LAURA MCHUGH
Laura McHugh is an award-winning soprano working in opera (including World Premieres and New Works), musical theatre, oratorio/concert work, and weddings/events
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Laura McHugh, a "jaw-droppingly talented" (The Boston Globe) soprano "ready for heavenly ascent" (Boston Musical Intelligencer) lauded for her "superb, floating" sound (Melrose Free Press), recently won 1st Place in the Classical Singer National Competition, 1st Place in the Vermont Vocal Competition, and 2nd Place in Classical Idol (VOX New England).
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Known for her penchant for "hilarious interpretation" (Voce di Meche), as well as her stratospheric high notes, she recently created comedic roles in two World Premiere Operas: The Reaper in Reap What You Soul (a '90s pop-diva inspired take on the Angel of Death), and Hannah in Non Motus (who panics when nature inevitably calls during an extended traffic jam). Continuing to make her mark in the realm of contemporary opera, Laura has also appeared in John Corigliano's The Lord of Cries (nominated for the 2024 GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording), Tobias Picker's Awakenings (Rose cover/East Coast Premiere/Recording) and Emmeline (Emmeline cover/Harriet Mosher- cancelled due to COVID-19), and Dominick Argento's The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe (Mrs. Poe cover/recording). She regularly collaborates with composers on commissions, World Premieres, and performances of new works.
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"McHugh (is) worth the price of admission alone"
The Boston Globe
Operatic credits include the titular roles in Rusalka, Suor Angelica, and Gräfin Mariza, as well as Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Mimì & Musetta (La bohème), Countess Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Micaëla & Frasquita (Carmen), Giulietta (Les contes d'Hoffmann), and Vitellia (La Clemenza di Tito). She made her European and Wagnerian debuts as the Valkyrie Gerhilde in a touring production of Die Walküre in Sweden, and made her second appearance as a Valkyrie as Ortlinde with TUNDI Productions in Vermont. Oratorio credits include the soprano solos in Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Mozart Requiem, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria, and Handel Messiah.
A performer with strong musical theatre chops, she recently flexed her crossover muscles as Florinda in Into the Woods with Tulsa Opera, where she was also a Filstrup Resident Artist. She recently appeared in Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's inaugural Boston production of A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Fezziwig. This spring, she will appear as the Beggar Woman in Opera51's Sweeney Todd.
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"Laura McHugh...
nearly take(s) the roof off"
Joyce Kulhawik
President, Boston Theater Critics Association
