2026 - Musical Director/pianist/arranger - Scarlatti's La Giuditta (Barefoot Opera, Théâtre Basse-Passière, Normandie)

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2025 - Musical Director/pianist/arranger - Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor (Barefoot Opera, tour of South-West and Grimeborn Festival)

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2024 - Musical Director/pianist/arranger - Verdi's La Traviata (Barefoot Opera, tour of South-West and Grimeborn Festival)

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2023 and 2022 - Musical Director/pianist/arranger - Rossini's La Cenerentola (Barefoot Opera, tour of South-West and Grimeborn Festival)

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​ress for Musical Direction of Barefoot Opera:

‘If Verdi had thought of scoring his most popular opera for a cast of seven with music arranged for piano, double bass, clarinet and accordion he might even have done it because the result – in the hands of this fine company – is delightful.’ - Susan Elkin reviews

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'The small ensemble—piano, accordion, clarinet, and double bass—set the mood perfectly. The reduced orchestration never felt lacking; instead, it allowed the singers’ voices to shine, making each moment feel more raw and immediate.' - A Young(ish) Perspective

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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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