Sam Champagne is a Canadian tenor and concert producer  with a voice described as having "...impeccable intonation, correct diction, expression and musicality", Ludwig Van Montreal. 

 

As a soloist, Mr. Champagne “[allows us] to appreciate the depth of his voice”, Eklectik Media. Since 2024, he has been touring Canada with various shows and productions. He was the lead singer for the Canada-wide tour of Twilight - In Concert performing in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, Meridian Hall, and the Orpheum Theatre. In 2025, he will headline the Symphonic Bond tour across major venues in Quebec and Ontario as well as the Frozen - In Concert tour performing alongside the FilmHarmonique Orchestra. In 2026, he will make his debut as Pang in the OPCM’s concert production of Puccini’s Turandot at Maison Symphonique. In January 2024, he played the role of El Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen and in 2023 he appeared as Parpignol in Puccini’s La bohème both with the OPCM as well. 

 

In 2024, Mr. Champagne appeared as the special guest artist with his trio LYRICO for Sarah Brightman’s show “A Christmas Symphony,” at Place Bell. He also sang as part of Andrea Bocelli's concert tour at Montreal's Bell Center in front of an audience of more than 18,000 people in 2018 as well as in 2024.

 

In 2021, Mr. Champagne founded the classical crossover trio LYRICO which brought classically trained voices to melodies from opera to pop. Following their successful debut performance at the Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des arts in 2021 with their show “A Very Operatic Christmas,” the group became a fixture in the Quebec music community going on tour with the show to Montreal and Quebec City at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier, the Grand Théâtre de Québec, and Maison Symphonique between 2021-2024.  Following their debut, the group toured Quebec with their new show titled "The Best of Broadway" with stops in Quebec City, Gatineau, Sorel-Tracy and Montreal, which culminated with a debut at the Maison symphonique with a performance titled “An Enchanted Evening”. In December 2022, the ensemble launched their first album entitled "Noël à l'opéra", available on all platforms.

 

Mr. Champagne has also held the position of Executive Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique et Chœur des Mélomanes (OPCM) since 2019. The OPCM is a non-profit organization founded in Montreal in 2016, dedicated to inspiring a new generation of music lovers. The OPCM presents three concerts per season at the Maison Symphonique of Place des arts and travels frequently on tour to Quebec City’s Palais Montcalm. Focusing primarily on philanthropy, Mr. Champagne has successfully helped the organization grow its endowment fund to over seven figures to ensure the presence of large-scale orchestral and choral works in the province for years to come. 

 

Originally from Ottawa, Mr. Champagne received a B.Mus. in vocal performance from McGill University with a minor in musical entrepreneurship between 2017-2021. Mr. Champagne is the recipient of the Wayne Riddell Choral Award, the Leonne O'Hashi Bursary and the Seymour Schulich Scholarship.