Laurent Naouri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Laurent Naouri

French opera singer

Date of Birth: 23-May-1964

Place of Birth: Paris, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Profession: singer, performing artist, opera singer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Laurent Naouri

  • Laurent Naouri, Chevalier L.H.
  • (born May 23, 1964) is a French bass-baritone.
  • Initially beginning his education at the École Centrale de Lyon, Naouri decided to concentrate on opera in 1986 and continued his musical studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Naouri was born in Paris.
  • His professional career in France began in 1992 with performances in the title role of Darius Milhaud’s Christophe Colomb (Christopher Columbus) for the opening of the Imperial Theatre in Compiègne.
  • Progressing rapidly, his career quickly comprised a very varied repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to contemporary composers under such conductors as Maurizio Benini, William Christie, RenĂ© Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, and Kent Nagano. Naouri made his debut at the OpĂ©ra Garnier in the role of ThĂ©sĂ©e in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, followed by Eugene Onegin at the OpĂ©ra de Nancy, interpreting at the OpĂ©ra Bastille the roles of the Comte Des Grieux in Massenet's Manon and Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro.
  • A wide range of roles has followed, including many from the Baroque era including Rameau's PlatĂ©e and Les Indes galantes and Handel's Alcina. In Britain, he has appeared at the Royal Opera House in 2006 in the role of Escamillo in Carmen; in the United States at the Santa 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 in Verdi'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 soprano Natalie Dessay, and they have two children.

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