 Tenor Timothy Veryser’s (°1997) love for music was already obvious at a young age. He started his musical path with piano, accordion and music lessons from his grandfather René Van Roye. When he was 8 years old he started studying at the Stedelijke Muziekacademie Clemens Non Papa in Diksmuide. His passion for classical singing had an immense boost because of performing for a big audience at the age of 14. He started to believe in himself and at the age of 18 he started studying with Erika Pauwels.
After studying Global business management he decided to make the jump and started 2019 his vocal education at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent (School of Arts) as a student of mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn and completed his studies with soprano Hendrickje Van Kerckhove in 2021 under whom he obtained his master’s degree with the highest distinction. He was selected to join the MM Academy of De Munt/La Monnaie where he was called MM Soloist in 2024.
Meanwhile Timothy has sung different roles such as Gernando in Haydn’s L’isola disabitata, Orphée in Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice and Malo in the world premiere of Beethoven’s Vestas Feuer in Zutphen (NL). He also started to deepen main works of the concert repertoire and made in 2023 his debut as Evangelist and tenor soloist in J.S. Bach’s St. Mark Passion, followed by the tenor soloist part in the Requiems by both Michael Haydn and W.A. Mozart and in J.S. Bach’s Magnificat. More recently he also made his debut in the tenor aria’s of J.S. Bach’s Matthäus Passion and the solo tenor parts in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle and in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony the latter for the occasion of the 200th anniversary of this symbolic work. Subsequently Timothy made his Austrian debut at the Bregenzer Festspiele in Werther as Schmidt.
The Monnaie invited him to participate in an altered version of La Muette de Portici (by D.F.E. Auber) as Masaniello/Alfonso in a coproduction with Walpurgis.
Since his debut at O.B.V. (Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Ghent/Antwerp) in 2023, as Vater in Kurt Weill’s Die Sieben Todsünden, the house reinvited him to perform the Dritte Jude in R. Strauss‘ Salomé and the Vierte Knappe in Wagner’s Parsifal. The more he will join the O.B.V.’s Young Soloists Ensemble throughout 2026-2027-season and make his appearance in La Traviata (Gastone), Der Schmied von Gent (Jakob Hessels) and in Lohengrin (Brabantische Edle).
Recent engagements
his debut at Bozar Brussels in Ravel’s L’Enfant et les sortilèges (Une bête) under the baton of Alain Altinoglu, his performances at Concertgebouw Brugge with excerpts of J.S. Bach’s Matthäus, Johannes and Markus Passion and his debut at the Wiener Festwochen as Vierte Knappe (June 2026, revival production of OBV).
Timothy has meanwhile sung among others under the baton of Claire Levacher, Alejo Pérez, Gaetano Lo Coco and Nathalie Stutzmann. He participated in master classes with Brigitte Fassbaender, Josef Loibl, Marcel Reijans, Martin Winkler and Nicky Spence.
Competitions
First Prize and the Audience Prize at the XIVe Concours Lyrique International Bell’Arte (February 2023) ;
First Prize at the international Singing Competition “Triomphe de of l’Art” (Brussels, 2025).
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