Biography

Leander Carlier is a Belgian baritone. He earned his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Classical Voice with high distinction from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where he studied under Gary Jankowski.

During his undergraduate studies, he performed the role of 'Huascar' in Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes, later returning to perform the roles of 'Ali' and 'Osman' in the same opera. In Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni, he performed the role of 'Masetto' and studied the title role as a cover. In 2023, Leander took on the lead role of 'Piquillo' in Offenbach’s operetta La Périchole at DeSingel in Antwerp. That same year, he made his professional solo debut at La Monnaie as 'l’Huissier de la cour' in Saint-Saëns’ Henry VIII, and appeared in Shostakovich’s Nos in the roles of 'Second Son', 'Second New Arrival', and 'First Acquaintance'.

For his international debut, Leander performed the roles of 'Amir Hossein' and 'Bassidji' in the opera Négar by Chemirani with the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier. He made his solo debut at Het Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in a Mozart program.

In the 2024–2025 season, Leander joined the Dutch National Opera Studio in Amsterdam, where he appeared in various productions and performances including Dido & Aeneas as 'Aeneas', The Rape of Lucretia as 'Junius', and Così fan tutte as 'Guglielmo'. As a soloist, he is a welcomed and returning guest at both La Monnaie and Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, where he will perform in the upcoming season in Wozzeck, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Benvenuto Cellini, and Carmen.

In addition to his operatic roles, Leander is frequently engaged as a soloist both in Belgium and abroad, performing repertoire by composers such as Händel, Bach, Buxtehude, Orff, .... In 2023, he also served as a member of DeZes, the youth jury and panel for the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition for voice.

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