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Musical Director and Pianist

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

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

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

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

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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Press 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

Pianist

Recitals - Accompanying - Recording

As well as accompanying singers and instrumentalists, Laurence also 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, and has recorded a number of works to YouTube, a few examples of which are linked below:

Bach Fantasia in C minor

'Cinco de Chocobo' - Uematsu

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