Pieter De Praetere is a Belgian countertenor. As a soloist, he distinguishes himself in both the baroque repertoire and the opera world.

Pieter was born into a musical family. At the age of 10, he began vocal training with Pascal Devreese in Ronse. At 16, he moved on to countertenor Steve Dugardin in Antwerp. During his Literary Studies at Ghent University, he took lessons with Hilde Coppé. Shortly after, he attended the Royal Conservatory of Brussels to study under Lena Lootens.

As a soloist, Pieter has built up a solid repertoire. He has performed the solo parts in a significant number of cantatas, motets, and oratorios by J.S. Bach. Works by Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, and other contemporaries are also frequently on his program, taking him to both national and international stages. Pieter performs with orchestras such as Musica Gloria, Il Gardellino, B’Rock, BachPlus, Casco Phil, among others.

He has developed a close musical friendship with Beniamino Paganini and Nele Vertommen of the ensemble Musica Gloria. Together, they have already completed several successful European tours. Pieter has also contributed to various recordings that were well-received by both the public and the press. In the ’26-’27 season, Pieter will be performing on concert stages with Musica Gloria, BachPlus, theorbo player Thomas Langlois, and the Hermes Ensemble, among others.

Pieter is also making a name for himself in the opera world. In 2026, he will make his debut at LaMonnaieDeMunt in the role of Pastorello in Puccini’s Tosca (directed by Rafael R. Villalobos). Previously, he appeared at the Bayreuth Baroque Festival with B’Rock in Handel’s Judas Maccabeus. At the Reaktorhalle in Munich, he portrayed the antagonist Pierre in Leon Zmelty’s contemporary opera Invitation to a Beheading (directed by Maria Chagina). In 2024, he performed the role of Farnace in Mozart’s Mitridate, Re di Ponto with the Orchestre Royal de Wallonie. In 2025, he performed at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with Il Gardellino in a semi-staged version of Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas and King Arthur, taking on multiple roles.

In addition to his work at home and abroad as a classical singer, Pieter is a highly sought-after figure in the Flemish theater scene. His role in the epic folk opera We, The Drowned at Wintervuur Antwerp, the Oerol Festival (Netherlands), Marstal (Denmark), and Theater aan Zee Oostende did not go unnoticed. He has also been touring Belgium for years with Muziektheater Broder, performing poetic family shows with and about classical music (Franzerl, Babushka, Seaking…). In the ’26-’27 season, Broder will tour with Zoon van de Zon (Son of the Sun), featuring Pieter in a prominent role.