Recital

Clara Bellon, soprano

Pianist – Benjamin Laurent

A versatile artist, Benjamin Laurent is a pianist, vocal coach, conductor, arranger, composer, and actor.

Holder of several awards from the CNSM in Paris and Lyon, he joined the Paris Opera Academy before pursuing a career both in France and internationally.

He collaborates with numerous opera houses, including the Paris Opera, Monte Carlo Opera, Lille Opera, Rouen Opera, Dijon Opera, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, as well as various prestigious festivals. Benjamin Laurent also holds the Certificate of Aptitude for Professor of Accompaniment.

A regular collaborator with the Paris National Opera, he is invited as musical director, arranger, and concert pianist. In 2022, he created the “Récitals Récités”, where he performs as a pianist, actor, and speaker, exploring great literary works and their musical connections.

Passionate about theater, he frequently collaborates with playwright and director Julie Timmerman and her company, Idiomécanic Théâtre.

As a composer, he has written music for documentaries and short films, a children’s opera, vocal pieces, the radio series Les Actualités Chantées on France Musique, and numerous arrangements for live performances.