Haitham Haidar | Photo: Tam Photography

Haitham Haidar

Haitham Haidar is a Lebanese-Palestinian Canadian tenor based in Montreal. He is a proud graduate of Yale's Institute of Sacred Music, McGill's Schulich School of Music, and the University of British Columbia. Haitham is praised for his 'musical and linguistic versatility’ and his 'bright’ and ‘innately lyrical voice’ and enjoys performing oratorio, opera, and chamber music across North America, Europe, and Asia. 

He has recently been seen as a tenor soloist with Early Music Vancouver, Belgian ensemble Zefiro Torna (at the Morgenland Festival in Osnabrück) and as the Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion at the Winnipeg Baroque Festival. He has also been a recent soloist with TENET Vocal Artists, Orchestre Arion, as well as the Evangelist in Schütz’s Weinachtshistorie with Folger Consort. Haitham is a featured soloist on Conspirare’s Grammy nominated album House of Belonging. Haitham has also performed as a soloist and ensemble member with groups like Seraphic Fire and Skylark Ensemble. 
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Haitham’s debut solo album Zaytoun will be available on streaming platforms summer 2025.

Haitham’s approach to performance has always been humanity first. Being an Arab immigrant in North America comes with its unique set of oppressive challenges and it is because of that and what he sees around him in the field, that he aims to touch people’s hearts with music and compassion and make change in the world the best way he knows how.
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www.haithamhaidar.com
@hhaidar