Biography

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Mohamed Haidar is a Lebanese opera singer based in Switzerland. Born in Beirut, he first earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut before pursuing vocal studies at the Lebanese National Conservatory under Kévork Karamétélian. He continued his musical education in Switzerland at the Geneva and Lausanne Universities of Music, studying with Marcin Habela and Stephan MacLeod. He holds a Master’s degree in Music Interpretation and a Master’s degree in Vocal Pedagogy and was awarded the Colette Mosetti Foundation Scholarship during his studies. 

At the Opéra de Lausanne, he made his debut as Ramirez in La belle de Cadix by Francis Lopez. Among the roles he played on stage: the title role in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni, Escamillo in Georges Bizet's Carmen, Il conte Almaviva in W.A. Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Belcore in G. Donizetti's L’elisir d’amore, John Sorel in Gian Carlo Menotti's The consul, as well as several roles in contemporary opera creations. In concert, he regularly performs sacred music repertoire including works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Joseph Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn.