- Laurent Naouri
Laurent Naouri (born 1964) is a French
bass-baritone . Initially beginning his education at theÉcole Centrale de Lyon , Naouri decided to concentrate on opera in 1986 and continued his musical studies at theGuildhall School of Music and Drama inLondon .His professional career in France began in 1992 with performances in the title rôle of
Darius Milhaud ’s "Christophe Colomb" ("Christopher Columbus") for the opening of the Imperial Theatre inCompiègne . Progressing rapidly, his career quickly comprised a very varied repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to contemporary composers under such conductors asMaurizio Benini ,William Christie ,René Jacobs ,Marc Minkowski , andKent Nagano .Naouri made his debut at the
Opéra Garnier in the role of Thésée inRameau 's "Hippolyte et Aricie ", followed by "Eugene Onegin" at the Opéra de Nancy, interpreting at theOpéra Bastille the roles of the Comte Des Grieux inMassenet 's "Manon " and Figaro in "The Marriage of Figaro ". A wide range of roles has followed, including many from theBaroque era includingRameau 's "Platée " and "Les Indes galantes " andHandel 's "Alcina ".In Britain, he has appeared at the
Royal Opera House in 2006 in the role of Escamillo in "Carmen "; in theUnited States at theSanta Fe Opera he appeared in the same role in the 2006 "Carmen " . Also at the Santa Fe Opera, he is scheduled for the role of Falstaff inVerdi 's opera of the same name for June/July 2008 and as Germont in the 2009 "La traviata " starring his wife as Violetta.Naouri is married to the soprano
Natalie Dessay , and they have two children. [cite news | url=http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/features/article3244628.ece | title=Natalie Dessay: Comedienne dell’arte | publisher="The Independent" | author=Jessica Duchen | date=12 December 2007 | accessdate=2007-12-16]References
External links
* [http://www.operabase.com/listart.cgi?name=Laurent%20%5BNaouri%5D&sort=F Naouri's performance schedule from Operabase]
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