Vikrant Subramanian is an Indian Baritone from New Delhi. He started his vocal studies with soprano Situ Singh Buehler at the age of 16 years. After two years of training, he received a scholarship from the Neemrana Music Foundation and the French government, to pursue his studies in Paris, France. There, he studied under the soprano Isabel Garcisanz for six years, at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Alfred Cortot. He received scholarships from the Ecole Normale for six consecutive years, and finished his studies in 2014.He was also part of the International Opera Studio at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, and while there, studied under Susanne Kelling.

He made his debut at the age of 19, with Zurga (Les pêcheurs de perles) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has, since then, performed in a number of operas and concerts in various prestigious festivals (in France, Germany and abroad) such as Nuits d’été de Corte, Lyrique en Mer Festival, as well as Folle Journee au Japon in Tokyo, Japan.

He also interpreted the following roles in New Delhi - Le Roi (Si j’etais Roi), Malatesta (Don Pasquale) and Mercutio (Romeo et Juliette) Morales and Dancaire (Carmen), with different conductors and orchestras from around the world. He sang the role of Der Vater (Hansel und Gretel) with the Peniche Opera, which was performed in various theaters, including the Salle Pierre Cardin in Paris. He also performed various times with the Opera de Massy, that included a modern opera - Paneolito, as well as various concerts and Oratorios.

As a member of the International Opera Studio at the Staatstheater Nürnberg, he was awarded Title roles like Osman and Adario (Les Indes galantes) and Zurga (Les Pêcheurs de Perles), as well as other roles that include Barone Douphol (La Traviata), Silvano (Un Ballo in Maschera), Morales (Carmen), and Marullo (Rigoletto). He also interpreted Pantalone and Farfarello (L’amour des trois Oranges) at the Opernhaus Wuppertal.

In 2016 he was engaged as the Baritone Soloist for the opera ensemble at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven. There, he interpreted various roles in multiple repertoires (opera, operetta and musical) such as Falke (Fledermaus), Old Doctor (Vanessa), Belcore (Elisir d’amore), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), The Lodger (The Lodger), Joe Gillis (Sunset Boulevard), Zorro (Zorro, das Musical), and Edmond Dantes (Graf von Monte Christo).

In 2020 he was engaged as Lyric Baritone and Musical Performer in the ensemble at the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig (Oper Leipzig). While there, he played the lead roles in various productions, such as Edmond Dantes (Der Graf von Monte Christo), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), and Peter der Erste (Zar und Zimmerman). He also interpreted various roles such as Fürst Populescu (Gräfin Mariza), Simon Stride/Spider (Jekyll und Hyde), Edelhardt von Edelhorst (Die Kinokönigin), and Herbert Parchester (Me and My Girl).
In 2022 and 2023, he also jumped in multiple times as Edmond Dantes (Graf von Monte Christo) at the Mittelsächsisches Theater, and as Sweeney Todd at the Staatstheater Mainz.
In September and October 2023 he will be performing as Michael in Jonathan Larson‘s “tick, tick…boom!” at the Theater am Hechtplatz in Zurich, Switzerland.
He will be interpreting Benjamin Coffin III in Larson’s “Rent” at the Theater St. Gallen, Switzerland in 2024.

Vikrant has also been composing, producing and releasing music under the Artist Name Mister Viess. For more details click here : www.misterviess.com.