: the Orchestre Métropolitain, Opéra de Montréal, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Opéra de Québec have ensured his ability to feel at ease on both the Opera and concert stage.
Among his recent and future projects, Geoffroy Salvas is Germont in a concert version of La traviata at La Seine Musicale in Paris; Marchese d’Obigny (La traviata) at Opéra de Montréal; is invited by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Otto Tausk and Paul McCreesh; Masetto (Don Giovanni) at Opéra de Québec. Geoffroy is Morales (Carmen) at Pacific Opera Victoria; Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette) at Opéra du Royaume; he sings Bach’s Cantates at Salle Bourgie.