Musical Director & Pianist
In 2025, Laurence will once again join Barefoot Opera for their touring production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor with the generous support of Arts Council England, making the tour a possibility. Since 2022, Laurence has been MD, pianist and arranger for this company, leading successful tours of Rossini's La Cenerentola (2022 and 2023) and Verdi's La Traviata (2024)
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Previously, Laurence musically directed and/or accompanied a number of operatic productions from the piano, including:
- Humperdick's Hansel & Gretel (Opera in the Meantime - MD)
- Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti (Stage Left Project)
- Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice (Grassroots Opera - MD)
- Mozart's Don Giovanni (Merry Opera Co. - MD)
- Puccini's Suor Angelica (Opera in the Meantime)
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Hansel & Gretel extract
He has also acted as accompanist and coach to a variety of singers and instrumentalists, for exams, recordings, competitions and performances. Below is a recording with soprano, Lucy Elston.
Solo playing
Laurence enjoys preparing solo repertoire, and holds a Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music diploma (LRSM) in piano performance. He has given recitals for solo piano as well as playing solo within larger concerts.