LEANDER CARLIER
baritone
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RECENT AND UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
- Amir Hossein in Keyvan Chemirani’s Negar, at the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier;
- Zweiter Nazarener in R. Strauss' Salome, at the Opera & Ballet Vlaanderen;
- Mozart Opera Arias Concert, with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, at the Concertgebouw van Amsterdam;
- Un Huissier de la Cour in Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII and Second Son/Second Appearance in Shostakovich's The Nose, at the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie De Munt.
BIOGRAPHY
Born in 2000, Belgian baritone Leander Carlier started his musical education at the academies of Aalst and Meiser. Then, he followed his studies at the Lemmens Institute, in the classes of Katelijne Van Laethem, Elisabeth Hermans and Greetje Anthoni, and at the Municipal Conservatory of Bruges, with Sarah Peire. He obtained his master's degree at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, in the class of Gary Jankowski. He actively attended masterclasses with renowned singers such as Zeger Vandersteene, Claren McFadden, Lucienne Van Dyck, Raehann Bryce-Davis and Liesbeth Devos, and with pianists such as Malcolm Martineau, Maciej Pikulski, Aäron Wajnberg, Jozef De Beenhouwer and Piet Swerts. In 2018, he sang his first role: Huascar in Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes.
In the season 2022-2023, Leander was admitted at the MM Soloists, a program for young singers at the Royal Theatre of La Monnaie De Munt, where he could sing roles such as Un Huissier de la Cour in Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII, Second Son in Shostakovich’s The Nose and several recitals.
Highlights of Leander Carlier’s 2023-24 season include his house debut at the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier, in the role of Amir Hossein in Keyvan Chemirani’s Negar. In the operetta La Périchole by Offenbach, he got the leading role Piquillo, performing at the Centre of Arts DeSingel. At the Flemish Opera & Ballet, he covered the title role in Brodeck, a contemporary opera by Daan Janssens.
Among his next engagements, he will sing the role of Zweiter Nazarener in R. Strauss’ Salome and a concert of Mozart opera arias with the Chamber Orchestra of The Netherlands, at the Concertgebouw van Amsterdam.
Carlier is laureate of several voice competitions such as the Grand Prix Jeune Talent at the Concours d'Opéra Jeunes Espoirs Raymond Duffaut 2023, organized by Opéra Grand Avignon; Second Prize at the 5° Concorso Internazionale Maria Labia 2023; Second Prize at the Concours International d’Art Lyrique de Namur 2024 and finalist at the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition 2024.
In addition to opera roles, Leander is regularly asked to perform in oratorios and cantatas by Handel, Bach and Buxtehude, among others.