Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz

Laura Wolk-Lewanowicz, soprano, grew up in Australia and has called London home for several years. After initial studies at the Canberra School of Music, Laura attended the Australian Opera Studio and English National Opera's Opera Works, and currently studies privately with Sussex-based tenor Neil Jenkins. A semi-finalist in the 2015 Elizabeth Connell Prize for Dramatic Sopranos, other recent highlights include the title roles in Aida (Kentish Opera) and Madama Butterfly (Concert Performance), Amelia in Un ballo in maschera, Act 3 (InterOpera/North East Brass Ensemble), Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana (Opera Seria), Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw (Seastar Opera), Mother in Hansel and Gretel (Sinfonia d'Amici), Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Sinfonia d'Amici, #OperaCo), and chorus at Grange Park Opera in Fiddler on the Roof (starring Bryn Terfel as Tevye) and Eugene Onegin. A versatile and wide-ranging performer, Laura has twice performed in the London Song Festival (Comedy Songs, 2011 and 2012) and provided all vocals on Leah Kardos' electronically-based album Machines. Highlights of 2016 include role debuts as Tosca (St Albans Chamber Opera, March 2016), Lady Macbeth (Kentish Opera, May 2016) and Turandot (Opera Seria, October 2016). Laura also works as an accompanist and coach.