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Laurent Naouri
Person · male · France · Paris · born 1964 · recording since 2003
French opera singer
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Also known as 洛朗·纳乌里
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1✦ Award 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Chansons / Histoires naturelles / Chansons madécasses
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography457 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1332384669
Biography
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, where in his final year in June 1991 he appeared as the Director in Les mamelles de Tirésias.
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, 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 made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly in 2012. In the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series, he appeared as Capulet in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette in 2017, as Pandolfe in Massenet's Cendrillon in 2018 (and the English version Cinderella in 2022), and as the High Priest in Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns in 2018. He also was the Marquis de la Force at the Met in Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 2023.
Naouri is married to soprano Natalie Dessay, and they have two children.
Selected recordings
Among his wide-ranging discography are: Saturne and Protée in Lully's Phaëton (1994), Pluton, Neptune and Jupiter in Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie (1995) and as Thésée (1997), Lucifero in Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione (1996), Gaveston in Boieldieu's La Dame Blanche (1997), Jupiter in Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers (1998 - also video), Polyphème in Lully's Acis et Galatée (1998), Hidraot in Gluck's Armide (1999), Anténor in Rameau's Dardanus (2000), Claudio in Berlioz's Béatrice et Bénédict (2002), Balducci in Berlioz's Benvenuto Cellini (2004), and the title role in Donizetti's Le duc d'Albe (2016).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
Chansons / Histoires naturelles / Chansons madécasses
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 41 tracks · 2:02:17
Disc 11Chanson espagnole2:252Chanson française2:173Chanson écossaise3:134Chanson italienne1:165Chanson hébraïque4:336Chanson du rouet5:107Noël des jouets3:198Deux mélodies hébraïques: 1. Kaddisch5:169Deux mélodies hébraïques: 2. L'énigme éternelle1:2710Deux épigrammes de Clément Marot: 1. d'Anne qui me jeta de la neige2:4811Deux épigrammes de Clément Marot: 2. d'Anne jouant de l'espinette1:5712Cinq mélodies populaires grecques: 1. Chanson de la mariée1:3013Cinq mélodies populaires grecques: 2. Là-bas, vers l'église1:4514Cinq mélodies populaires grecques: 3. Quel galant m'est comparable0:5815Cinq mélodies populaires grecques: 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentilles3:2116Cinq mélodies populaires grecques: 5. Tout gai!0:5617Un grand sommeil noir4:3218Manteau de fleurs3:4719Si morne!4:3620Don Quixote to Dulcinea: 1. Chanson romanesque2:2421Don Quixote to Dulcinea: 2. Chanson épique3:2222Don Quixote to Dulcinea: 3. Chanson à boire1:41Disc 21Histoires naturelles: Le Paon4:422Histoires naturelles: Le Grillon3:263Histoires naturelles: Le Cygne3:364Histoires naturelles: Le Martin-Pêcheur3:135Histoires naturelles: La Pintade3:046Ballade de la reine morte d'aimer4:557Tripatos1:438Trois chansons: Trois Beaux Oiseaux du paradis2:439Trois chansons: Nicolette1:4810Trois chansons: Ronde1:4911Ronsard à son âme2:2312Les Grands Vents venus d'outremer2:3213Sainte2:4914Sur l'herbe2:1515Rêves1:2616Vocalise - étude en forme de habanera3:1117Chansons madécasses: Nahandove5:5018Chansons madécasses: Aoua!4:0819Chansons madécasses: Il est doux...4:112003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 40 tracks · 1:58:51
Disc 11Ester: Act I. No.1a. Ouverture, Allegro con spirito3:592Ester: Act I. No.1b. Ouverture, Andantino2:143Ester: Act I. No.1c. Ouverture, Presto1:274Ester: Act I. No.2a. Donna Israelita, recitativo "Dômu lakhem"2:505Ester: Act I. No.2b. Donna Israelita, aria "Mal'akhim"2:556Ester: Act I. No.3a. Ester, recitativo "Melekh kol melekh"1:237Ester: Act I. No.3b. Ester, aria "Lammah zeh libbî nehpaz"4:488Ester: Act I. No.4a. Harbona e Haman, recitativo "Tôv kî tatsî"0:379Ester: Act I. No.4b. Haman, aria "Mishoresh"6:2410Ester: Act I. No.5. Coro a tre voci "Kid[v]ar Haman nahûts"3:2811Ester: Act I. No.6a. Donna Israelita, recitativo "Gîlî, Tsîyyôn"0:3412Ester: Act I. No.6b. Donna Israelita, aria "Ûru, nevel ûkhlê shîr"5:1113Ester: Act I. No.7. Coro a tre voci "Shirû le'lôhîm"4:1514Ester: Act I. No.8a. Mordacai, recitativo "'Al shever bat 'ammî esh'af"0:2915Ester: Act I. No.8b. Mordacai, recitativo con strumenti "Eshma' qôl hevel ûmtsûqah"2:0916Ester: Act I. No.8c. Mordacai, aria "Yarden, la'at nîrgan"5:3317Ester: Act I. No.9. Coro a tre voci "Bêt Yisra'el, sifdû"2:31Disc 21Ester: Act II. No.10. Coro a tre voci "Anshê resha' livlî hoq"2:142Ester: Act II. No.11. Ester e Mordocai, recitativo "Lammah panêkha niz'amîm"1:053Ester: Act II. No.12. Mordocai, aria "Livshî 'oz, ki lo' tahpîrî"7:094Ester: Act II. No.13a. Ester, recitativo "Lakhen essa' nafshî'al kaf"0:175Ester: Act II. No.13b. Ester, aria "Hûsah na' 'al Yisra'el"5:576Ester: Act II. No.14a. Ahasveros e Ester, recitativo "Mî zeh yazîd elay lagehet"1:227Ester: Act II. No.14b. Ester e Ahasveros, duetto "Mimmawet mi nafshî halats"3:348Ester: Act II. No.15. Ahasveros, aria "Malkah yafah, lammeh tivkî"5:019Ester: Act II. No.16a. Ester, recitativo "Im tôv lammelekh wiyfutteh"0:2510Ester: Act II. No.16b. Ester e Ahasveros, duetto "Sham eten lakh et kol dôday"3:2811Ester: Act II. No.17. Donna Israelita, recitativo "Panaw lah shullah"0:2212Ester: Act II. No.18. Coro a tre voci "Mimmarôm hen lah shullah"2:0313Ester: Act III. No.19. Mordocai, recitativo "El hakkavôd, addir, na'or"1:4014Ester: Act III. No.20. Coro a tre voci "Hû' qam, hû' qam, ga'oh ga'ah"2:3315Ester: Act III. No.21. Ester e Ahasveros, duetto "'Ôd, Ester, mah lakh lish'al?"2:5116Ester: Act III. No.22. Ester e Ahasveros, recitativo "Hashev et happitgam"1:0617Ester: Act III. No.23. Haman, aria "Hasdekh shîharti, hammalkah"5:0318Ester: Act III. No.24. Ester, aria "Zed yahîr, mimmennî heref"6:5119Ester: Act III. No.25a. Ahasveros, recitativo "Anshêh sôdî, tifsû Haman"0:2720Ester: Act III. No.25b. Ahasveros, aria "Hôn wa'osher hû 'yiqneh"4:0621Ester: Act III. No.26. Coro a tre voci "Kes hammelekh hû' sa'ad"1:3522Ester: Act III. No.27. Haman, aria "Hûlî, ge'ût, shôlal' 'arôm"4:4323Ester: Act III. No.28. Coro Finale "Miyyad hazaq padanû el"4:122020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 43:36
1Ici-bas !, op. 8 no. 33:002Les Berceaux, op. 23 no. 14:523Chanson d’amour, op. 27 no. 12:494En sourdine, op. 58 no. 23:045Dernier poème / Carte postale3:546Mai, op. 1 no. 22:537Prison, op. 83 no. 12:358Spleen, op. 51 no. 32:419Fêtes galantes1:1610Je tremble en voyant ton visage1:5311Le jet d’eau5:1112Toujours, op. 21 no. 21:2213Le secret, op. 23 no. 32:1114Mazurka3:5115En prière2:042025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 46:29
1Le Rossignol, K018, Act I: Introduction4:022Le Rossignol, K018, Act I: Porté au vent, tombant au loin (Le Pêcheur)3:373Le Rossignol, K018, Act I: Ah ! Ah ! Ah ! (Le Rossignol, Le Pêcheur)2:524Le Rossignol, K018, Act I: Voici l'endroit, près de ces arbres (La Cuisinière, Courtisans, Le Chambellan, Le Bonze, Le Rossignol)3:185Le Rossignol, K018, Act I: Beau Rossignol, incomparable oiseau (Le Chambellan, Le Bonze, Le Rossignol, Courtisans, Le Pêcheur)3:146Le Rossignol, K018, Act II: Des feux, des feux, bien vite (Chœur, La Cuisinière, Le Chambellan)2:097Le Rossignol, K018, Act II: Marche chinoise - Ô maître magnanime (Le Chambellan)3:268Le Rossignol, K018, Act II: Chanson du rossignol. Ah, joie, emplis mon cœur (Le Rossignol, L'Empereur, Courtisans, Le Chambellan)4:559Le Rossignol, K018, Act II: Au coucher du soleil (Les Envoyés japonais)0:4110Le Rossignol, K018, Act II: Jeu du rossignol mécanique - Psst, psst (Courtisans, L'Empereur, Le Chambellan, La Voix du pêcheur)3:3911Le Rossignol, K018, Act III: Introduction - Vois-nous rassemblés (Spectres, L'Empereur)3:4612Le Rossignol, K018, Act III: Ah, me voici, ô prince magnanime (Le Rossignol, L'Empereur)2:3513Le Rossignol, K018, Act III: Ah, j'aime à t'écouter (La Mort, Le Rossignol, L'Empereur)5:2314Le Rossignol, K018, Act III: Cortège solennel1:1815Le Rossignol, K018, Act III: Bonjour à tous (L'Empereur, La Voix du pêcheur)1:34
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Laurent Naouri head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Knight of the National Order of Merit | won | |
| — | Legion of Honour | won |
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7d8c7ddf-db0d-40b3-9e8c-ca1a195a83f2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Naouribiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Naouri
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