UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
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Past Engagements
Teatro Nuovo Resident Artist
Anna (cover) in the modern premiere of Carolina' Uccelli’s 1836 bel canto opera, Anna di Resburgo.
Saturday, July 20, 2024: Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University
6:00 pm Pre-opera Serenade
6:30 pm Pre-opera Lecture
7:30 pm Opera
Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center
6:00 pm Pre-opera Serenade
6:30 pm Pre-opera Lecture
7:30 pm Opera
Freia in Wagner’s Das Rheingold, Theater Erfurt, Germany
Performing all dates: March 23, April 6, 14, 19, May 5th, 19 and 29th, 2024.
Saugeen Opera Festival: Symphony in the Barn
Summer 2023: Mimì in G. Puccini’s LA BOHÈME
Kassandra/Ihr Geist in F. Weingartner’s Orestes Theater Erfurt, Germany
Performing all dates: May 20 and 27, June 2, 4, 9, and 11, 2023.
Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Competition
Laura was thrilled to be named a finalist for the 2022 edition of the Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage Ensemble Competition: “An Evening in the Spotlight” at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
Les Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques 2022
Created in 1994, the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques is an international program to help Canadian singers start an international career in the world. This program allows the next generation of Canadian lyricists to shine around the world. Laura Nielsen acknowledges and thanks Les Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques for their support and encouragement.
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
Laura Nielsen is a 2022 District Winner for the Canada District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.
NATS Artist Awards Competition for Singers 2022
Second Prize Winner
Concours Orchestre symphonique de Montréal: Voix
Laura Nielsen was selected as a 2021 semi-finalist for the 82nd edition of the Orchestre Symphonique Montréal Competition dedicated to the voice. Her semi-final recital included selections by Bizet, Mozart, Poulenc and Debussy.
