Laurent Koehl, born 15 March 1971, is a contemporary French tenor.

Biography

Initially an

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at Radio France and an amateur flautist, Laurent Koehl took his first courses in singing with :fr:Udo Reinemann and :fr:Gisèle Fixe.

Opera

As a tenor, his scene debut was in '' Anna Bolena'' by

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at Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole in Metz, where he also performed several other works, like '' The Sound of Music'' by

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and

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. In 2001, he debuted at

Chorégies d'Orange The ''Chorégies d'Orange'' is a summer opera festival held each August in Orange located about 21 kilometres north of Avignon in southern France. Performances are presented in the ancient Roman theatre, the Théâtre Antique d'Orange, the orig ...

in Orange with '' Aida'' by

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. His international career has been notably launched in Austria and Belgium. In 2000, he chanted the role of Prince Ali in '' L'incontro improvviso'' by Joseph Haydn at

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. In 2002, he debuted at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna with '' Don Quichotte'' by Jules Massenet.Opéra à Vienne
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/ref> and Mitrane in ''

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'' in 2001. One of his other prominent roles was as Nemorino in ''

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'' by Gaetano Donizetti. In 2011, he participated in the new production of ''Psyché'' by César Franck at the

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in Paris. During the season of 2014–2015, he participated as soloist in the Orchestre Romantique Européen under the direction de

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at the Salle Gaveau in Paris.

Discography

''Dessine-moi un mouton'' (2005), single, with Christian Lyon.

References

External links

Scene debut at Opéra-Théâtre de Metz Métropole
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