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Lucien Moissonnier-Benert

Specialist in the baroque repertoire, Lucien Moissonnier-Benert has a career shared between concerts, recordings and collaborations with many leading vocal and instrumental ensembles. From the Collegium Vocale Gent to the Cris de Paris, from Il Caravaggio to the Chœur de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles, this “superb singer” (Diapason) thrives on the most beautiful French and European stages.

About

“Lucien Moissonnier-Benert impressed with his broad voice, velvety timbre, and the harmony of his singing line.”

– Baroquiades, Messe de Minuit de Charpentier
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Lucien Moissonnier-Benert began his vocal training with René Schirrer, before joining Anne Fondeville-Bleuse’s class at the CRR in Toulouse, then continuing his training with Caroline Pelon and specialising in the Baroque repertoire at the Early Music Department of the CRR de Paris under Jérôme Correas.

Regularly invited to perform with leading ensembles and choirs, he collaborates with ensembles such as the Collegium Vocale Gent (conducted by Philippe Herreweghe), Les Cris de Paris (conducted by Geoffroy Jourdain), Les Paladins (conducted by Jérôme Correas), La Chapelle Rhénane (conducted by Benoît Haller), Les Épopées (conducted by Stéphane Fuget), Les Métaboles (conducted by Léo Warynski), Les éléments (conducted by Joël Suhubiette) and the Ensemble Il Caravaggio (conducted by Camille Delaforge). He is also a member of the Choir of the Royal Opera of Versailles and works under the baton of conductors such as Gaétan Jarry, Hervé Niquet, Leonardo García-Alarcón and Jordi Savall.

As a soloist, he performs in the major sacred works of Bach, Handel, Charpentier, Campra and Schütz. He has participated in several recordings, including French Kiss with Les Cris de Paris (Harmonia Mundi), Lully’s Le Ballet de l’Impatience with Les Paladins (Aparté), and Paolo Agostini’s 20-part Magnificat with the Consort Musica Vera (Château de Versailles Spectacles label).

He is a member of the 2023 cohort of the Jeune Orchestre Baroque Européen (conducted by Margaux Blanchard). In 2026, he joined the Académie Il Convito (directed by Maude Gratton) for a series of Bach cantatas.

Lucien Moissonnier-Benert

Upcoming events

  • 8:30pm
    Solo
    Vic-le-Comte (France)
    Sainte-Chapelle of Vic-le-Comte
    Handel: Dixit Dominus
    Ensemble PluriumCond. Clotilde Gaborit
  • 7:00pm
    Ensemble
    Salzburg (Austria)
    Salzburg Festival
    Strana armonia d'amore
    Les Cris de ParisCond. Geoffroy Jourdain
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  • 9:00pm
    Ensemble
    Saint-Maximin (France)
    Plainchant and Organ
    Ensemble Gilles BinchoisBernard Foccroulle (organ)Cond. Dominique Vellard
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  • 9:00pm
    Choir
    Vézelay (France)
    Basilica of Vézelay
    Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
    Les MétabolesCond. Léo Warynski
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  • 8:00pm
    Solo
    Bouxwiller (France)
    Protestant Church of Bouxwiller
    Schubert: Winterreise (excerpts)
    String Quartet: Clotilde Sors, Nina Casati, Agathe Lust, and Georges Moissonnier-Benert
  • Ensemble
    Strasbourg (France)
    Saint Aurelia Church
    Vespro di Santa Caecilia
    Ensemble Triosa (male vocal trio)European Heritage Days
  • 8:30pm
    Ensemble
    Ambronay (France)
    Ambronay Early Music Festival
    Charpentier: Mass for Four Choirs
    Ensemble Il CaravaggioCond. Camille Delaforge
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  • 8:00pm
    Ensemble
    Paris (France)
    Salle Cortot
    Il Signor Lulli
    Les PaladinsCond. Jérôme CorreasAlbum release
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  • 8:00pm
    Solo
    Ensemble
    Strasbourg (France)
    Saint Aurelia Church
    Handel: The Messiah (abridged version)
    La Chapelle RhénaneCond. Benoît Haller
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  • Solo
    Ensemble
    TBA (France)
    Handel: The Messiah (abridged version)
    La Chapelle RhénaneCond. Benoît Haller
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  • 6:00pm
    Solo
    Ensemble
    Niederbronn-les-Bains (France)
    Protestant Church
    Handel: The Messiah (abridged version)
    La Chapelle RhénaneCond. Benoît Haller
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  • Solo
    Ensemble
    TBA (France)
    Handel: The Messiah (abridged version)
    La Chapelle RhénaneCond. Benoît Haller
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  • 3:00pm
    Solo
    Ensemble
    Conques-en-Rouergue (France)
    Abbey
    Handel: The Messiah (abridged version)
    La Chapelle RhénaneCond. Benoît Haller
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  • 8:00pm
    Solo
    Ensemble
    Poitiers (France)
    TAP
    Bach: Cantatas
    Académie Il Convito & Ensemble Il ConvitoCond. Maude Gratton
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  • Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Opera of Versailles
    Rossini: The Barber of Seville
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesCond. Victor Jacob
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  • Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Opera of Versailles
    Rossini: The Barber of Seville
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesCond. Victor Jacob
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  • Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Opera of Versailles
    Rossini: The Barber of Seville
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesCond. Victor Jacob
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  • Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Opera of Versailles
    Rossini: The Barber of Seville
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesCond. Victor Jacob
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Videos

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  • J.S. Bach, St. Matthew Passion

    Am Abend, da es kühle war (recitative)
    Mache dich, mein Herze, rein (aria)

    Live recording, June 2025
    Temple de l’Etoile (Paris)

    Cond. Jean-François Claudel

    8:10
  • M.A. Charpentier, Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre

    Live excerpts from 02.08.2025 – Générations France Musique

    Role: Historicus (bass)

    Jérôme Correas, harpsichord and conductor
    Kyungna Ko & Seo-hee Kim, sopranos
    Alexandre Jamar & Arthur Roussel, tenors
    Sébastien Tonnel, baritone
    Manon Marmouset de la Taille, viola da gamba
    Adriana Isaku, bass violin
    Thaïs Perron Le Ouay, violone
    Nicolas Arzimanoglou, theorbo and guitar
    Baptiste Guittet, organ

    1:45
  • G. Carissimi, Jephte

    Live excerpts from 02.08.2025 – Générations France Musique

    Role: Historicus (bass)

    Jérôme Correas, harpsichord and conductor
    Camille Suffran, Filia (soprano)
    Jeanne Coppey & Antonina Stepanova, sopranos
    Pierre-Baptiste Parietti, Historicus (alto)
    Gaël Lefèvre, Jephte (tenor)
    Manon Marmouset de la Taille, viola da gamba
    Adriana Isaku, bass violin
    Thaïs Perron Le Ouay, violone
    Nicolas Arzimanoglou, theorbo and guitar
    Baptiste Guittet, organ

    1:34

Discography

Press

  • France Musique
    Radio

    Générations France Musique, le live

    Giacomo Carissimi - Jephte
    Marc-Antoine CharpentierLe Reniement de saint Pierre

    Baroque vocal class of Paris CRR, conducted by Jérôme Corréas.

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  • Baroquiades
    Newspaper

    Messe de minuit – Charpentier

    “Lucien Moissonnier-Benert impressed with his rich voice, velvety timbre, and the harmony of his vocal line.”

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  • Diapason Magazine
    Prades Festival
    Newspaper

    Prades in the shadow of Casals

    “We should also mention the superb young bass singer Lucien Moissonnier (Schütz, Bach).”

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  • Baroquiades
    Newspaper

    Requiem – Campra

    “A long bass-baritone solo, Te Deum laudamus, superbly sung by Lucien Moissonnier, proclaims praise to the Lord.”

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