About Laura
Laura is an Irish Soprano from Kill, Co. Kildare and a masters graduate of the Royal College of Music, London, where she studied with Professor Janis Kelly and Bryan Evans and was the recipient of the Joseph Clover Scholarship. In December, she performed with Irish Heritage UK in their Christmas by Candlelight concert, singing excerpts from Messiah in Handel's own parish church. She was also recently a competitor in the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition.
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Laura has just completed her first season with the Wexford Festival Opera, where she is a member of the Wexford Factory. This season, she made her house debut to critic acclaim at the National Opera House as Nedda in Pagliacci. With the festival, she also performed the roles of Adina and Giannetta in Donizetti's Elixir of Love, this year's community opera. With a "voice to watch over the coming years", Laura was also there awarded the Danone Young Outstanding Female Artist Award.
Other 2024 highlights include being awarded the Canto al Serchio Award at the Birr Festival of Music and singing the Irish Melodies Recital at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival. Laura was also fortunate to perform in the work premieres of two new operas; Maria in Jasmine Morris’ Church on the Blood, and The Lost Girl in Connie Harris’ The Drifterman.
Laura made her professional opera debut in 2022 with Opera Collective Ireland as Tweedledee and Brat 1 in Will Todd’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. She also performed in their production of Handel’s Semele, in collaboration with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Sestina Music, directed by Tony Award winning director Patrick Mason and conducted by Christian Curnyn. Other opera roles include Philadell in Purcell’s King Arthur (Royal Irish Academy of Music), Fiordiligi (RCM Opera Scenes), Agatha in Smetana’s The Two Widows (RCM Opera Scenes), Susanna in Wolf-Ferrari’s Susanna’s Secret (RCM Opera Scenes), and Rozmene in Handel’s Imeneo (RCM Opera Scenes).
Her concert performances include the British premiere of the Ina Boyle Song Book in St. Marylebone Anglican Church, and regular performances of the Irish National Anthem at McGovern Park in London. In 2023, Laura was awarded the Brackaville Bursary for Vocal Students by Irish Heritage after auditions at the Wigmore Hall. With Irish Heritage she has performed in recitals at the Royal Overseas League, Leighton House, and at the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival.
Laura completed her undergraduate degree in the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Professor Mary Brennan and Dr. Dearbhla Collins, where she graduated with first class honours. In 2025, Laura will be joining Irish National Opera for their productions of The Flying Dutchman and L’elisir d’amore.