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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

  • 8:00pm
    Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Chapelle royale de Versailles
    Charpentier / Lalande: Te Deum
    Chœur de l’Opéra royal de VersaillesChantres du Centre de musique baroque de VersaillesCond. Gaétan Jarry
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  • 8:00pm
    Ensemble
    Paris (France)
    Salle Cortot
    Il Signor Lulli
    Les PaladinsCond. Jérôme CorreasAlbum release
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  • Ensemble
    Évian (France)
    Residency: Creation of an Acoustic Tale
    Eddy Garaudel, stage directionLisa Streich, composerLes Cris de Paris, cond. Geoffroy Jourdain
  • 8:00pm
    Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Chapel of Versailles
    G.F. Handel: Messiah
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesConductor Théotime Langlois de Swarte
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  • 4:00pm
    Choir
    Versailles (France)
    Royal Chapel of Versailles
    G.F. Handel: Messiah
    Choir of the Royal Opera of VersaillesConductor Théotime Langlois de Swarte
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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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  • 5:00pm
    Ensemble
    Reggio Emilia (Italy)
    Teatro Municipale Valli
    Album Release: French Kiss
    Les Cris de Paris, cond. Geoffroy Jourdain
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  • Ensemble
    Monaco (Monaco)
    Sacred Polyphonies
    Dulci Jubilo, cond. Christopher GibertDetails to be announced
  • 8:00pm
    Solo
    Ensemble
    Poitiers (France)
    TAP
    Bach: Cantatas
    Académie Il Convito & Ensemble Il ConvitoCond. Maude Gratton
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  • 3:00pm
    Ensemble
    Antwerp (Belgium)
    AMUZ
    Album Release: French Kiss
    Les Cris de Paris, cond. Geoffroy Jourdain
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  • Solo
    TBA (France)
    M.A. Charpentier: Meditations for Lent
    Ensemble Plurium, cond. Clotilde GaboritTime and venue to be confirmed
  • 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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  • Solo
    Strasbourg (France)
    Église Saint-Guillaume
    J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion
    Soloist: role of JesusConductor Etienne Ferrer
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  • Solo
    Paris (France)
    Église Saint-Ferdinand des Ternes
    J.S. Bach: St John Passion
    Soloist: role of Jesus and bass ariasConductor Jean-François Hatton
  • Ensemble
    Solo
    Besançon (France)
    Festival Orgue en ville
    Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri
    Ensemble Ad Cor, cond. Alexandre Jamar
  • 6:00pm
    Ensemble
    Besançon (France)
    Vespri di Santa Cecilia
    Vespers in 17th-century ItalyEnsemble TriosaOrgue en ville Festival
  • Ensemble
    Saintes (France)
    Musica Regalis
    Ensemble Il Caravaggio, cond. Camille DelaforgeFestival de Saintes
  • Ensemble
    Vézelay (France)
    Rencontres musicales de Vézelay
    Album Release: French Kiss
    Les Cris de Paris, cond. Geoffroy Jourdain

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Videos

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  • F. Schubert, Gute Nacht

    Live recording of 09.04.2026 in Bouxwiller

    Franz Schubert – Gute Nacht (Winterreise)
    Transcription for string quartet and voice by Gilone Gaubert

    Lucien Moissonnier-Benert, baritone-bass
    Clotilde Sors, violin
    Nina Casati, violin
    Agathe Lust, viola
    Georges Moissonnier-Benert, cello

    5:51
  • 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

  • DNA
    Newspaper

    Winterreise – Schubert

    “Five talented musicians came together to offer an unprecedented musical journey, combining the rigor of the string quartet with a deep voice of rare intensity.”

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  • France Musique
    Radio

    Générations France Musique, le live

    Giacomo Carissimi - Jephte
    Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Le 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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