Canadian soprano Laura Albino is in growing demand as a sensitive interpreter of the lyric soprano repertoire. Laura is an alumna of the prestigious Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio where she performed numerous roles including Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte) and Ilia (Idomeneo) in the Ensemble Studio performances and The Cook (Stravinsky’s The Nightingale and Other Short Fables) on the mainstage and at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

A skilled interpreter of new music, Laura has performed in Ana Sokolovic’s highly successful operatic tour-de-force, Svadba/Wedding, in Toronto, on tour in Europe and with Opera Philadelphia. In 2016, Laura reprised her role of Lena in performances at San Francisco Opera. Laura also created Mimi in Against the Grain Theatre’s updated, gritty production of La Bohème.

Laura made her debut with Toronto’s Opera Atelier as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, which was met with great audience and critical acclaim.

Other recent appearances include her Edmonton Opera debut as the Fourth Maid in Elektra, her Verdi debut with Opera in Concert in the seldom performed Stiffelio, her Calgary Opera debut as Musetta in La Bohème and a tour with Jeunesses Musicales of Canada as Micaëla in Carmen. Laura also appeared at the Banff Centre where she was called in with one-week’s notice to sing Fiordiligi in the Opera as Theatre production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte under the baton of David Agler.

Laura also starred as Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus with Toronto Operetta Theatre, a performance for which reviewer James Karas wrote; “[she’s] pretty, poised and can sing delightfully. She is the best part of the evening.”

An avid interpreter of sacred music and oratorio, Laura recently debuted with the Kingston Symphony in Haydn’s Creation. She has performed with many of the country’s leading choirs and orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, I musici di Montreal, Amadeus Choir, Aradia Ensemble, Grand Philharmonic Choir, Chorus Niagara, Symphony Nova Scotia, and Pax Christi Chorale. Laura has also appeared as a soloist with the Oregon Bach Festival, Southwest Florida Symphony, Teatro lirico di Cagliari Orchestra, Handel Society of Dartmouth College, and the Bach Collegium Stuttgart.

A Winner of the Ottawa Choral Society's New Discoveries Competition, Laura also won the Giuseppe Verdi Prize in Montreal's 2010 Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques.