LAURA MCHUGH
FORWARD
Vocal Soloist
Lam Dance Works
MAY 15 & 16, 2026
Emerson Paramount Center | Boston, MA, USA
FORWARD propels dance beyond its limits, amplifying the voices of visionary choreographers who are redefining the art form. Featuring three world premieres and three Boston premieres, this performance marks a powerful evolution of intimate works designed to ignite, challenge, and transform the way you experience art. Drawing artists from across the globe, FORWARD channels vitality, curiosity, and fearless innovation into a dynamic landscape of contemporary dance.
Laura performs "Piangeró la sorte mia" from Handel's Giulio Cesare with ballet dancer and Lam Dance Works founder John Lam.
BRAHMS EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM
Soprano Soloist
Concord Chorale
MAY 2 & 3, 2026
St. Paul's Church | Concord, NH, USA
Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), as contrasted to other Requiem masses, presents no doctrine. Instead it is a work of consolation, offering hope and solace without suggesting judgment or terror. It is also performed in German as opposed to the traditional Latin. Laura performs as the soprano soloist with Concord Chorale. Concord Chorale Music Director Jenny Cooper conducts.
SONG OF SONGS: A SPRING CONERT
Soloist
Union Congregational Church
APR 25, 2026
Union Congregational Church | Walpole, MA, USA
Join us as we present a program of songs to warm even the coldest heart!
Laura performs "Glitter and Be Gay" from Candide by Leonard Bernstein and "Adelade's Aria (It's My Wedding)" from The Enchanted Pig by Jonathan Dove.
VOICE MASTERCLASS
Presenter
Brookline Music School
APR 18, 2026
Brookline Music School | Brookline, MA, USA
For this masterclass, Laura will coach Brookline Music School singers on lyrical and character analysis, helping them unlock and execute intentional and creative musical, emotional, and physical expression within performance.
THE LAST SAVAGE
Concert Singer
Odyssey Opera/
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
MAR 13, 2026
Huntington Theatre | Boston, MA, USA
Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project collaborate on a fully staged production of Gian Carlo Menotti's The Last Savage at Huntington Avenue Theatre. The three act opera buffa's eclectic score and unexpected libretto delightfully subvert convention through Mozartian comic tropes. Set in a satirical vision of mid-20th-century society, Menotti's witty libretto skewers cultural pretensions, consumerism, and the clash between tradition and progress, while his score blends lyrical arias, jazzy rhythms, and a pastiche of operatic conventions. The result is a playful yet biting comedy that asks whether civilization itself is the true masquerade.
Laura portrays the Concert Singer and sings on the upcoming cast recording.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Mrs. Fezziwig
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
DEC 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 2025
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre | Boston, MA, USA
Step into the magic of Victorian England and rediscover the heart and soul of the holiday season! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company returns for another magical season at Boston's historic Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre with its stunning production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" - a timeless story of redemption, generosity, and the power of human kindness. Described as "a musical feast" (The Boston Globe), it is brimming with traditional 19th-century carols. This "heart-filled new tradition" (WGBH) is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
GHOST STORIES AND FAIRY TALES
Halloween Concert
Opera On Tap Boston
OCT 25, 2025
The Burren | Somerville, MA, USA
Opera on Tap Boston is at the Burren this October with some scary tales… and fairy tales! Celebrate the spookiest season on a journey through Opera’s best of the ghoulish and fantastical; proud witches, vengeful queens, an elf king, and more. Add us to your list of fall activities and order a festive brew as you can catch some of the area’s best classical singers in an epic afternoon of haunting music over brunch.
DER ROSENKAVALIER
Final Trio
Marschallin
Freisinger Chamber
Orchestra
SEP 6, 2025
First Church | Boston, MA, USA
Der Rosenkavalier is known for showcasing the female voice, and the final trio represents some of Richard Strauss's best writing. The Marschallin, a princess, loves the much younger Octavian. In this heart-wrenching trio structured as three separate soliloquies, the Marschallin releases Octavian to Sophie and blesses their union. Laura sings the role of the Marschallin. Peter Freisinger conducts.
SUMMER POPS CONCERT
Soloist
Eleva Chamber Players/
Moose Meadow Lodge
AUG 21, 2025
Moose Meadow Lodge | Duxbury, VT, USA
Join Laura McHugh, soprano & James Myers, piano in this concert celebrating female artists from country, musical theater, pop, light classical, and comedy in beautiful Vermont. Enjoy hits by Dolly Parton, Carole King, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and more!
BRAHMS EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM
Soprano Soloist
Masterworks Chorale
JULY 29, 2025
Grace Chapel | Lexington, MA, USA
Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), as contrasted to other Requiem masses, presents no doctrine. Instead it is a work of consolation, offering hope and solace without suggesting judgment or terror. It is also performed in German as opposed to the traditional Latin. Laura performs as the soprano soloist with Masterworks Chorale. Masterworks Chorale Music Director Kevin Leong conducts.
AH! PERFIDO
Concert aria by Ludwig van Beethoven
Providence Fringe Festival/
Anchor Opera
JULY 29, 2025
Willbury Theatre Group| Providence, RI, USA
Beethoven's Ah! perfido, a dramatic scene for soprano, is a monologue for a woman who has been deserted by her lover. In its recitative and aria, she vacillates between asking the gods to punish her lover and wanting them to show him mercy. Laura performs this scena as part of The Stronger for the Providence Fringe Festival.
FAURÉ REQUIEM
Soprano Soloist
Masterworks Chorale
JUNE 17, 2025
Grace Chapel | Lexington, MA, USA
The best-known of Fauré's large works, the composer himself said "Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest." As the soprano soloist, Laura sings the timeless Pie Jesu. Masterworks Chorale Music Director Kevin Leong conducts.
SWEENEY TODD
Beggar Woman
Opera51
JUNE 7&8, 2025
51 Walden | Concord, MA, USA
Based on Christopher Bond's retelling of the Victorian pennydreadful The String of Pearls, (which was itself a retelling of a British myth, possibly rooted in truth) this musical (with a book by Hugh Wheeler) tells the tale of Sweeney Todd, a murderous barber, and his partner in crime, Nellie Lovett, a baker who disposes of the bodies by baking them into her pies. Meanwhile, Anthony Hope, a sailor who saved Todd's life, falls in love with Todd's estranged daughter, Johanna, who is being brought up as the ward of the twisted Judge Turpin. Laura appears as the mysterious Beggar Woman.
THE ARDEN PARTY
Gala Performer
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
APRIL 5, 2025
The Newbury | Boston, MA, USA
Join CSC supporters and arts lovers for a beautiful evening of performances and festivities in support of CSC's 2025 Shakespeare on the Common production of As You Like It. The gala will feature a cocktail hour, multi-course dinner, live auction, and dancing, along with theatrical performances representing recent and upcoming CSC programming. The Arden Party celebrates As You Like It's Forest of Arden, and Shakespeare's timeless themes of embracing love and the joys in life. Join us for an evening of love and joy in fabulous company, all to bring a beloved Boston tradition to life!
SING FOR THEIR SUPPER
Soloist
Milton Community Concerts
JANUARY 25, 2025
First Parish Church| Milton, MA, USA
Milton Community Concerts presents the tenth annual "Sing For Their Supper" benefit concert at the First Parish Church of Milton. This event will feature 10 opera singers from around New England in a popular program of opera and musical theater favorites to support two local charities.
The singers for this concert have come to Boston from all over the US. They have appeared with many local and national performing organizations, and many have performance degrees from the city's most prominent music schools. They have distinguished careers as opera singers, recitalists, and concert artists.
This concert is supported by a grant from the Milton Cultural Council (a part of the Massachusetts Cultural Council) and many private donations.
INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC
Singer
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
OCTOBER 5, 2024
Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library Central Branch | Boston, MA USA
Witness Boston's brightest young performers delve into the most inspiring aspects of music-making as conductor and renowned educator Benjamin Zander brings his musical interpretation expertise to an intimate and dynamic workshop setting. Laura performs "Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém" (Song to the Moon) from A. Dvořák's Rusalka, and "Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen" from R. Schumann's Dichterliebe, with James Myers at the piano.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Mrs. Fezziwig
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company
DECEMBER 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 2024
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre | Boston, MA, USA
Journey back to Victorian England and experience Dickens' heart-warming classic story brought to brilliant life! Commonwealth Shakespeare Company brings a dazzling new production of Dickens' timeless tale to Boston's Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. Ebenezer Scrooge, the infamous miser, is shown the error of his ways and reframed by spirits in one transformative night, discovering the true meaning of the holiday season. In this spectacular adaptation of the iconic tale, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is infused with carols from Dickens' era in lush arrangements by Dianne Adams MacDowell (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder).
INTERPRETATIONS OF MUSIC
Singer
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
OCTOBER 5, 2024
Rabb Hall, Boston Public Library Central Branch | Boston, MA USA
Witness Boston's brightest young performers delve into the most inspiring aspects of music-making as conductor and renowned educator Benjamin Zander brings his musical interpretation expertise to an intimate and dynamic workshop setting. Laura performs "Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém" (Song to the Moon) from A. Dvořák's Rusalka, and "Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen" from R. Schumann's Dichterliebe, with James Myers at the piano.
OF THEE I SING &
LET 'EM EAT CAKE
Ensemble
Odyssey Opera
OCT 12, 2024
Jordan Hall| Boston, MA, USA
Of Thee I Sing – a fictional lampoon through a 1930s presidential campaign by way of a beauty pageant, a marriage, and some corn muffins – and its sequel, Let ‘Em Eat Cake, a dystopian ultimatum plot hatched by a sore-loser president after failing re-election to either overturn the recent depression-era election or overturn the government – bring us an opportunity to revel in a timely critique of America’s presidential tradition with a healthy dose of humor along the way.
THE VOYAGE OF EDGAR ALLAN POE
Mrs. Poe (cover)
Odyssey Opera/Boston Modern Orchestra Project
APRIL 5, 2024
The Huntington Theatre | Boston, MA, USA
Ill and feverish, Boston-born writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe - his creativity and inspiration in the doldrums after his wife Virginia's death two years prior - plans to sail to Baltimore on a "voyage of discovery". But is a ship scheduled to depart?
Laura covers Kirsten Chambers as Mrs. Poe, and sings on the cast recording.
OPERA COUPLES
THERAPY
Micaëla, Tosca (sel.)
Penn Square Opera
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
Tellus 360| Lancaster, PA, USA
Come join us as we examine some of opera's most dysfunctional couples! Opera is chock full of couples who really could do with a large dose of therapy. Add the occasional third party for a love triangle, and you have Soap Opera-like situations that feature some of the most beautiful and dramatic music that opera has to offer. Come see who wins in this operatic game of romance and intrigue.Laura performs as Micaëla (Carmen) and Tosca.