Laura Choi Stuart, soprano
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Hailed as “a lyric soprano of ravishing quality” by the Boston Globe, Laura Choi Stuart appears as a soloist in Haydn’s Creation, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, and Canteloube’s Chants d’Auvergne. Recital appearances this season include songs of Charles Ives and Barber’s Knoxville, Summer of 1915. She returns to Washington National Cathedral in both St. Matthew Passion and Handel’s Messiah.
Recent season highlights include Elijah with Baltimore Choral Arts, Dona Nobis Pacem with Washington Master Chorale, Poulenc Gloria, Mendelssohn Lobgesang, Mozart Requiem, Bach Christmas Oratorio and the Monteverdi Vespers, as well as regular appearances with Washington Bach Consort, Bach Vocal Artists of Winter Park, and Seraphic Fire.
In opera, she has appeared on the mainstage with Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston, Annapolis Opera, Lake George Opera, the In Series, and Opera North in roles including Musetta, Adina, Gilda, Pamina, and Frasquita, and in premieres of new American works with Washington National Opera as part of the American Opera Initiative.
Laura was honored for art song performance at both the 2010 and 2012 National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards and as one of the 2009 Art Song Discovery Series winners for the Vocal Arts Society.
Laura is a passionate teacher, and serves as Head of Vocal Studies at Washington National Cathedral. She shares clear (fun) voice education for adult choral singers at TheWeeklyWarmUp.com.
She received her training at The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers, Opera North, and Berkshire Opera, as well as The New England Conservatory (Presidential Scholar) and Dartmouth College (Summa Cum Laude).