Laura Pooley

Laura Pooley graduated in 2012 (MA Distinction) from the prestigious Wales International Academy of Voice. She studies bel canto technique with Laura Sarti and Dennis O’Neill. Laura is fluent in Italian and has good French and German. Laura has worked for Welsh National Opera, Pavilion Opera, Barrandov Opera, Opera Brava, Hampstead Garden Opera, Sommertheater Weimar-Tiefurt, Opera East and Suffolk Opera. She performs widely as a concert and oratorio soloist; notable appearances include Handel’s Messiah at the Llandeilo and Bury Festivals, and Rameau’s L’Impatience and new commissions at the lac souterrain, St. Léonard, Switzerland. Forthcoming Roles 2017 Violetta, La Traviata, Pavilion Opera 2016 Soprano, English Pocket Opera Company Roles Performed 2016 Ariene, Hidden Valley, regional tour for Welsh National Opera 2016 Gilda, Rigoletto 2015 Lucia, Lucia di Lammermoor, Pavilion Opera 2015 Pamina, The Magic Flute, Pavilion Opera 2015 Gilda, Rigoletto, Opera Brava 2014 Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Pavilion Opera 2014 Gilda, Rigoletto, Opera Brava 2013 Pamina, The Magic Flute, Suffolk Opera 2013 Ariene, Hidden Valley, WNO for the Tête à Tête festival 2013 Gilda, Rigoletto, Opera Brava 2013 Mary Crawford, Mansfield Park, Hampstead Garden Opera 2012 Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro Mon Ami Weimar & Sommertheater Tiefurt 2012 Princess/Curator/Queen, A Real Princess, WNO MAX 2011 Fiordiligi, Cosi Fan Tutte, Lyric Opera Studio Weimar 2010 Marzelline, Fidelio, Welsh National Opera 2010 Paggio, Rigoletto, Welsh National Opera 2010 Princess/Curator/Queen, A Real Princess, WNO MAX 2009 Mascha, The Queen of Spades, Welsh National Opera 2009 1st Bridesmaid, Le Nozze di Figaro, Welsh National Opera Prizes and Achievements 2011 Masterclasses with Mirella Freni, Centro Universale di Bel Canto, Modena 2011 Semi-finalist, Mezzo International Opera Competition, Szeged 2010 Winner, Towyn Roberts Scholarship, National Eisteddfod of Wales