UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
Laura returns to her alma mater, Western University, for their 2025-26 edition of the “Fridays at 12:30 Series” at the Don Wright Faculty of Music. Her guest recital alongside pianist Marianna Chibotar will be on September 12th, 2025 at Von Kuster Hall in the Music Building. This Concert Series is an eclectic mix of music featuring guest artists, faculty, and students.
Planned repertoire for this recital includes works by F. Liszt, R. Strauss, J. Turina, S. Rachmaninoff, W. A. Mozart and V. Bellini. A livestream link will be provided closer to the performance date.
Laura will compete in the final rounds of the 43rd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Bern, Switzerland, from June 14th to 22nd, 2025.
Past Engagements
Laura Nielsen performed the role of Mimì in G. Puccini’s La Bohème with the Southern Ontario Lyric Opera under the baton of Sabatino Vacca.
“Laura Nielsen was a completely convincing Mimì; she looked amazingly like the famous Grisette sculpture by Descomps on the Canal St-Martin in Paris. Vocally, Nielsen was outstanding, using her pianissimos to full effect to show the fragility of Mimì, while also bringing out her character’s suffering with a strong upper register. Nielsen is a skilled actress, and this debut in her first fully staged Bohème is a harbinger of Mimìs to come.”
-Dawn Martens, Opera Canada
Teatro Nuovo Resident Artist
Anna (cover) in the modern premiere of Carolina' Uccelli’s 1836 bel canto opera, Anna di Resburgo. Performances on Saturday, July 20, 2024: Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University and Wednesday, July 24, 2024: Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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.
