Claire Schapira (born 19 January 1946) is a French harpsichordist, pianist and composer. Biography Born in Paris, Schapira studied piano, harpsichord, musical theater and composition, graduating from the Schola Cantorum de Paris. She was a resident at the Villa Medici in Rome and served an internship at Ircam. She received a grant from the French Ministry of Culture in 1985 to write the opera La Partition de sable. Her work has been performed internationally. Works Selected works include: La Partition de sable, opera Trames Vagues Ténèbres Fragments insolites Le Ciel de mes yeux en pleurs Acheminement Mémorial Requiem pour la paix (commissioned by Radio France) La Chaîne (1981) Chant cousu (1985) Rumeur (1986) Regards (RAI National Symphony Orchestra) In pace Interjections II (Festival de Paris) Contes (Musica and the Salzburg Festival) Hymne à la paix Antigone Sans craindre le vertige et le vent'''Chants mêlésSysipheCassandreStabat Mater (with the support of the Beaumarchais Foundation)L'Ombre de Cassandre'', opera References 1946 births Living people Musicians from Paris 20th-century classical composers French classical composers French women classical composers French opera composers Women opera composers 20th-century French women musicians 20th-century French composers 20th-century women composers French harpsichordists 20th-century French women classical pianists