Laura Heydt | Soprano

“Laura Heydt of York, Pennsylvania literally sparkled as Musetta and her aria Quando m’en vo' was sung with panache!” 

– Lancaster New Era.

Other appearances in Puccini operas include the title role in Suor Angelica, and Giorgetta in Il tabarro. Having a particular love for Menotti she has performed the roles of Lucy in The Telephone, The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and on several occasions, Monica in The Medium. Other notable roles include Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata with Repertory Opera Theater of Washington, Cunegonde in Opera Lancaster’s production of Bernstein’s Candide, Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, the title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor,  Despina in Così fan tutte, Belinda in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, and Adina in Donizetti’s L'elisir d'amore. In 2017 she sang the role of Carmella in the debut of The Bartender composed by friend and colleague, Jim Riggs, with Opera Lancaster. 

As a concert artist she has performed locally with the York Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Hanover Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, and the Harrisburg Choral Society. Under the baton of Maestro Robert Hart Baker, she made several appearances with the York Symphony as soloist for their annual July 4th patriotic celebration, as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, and as guest artist at the holiday pops concert with the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra in St. Louis, MO.

Laura was a student of John Darrenkamp and continued her vocal education in New York City under the instruction of Beth Roberts. Abroad, she was a featured soloist with the American Institute of Musical Studies Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria.