LAURA ZAHN

A rising dramatic mezzo-soprano, Laura Zahn has been praised for her “warm, voluptuous voice” “captivating with her powerful delivery.” The 2024-2025 season saw Laura return to Verdi’s Requiem as the Mezzo-Soprano soloist, cover Dalila in Samson et Dalila with St. Pete Opera, sing Carmen highlights with New West Symphony and perform in Teatro Regio di Parma’s inaugural Verdi program and showcase in New York City. In 2025-2026, she is currently scheduled to sing Elgar’s Sea Pictures with the Adelphi Orchestra, the Alto Solos in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Emory Symphony, and a debut at Indianapolis Opera to reprise the role of Maddalena. Highlights of recent seasons include Giulietta di Kelbar (Un giorno di regno) and Maddalena (Rigoletto) with Opera Orlando, and role debuts as Santuzza (Cavalleria Rusticana), Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut performing highlights of Amneris in Aida and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly and debuted internationally in Hong Kong singing selections from Carmen. An accomplished concert performer, Ms. Zahn has recently been the soloist for Verdi’s Requiem, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s The Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Haydn’s Missa Sancti Nicolai. In 2020-21, Ms. Zahn was scheduled to make several debuts including Alto Soloist in a world premiere production of Lori Laitman’s Vedem with Indianapolis Opera, and Eboli (Don Carlo) with Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece. These productions were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Other notable roles Laura has performed include La frugola (Il Tabarro), Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Dorabella (Cosi fan Tutte), Zita (Gianni Schicchi), Flora (La traviata), Florence Pike (Albert Herring), Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana) and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro). She has also covered Mistress Quickly (Falstaff), La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica), Minskwoman (Flight), Mother (The Consul) and The Moll in a world premiere production of The Cradle will Rock. Ms. Zahn holds degrees from The Boston Conservatory and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and has participated in apprenticeships with Indianapolis Opera, The Savannah Voice Festival and spent two seasons with Opera Saratoga. Laura was a Finalist in Opera Mississippi’s 2021 John Alexander National Vocal competition as well as a semi-finalist in the NYIOP/Premiere Opera Foundation Competition and the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition. ​ Highlights of recent seasons include Giulietta di Kelbar (Un giorno di regno) and Maddalena (Rigoletto) with Opera Orlando, role debuts as Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Secretary in Menotti’s The Consul and a Carnegie Hall debut singing highlights of Amneris in Aida and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. In April of 2023, Ms. Zahn stepped in for an ailing colleague to reprise the role of Siebel in Faust, marking her debut with Opera Baltimore. Laura has also spent the last several summers as the Alto Soloist in residence at Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, performing in their historic 6,000 seat Great Auditorium and will return in 2024. In 2020-21, Ms. Zahn was scheduled to make several debuts including Alto Soloist in a world premiere production of Lori Laitman’s Vedem with Indianapolis Opera and Eboli (Don Carlo) with Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece. These productions were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Other notable roles Laura has performed include La frugola (Il Tabarro), Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Dorabella (Cosi fan Tutte), Flora (La traviata),  Florence Pike (Albert Herring), Mamma Lucia (Cavalleria Rusticana) and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro). She has also covered Mistress Quickly (Falstaff), La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica), Minskwoman (Flight), Mother (The Consul) and The Moll in a world premiere production of The Cradle will Rock. She has also performed with The Boston Lyric Opera and LA Opera. Ms. Zahn  holds degrees from The Boston Conservatory and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and has participated in apprenticeships with Indianapolis Opera, The Savannah Voice Festival and with Opera Saratoga for two seasons. Laura was most recently a Finalist in Opera Mississippi’s 2021 John Alexander National Vocal competition. She was also a semi-finalist  in the NYIOP/Premiere Opera Foundation Competition and the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition.