"...Tijl Faveyts delivered the old Hebrew’s utterances smoothly and with a handsome bass voice..." New York Times
Belgian bass Tijl Faveyts is developping a steady carreer in theaters around Europe and abroad. In season 2025-26 he will give his Norwegian debut as Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande) at the Bergen Nasjonale Opera, and he returns to the Theater de La Monnaie in Brussels as Balducci (Benvenuto Cellini) and the Oper Köln as Hunding (Die Walküre). At the Wagner Days in Budapest he will return as Fasolt (Das Rheingold) and Gurnemanz (Parsifal) under the baton of Ádám Fischer.
MAR 29
APR 1, 4, 6, 17, 19, 30
MAY 3
Die Walküre (Hunding)
R. Wagner
Oper Köln
APR 23, 24
pOpera (Bass)
T. Wollmann
Philharmonie Luxembourg
ACCLAIM/MAR 2026
Die Walküre / Hunding
Oper Köln
"...Tijl Faveyts ist als Hunding eine Ideal-besetzung, sowohl als Schauspieler mit seiner finsteren Miene, seinem zunächst resoluten, dann gepeinigten Auftritt als auch mit seiner durch-dringenden, fülligen Bassstimme bei „Heilig ist mein Herd“..."
Kölner Stadtanzeiger
"...Besonders bemerkenswert ist der Hunding von Tijl Faveyts, der mit einer dämonischen Tiefe beeindruckt..."
deropernfreund.de
"...Tijl Faveyts als Hunding verlieh dem grobschlächtigen angetrauten Gatten Sieglindes mit seinem tiefen Bass gefährliche Kontur..."
opernmagazine.de
"...Face à lui, Hunding, incarnation d’un ordre brutal et patriarcal, est interprété par la basse belge Tijl Faveyts, dont la profondeur vocale soutient l’autorité du personnage. Plus en retrait dans le rôle, il privilégie une émission mesurée, tout en conservant de belles profondeurs..."
olyrix.com
"...Vom Hunding des Tijl Faveyts mit kernigem Bass und spielerischer Wucht wird er jedenfalls ausgestochen, sofern der Vergleich angebracht ist..."
opera-online.com
ACCLAIM/FEB 2026
Benvenuto Cellin
De Munt /La Monnaie Brussels
"...Tijl Faveyts's performance as Balducci was certainly remarkable. His sonorous bass voice was paired with his smooth acting talent, with the cheek-in-tongue exaggeration beautifully measured..."
klassiek-centraal.be 30.1.26
"...Belgian bass Tijl Faveyts excelled in his portrayal of Balducci, the Pope's treasurer, as a ridiculous, pedantic bureaucrat. He even managed to convey the pathos of this overwhelmed father, unable to control his daughter...."
apemusicale.it 12.2.26
"...Bass Tijl Faveyts was the Pope’s treasurer, Giacomo Balducci. He perfectly portrayed a pedantic, overwhelmed father, unable to rein in his daughter. His demeanour enhanced his awkwardness and one’s desire to irk him..."
operawire.com 16.2.26
"...Giacomo Balducci, portrayed by Tijl Faveyts, rests on a solid bass foundation. His deliberately vibrato-rich voice lends him an effective and immediately comprehensible vocal authority..."
olyrix.com 29.1.26
"...Tijl Faveyts dissects his character Balducci, and exposes the simplistic nature behind the character's stateliness..."
bruzz.be 29.1.26
"...Both Tijl Faveyts (Giacomo Balducci) and Jean-Sébastien Bou (Fieramosca) excelled in their acting and delivered impeccable vocal performance...."
proopera.org 3.2.26
"...Tijl Faveyts inhabits his fatherly character with the appropriately stilted seriousness..."
crescendo-magazine.be 29.1.26
"...Tijl Faveyts played Balducci; a difficult role, which he portrayed well with his strong stage presence and acting talent..."
operamagazine.nl 30.1.26
"...Besides the superb singing of the leading actors, I also notice something I rarely see in opera: a joy of acting. Tijl Faveyts, in particular, who plays Balducci, completely surrenders himself to the situations his character finds himself in..."
e-tcetera.be 6.2.26
"...The deep male voices sculpt very distinct figures of authority. Tijl Faveyts portrays a calculating and authoritarian Balducci...."
resmusica 5.2.26
"...Belgian bassist Tijl Faveyts embodies Balducci with a real presence..."
webtheatre.fr 5.2.26
"...The vocal performance is generally of a high standard. Tijl Faveyts delivers a fine singing Balducci..."
premiereloge-opera.com 3.2.26
"...Tijl Faveyts, imbues the stern authority of a pater familias with a deep, sovereign voice..."
diapasonmag.fr 3.2.26