LAURA MCHUGH
Award-winning singing actor
working in opera (including World Premieres & New Works),
musical theater, concert,
& weddings/events.
Laura McHugh, a “jaw-droppingly talented” soprano (The Boston Globe) “ready for heavenly ascent” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), is lauded for her “superb, floating” sound (Melrose Free Press), “brilliant upper register and compelling dramatic interpretation” (BARTV Boston), and gift for “hilarious interpretation” (Voce di Meche). A 1st Place winner of both the Classical Singer National Competition and the Vermont Vocal Competition, she is known for her versatility across opera, concert, and musical theater, with a particular flair for comedy and contemporary work. She has been praised as a performer who “steals every scene she’s in” (Theater Mirror) who can “nearly take the roof off” (Joyce’s Choices).
Recent highlights include multiple World Premieres, including Yury Yanowsky’s contemporary ballet Subject 41 with Lam Dance Works, in which she appeared as the featured vocalist. She will reprise the work at Tanglewood this winter. She is also featured on upcoming recording releases of Menotti’s The Last Savage in the role of the Concert Singer, and Chadwick’s The Padrone (both through BMOP/sound). Her voice appears on nearly a dozen commercial recordings, including the GRAMMY®-nominated The Lord of Cries (Pentatone), a nominee for Best Opera Recording.
"McHugh (is) worth the price of admission alone"
The Boston Globe
Operatic roles include the title roles in Rusalka, Suor Angelica, and Gräfin Mariza, as well as Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute), Mimì and Musetta (La bohème), Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Vitellia (La clemenza di Tito), Silberklang (The Impresario), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Giulietta (Les contes d’Hoffmann). She appeared in a touring production of Die Walküre that made several stops around Sweden, portraying the Valkyrie Gerhilde.
Oratorio credits include soprano solos in Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Orff Carmina Burana, Mozart Requiem, Fauré Requiem, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem, Vivaldi Gloria, and Handel Messiah.
Musical theater credits include Florinda in Into the Woods with Tulsa Opera, Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd with Opera51, and Mrs. Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, a role she will reprise for a third season this winter. Her performance in the latter role was hailed as “an absolute delight” (Medium) and “worth the price of admission alone” (The Boston Globe).
Laura is a member of Actors' Equity Association.
"Laura McHugh...
nearly take(s) the roof off"
Joyce Kulhawik
Boston Theater Critics Association
Joyce's Choices
