Laurent Naouri
Biography: 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. 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, René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, and Kent Nagano. Naouri made his debut at the Opéra Garnier in the role of Thésée in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie, followed by Eugene Onegin at the Opéra de Nancy, interpreting at the Opéra 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 Platée 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 23, 1964
Deathday: N/A
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Les Paladins
2005-03-13
Les Paladins
Overview: "Inspired by a fable by La Fontaine, [composer Jean-Philippe] Rameau produced perhaps his most brilliant music for his penultimate great work, blending reality and the surreal on several levels." — from the DVD back cover
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-03-13
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Les Paladins by Jean-Philippe Rameau or Baroque that Rocks
2005-03-13
Les Paladins by Jean-Philippe Rameau or Baroque that Rocks
Overview: Featurette from the Opus Arte DVD of Les Paladins by Jean-Philippe Rameau staged at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris, 2004.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-13
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Roméo et Juliette (Opéra Bastille)
2023-06-26
Roméo et Juliette (Opéra Bastille)
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Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-06-26
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The Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon
2018-04-28
The Metropolitan Opera: Cendrillon
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-28
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Le Rossignol
2005-04-16
Le Rossignol
Overview: Getting into his grandfather's pottery workship at night, a little boy finds an unusually large vase. Fascinated, the child feels the still-warm material, which - whether by a miracle ot the hand of a magician, who knows? - at once changes into a magnificent piece of Chinese porcelain. Presently, from behind the great blue-enamelled trees, there appears a fisherman in his sampan... That's how the story of "The Nightingale", told all in music, begins, as the waking dream of a child in the land of Chinese art - and of mobile phones and webcams.
Genres: Fantasy Music TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-04-16
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La Périchole (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées)
2024-01-18
La Périchole (Théâtre des Champs-Elysées)
Overview: Opera in three acts by Jacques Offenbach filmed at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. At the origin of La Périchole, we find the story of the life of an actress and courtesan
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-18
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La Belle Hélène
2000-12-01
La Belle Hélène
Overview: This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as always he seems to still retain the Offenbach magic. La Lott and Monsieur Beuron are a joy, but so is everyone else. The Patriotic Trio by the sea is both a hoot and wonderfully sung, the score seems truly complete yet never flags and the finale sequences for especially acts 1 & 2 are a joy of movement and sound fused as one glorious Offenbachian moment.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-12-01
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The Queen of Spades - La Monnaie
2022-09-23
The Queen of Spades - La Monnaie
Overview: In love with an unknown lady, a young soldier discovers that her grandmother holds a secret to win at cards. Although his beloved shares his feelings, happiness slips out of reach when his obsession with the powerful secret drives him to madness.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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L'Elisir d'Amore
2006-06-30
L'Elisir d'Amore
Overview: Live Paris 2006
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2006-06-30
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Carmen
2002-07-25
Carmen
Overview: David McVicar's exhilarating new production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores the Opera Comique to Bizet's masterpiece. Philippe Jordan, in his Glyndebourne debut, conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Glyndebourne Chorus, and a cast which includes Marcus Haddock, Laurent Naouri, and Lisa Milne.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-07-25
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La vie parisienne
2007-12-29
La vie parisienne
Overview: Live performance from Opéra National de Lyon.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-12-29
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Benvenuto Cellini
2007-08-31
Benvenuto Cellini
Overview: Live performance from Salzburg Festival Opera, August 2007. The story tells of Cellini's love for Teresa, daughter of the Papal Treasurer Balducci. His rival, the Papal Sculptor Fieramosca, overhears Cellini plotting to run away with Teresa during the carnival.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-08-31
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Médée
Marc-Antoine Charpentier : Médée
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Original Language: fr
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Massenet: Cendrillon
2018-04-28
Massenet: Cendrillon
Overview: The 2017–18 Live in HD season concluded with an enchanted performance of Cendrillon, Massenet’s glittering operatic adaptation of the Cinderella story. This charming staging by Laurent Pelly, which bursts to life with the director’s characteristic wit and whimsy, stars American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the title outcast-turned-princess. Mezzo-soprano Alice Coote offers a touching portrayal of the pants role Prince Charming, while soprano Kathleen Kim shines as the Fairy Godmother. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, as the outlandish Madame de la Haltière, and bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, as the haggard Pandolfe, round out the principal cast. On the podium, conductor Bertrand de Billy leads a performance that is equal parts madcap comedy and heartfelt romance.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-04-28
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Berlioz: Les Troyens
2003-10-26
Berlioz: Les Troyens
Overview: This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten years of the Trojan War. Cassandra tries to warn of the terrible fate to come, but fate is set and Troy falls. The first two acts cover this tragic end, then the flight of survivors to Carthage and events at Carthage continue in acts 3 - 5, culminating in the further voyage for Italy and Rome. This is Virgil's classic epic, in operatic form, in about a three and a half hour performance from French Opera.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-10-26
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Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
2015-06-07
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Overview: Geneviève lives with her mother who runs an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She falls in love with Guy, who is called up for military service in Algeria and leaves the city. The lovers separate, promising each other eternal love. But Geneviève soon discovers that she is pregnant and ends up giving in to her mother's pressure by marrying Roland, a rich jeweler who has long coveted her. When Guy returns to Cherbourg, he discovers Geneviève's marriage and finds his seriously ill aunt who is faithfully cared for by Madeleine, who has been in love with him for years.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-06-07
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Georges Bizet: Carmen
2004-03-01
Georges Bizet: Carmen
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-03-01
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Les Boréades
2003-03-01
Les Boréades
Overview: Director Robert Carsen and his creative team flood the stage with summer blossoms, drifts of autumn leaves, winter snows and thunderous spring storms. The cast of 140 are attired in elegant costumes inspired by late 1940s Dior. This mythical tale of a young queen, Alphise, determined to abdicate rather than contemplate an enforced marriage to a descendant of Boreas, is nothing less than highly-charged.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-03-01
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Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort
2017-03-13
Francesconi: Trompe-la-Mort
Overview: An impressive masked figure, Trompe‑la‑mort reveals his true character through his impalpable latent energy and a plot abounding in tragic twists of fate. An ambivalent character, both regal in bearing and warmly protective, cruel and yet loving, rapacious and indomitable even in the face of madness, this ’Machiavelli among miscreants’ destined to become chief of police, uses his conquests to advance relentlessly in the pursuit of his aims whilst keeping his hand closely hidden. Guy Cassiers, working for the first time with the Paris Opera, portrays a three-tiered society where some rise and others fall.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-03-13
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The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila
2018-10-20
The Metropolitan Opera: Samson et Dalila
Overview: A towering biblical epic, Saint-Saëns’s operatic take on the story of Samson and Delilah has many of the hallmarks of grand opera—show-stopping vocal displays, thrilling choruses, and an engrossing plot set against a sweeping, pseudo-historical backdrop. It’s fitting, then, that Samson et Dalila has been chosen to celebrate the opening of the Met’s season four times in the company’s history, including when Darko Tresnjak’s bold new production premiered on the first night of the 2018–19 season. A few weeks later, the opera was shown as part of the Met’s series of live cinema transmissions, featuring an exceptional cast. Tenor Roberto Alagna was the heroic Samson, who ultimately falls victim to the seductive power of Dalila—the captivating mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča. Bass-baritone Laurent Naouri sang the sinister High Priest of Dagon, with conductor Sir Mark Elder on the podium.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-10-20
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Bizet: Carmen
2008-11-18
Bizet: Carmen
Overview: Written by Georges Bizet, on a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, Carmen premiered at Opera Comique in Paris, France on March 3, 1875. The opera spurred mixed emotions amongst critics and casual operagoers. As a result, numerous planned performances were canceled. Bizet died on June 3, 1875 firmly believing that Carmen was a failure. Since the early 1880s, however, Carmen has been one of the most frequently performed operas in venues around the world. [BluRay.com]
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-18
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Benvenuto Cellini
2015-01-01
Benvenuto Cellini
Overview: With his affinity for the 16th-century sculptor Benvenuto Cellini's advocacy of artistic and personal freedom, Hector Berlioz went straight for the grand gesture with his first completed opera. Returning to it years after initial production debacles, Berlioz stated that he would 'never again find such verve and Cellinian impetuosity, nor such a variety of ideas.' The plot revolves around Cellini's wooing of Teresa, a match frustrated at every opportunity by his rival, the cowardly Fieramosca. Benvenuto Cellini is a pithy work combining romance, excitement, violence, comedy and spectacle; the perfect stage for Terry Gilliam's stylishly colorful and larger than life directing.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-01
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Pelléas et Mélisande - Aix-en-Provence
2016-07-07
Pelléas et Mélisande - Aix-en-Provence
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-07-07
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Platée
2002-01-01
Platée
Overview: The prologue sets the stage for the action: Thespis, Momus and Thalie announce the subject of the play. It is a comedy mocking the folly of man...and the story of a trap set by Jupiter to cure Juno of her jealousy. The trap? It consists in convincing the water nymph Platée that Jupiter is in love with her. Mercury officially declares Jupiter’s love to Platée. When the god appears before her – first as a donkey, then an owl - the nymph calls on the birds of the marshes, but they scare Jupiter away. Luckily he quickly returns and declares his love for Platée. He even wants to marry her. La Folie comes to sing for the fiancée during an absolutely chaotic scene. However, as the couple prepares for the wedding, Juno arrives. Furious, she puts an end to the farce and ascends to the heavens with Jupiter. Humiliated, Platée understands she has been duped. She swims off into the marshes, as the chorus sings an ironic song in her honour.
Genres: Music Fantasy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Médée
2024-04-10
Médée
Overview: Possibly mythology’s most unfathomable character: Medea, the sorceress, betrayed by her husband Jason, takes revenge by offering the latter’s lover a poisoned dress and then killing her own children. Such a destiny, so often portrayed in the arts, could not but be embodied at the Opera. In 1693, Marc-Antoine Charpentier premiered his only “tragédie lyrique”, based on a libretto by Thomas Corneille, at the Académie royale de Musique – forerunner of the Paris Opera – in the presence of Louis XIV. Three centuries after its creation, this baroque score of great orchestral wealth returns for the first time to the stage of the Paris Opera, under the baton of William Christie. Renowned for his exceptionally articulate interpretations, director David McVicar transposes the action to the Second World War, thus reinforcing the heroine’s tragic character.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-10
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