Laura Aikin
soprano
World renowned American soprano Laura Aikin is a familiar presence in the world’s great opera houses and concert halls performing with many of the greatest conductors of our time including Barenboim, Cambreling, Christie, von Dohnányi, I. Fischer, Gatti, Gielen, Jacobs, Luisi, Mehta, Metzmacher, Muti, Rilling, Runnicles and Welser-Möst.
Possessing a range of over three octaves and an arresting stage presence, her repertoire embraces works from the Baroque to the contemporary. In great demand in both Europe and America she is a regular guest at the leading opera houses worldwide such as Vienna State Opera, La Scala Milano, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opernhaus Zurich, Netherlands Opera, Opéra National de Paris, Semperoper Dresden, Gran Teatro del Liceu Barcelona, Opera Frankfurt and Metropolitan Opera New York. Laura Aikin has also appeared as a concert artist throughout the world.
Recent highlights include Rosalinde in Johann Strauß’ Fledermaus, and Helena in Manfred Trojahn's Orest at the Vienna State Opera and Shostakovich's The Nose at the Bavarian State Opera in 2021. In March 2022 Laura Aikin can be heard in the world premiere of Stefan Wirth's Girl with a Pearl Earring which takes place at Zurich Opera. Furthermore, she can be heard in a concert version of Brittens The Turn of the Screw with the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Ivan Fischer and a concert version of Der Rosenkavalier conducted by Lawrence Foster, where she will be heard for the first time as Marschallin.
Laura Aikin has made numerous highly acclaimed recordings.
