Sheet Music from Opera Rara!
I am very excited to share some of the sheet music for the beautiful songs I recorded years ago with Opera Rara for the album La Partenza. They are no longer in copyright by the original publisher, and Opera …
Highland Park High School Distinguished Alumna!
I’m happy to announce I have been awarded the Distinguished Alumna Award from my high school in Dallas, Highland Park High School. Many thanks to my former teacher, Mrs. Spoonmore, who nominated me, and all the people who put in …
Masterclasses and Teaching
I have been making masterclass tours over the years, sometimes combining it with a recital appearance, and wanted to give a few thoughts on teaching.
I have been doing this singing thing for over 28 years now. (I started singing …
Opera News – Open your heart recording
Click to go to original review on Opera News
…“LAURA CLAYCOMB AND MARC TEICHOLZ celebrate their long friendship and collaboration with this scintillating collection of songs for soprano and guitar. Anchored by two cycles composed specifically for that combination (Mátyás
Fanfare review (Huntley Dent)
From the entire review viewable here for Fanfare subscribers:
http://www.fanfarearchive.com/indices/itop/issues/h1_109.html
“The same can be said of the entire recital, one of the bright lights of recent releases.”
…“It needs saying up front: Not since the heyday of Kathleen Battle and
Saluzzo Opera Academy Masterclasses
…Laura will be working with performers in both sessions of this summer’s productions of Alcina and Giulio Cesare in Egitto (both operas she has performed). Laura will work on vocal technique and interpretation for a diverse group of artists, at
Concerto di Beneficenza – IWCT Gala
Laura Claycomb, along with two other International Women’s Club members, soprano Fé Avouglian and pianist Dana Musca, will take part in a Gala Concert May 29th to benefit SVOLTADONNA. Based in Pinerolo with 5 branches throughout the Torino metropolitan area, …
Advanced Course in Opera Singing – Accademia di Musica Pinerolo e Torino
Laura Claycomb will teach the The Advanced Course in Opera Singing at the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo e Torino starting in the fall 2024, to help students extend their vocal technique and a proper repertoire of their voice, giving …
Texas Tour Recitals – 2010
Program
I. Selected French Songs
En sourdine (Fêtes Galantes I – 1882 version) Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Mandoline Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Fleurs (Fiançailles pour rire) Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)
Il vole (Fiançailles pour rire) Francis Poulenc
Southwestern University Program – 2020
Women’s Voices
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Keith Weber, piano
Lullaby (Christina Rossetti) Cyril Scott
A Lament (Christina Rossetti) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Boy Johnny (Christina Rossetti) Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ferry me across the Water (Christina Rossetti) Ned Rorem
Preciosilla (Gertrude Stein) Virgil Thomson…
Gershwin Concert with Orchestra della Magna Grecia
SO happy to be performing on July 14th 2023 in my hubby’s hometown, Martina Franca (Puglia) here in Italy.
I will be singing selections of Gershwin songs and arias with the Orchestra della Magna Grecia in the main piazza of …
Coaching Diction for Teatro Regio
Collaboration with the chorus of my hometown Turin’s Teatro Regio on their upcoming concert version of Bernstein’s A Wonderful Town. I will be whipping their American English into shape for their performance at the MITO festival this September.…
Gershwin Concert – Festival Valle D’Itria
Concert of Gershwin songs in Piazza in Martina Franca (Puglia), Italy for the Festival della Valle D’Itria
with Orchestra della Magna Grecia
Conductor Benedikt Sauer…
LEGATO – ICTV lecture by Kimberly Roberts
I went to the ICVT (International Congress of Voice Teachers) last summer, and one of the most exciting talks that I went to was a lecture by Dr. Kimberly Roberts, Assistant Professor at University of Tennesse, Knoxville on LEGATO!! She …
Taking a Break…
I have taken a break from singing for a while, as I have had some family issues that required my full attention and time, as well as requiring transatlantic travel. Please put out some prayers for my dear parents, if …
Carmina Burana at the Reggia di Caserta
3 settembre, ore 21.00
Carmina Burana
musica di Carl Orff
con Deniz Leone, tenore
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Gustavo Castillo, baritono
Michael Balke dirige l’Orchestra Filarmonica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Salerno
Andrea Albertin dirige il Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Salerno
Silvana …
The Summer Program in Italy – August 14-28, 2022
Come study in Italy with me! I’m doing an intensive opera training program August 14-28 in Novafeltria, Italy – called TSP. If you have students or even are an educator who would like to bring an Italian experience back to
Rehearsals for Carmina Burana in Salerno
Here we are, at Teatro Verdi, with my lovely colleagues Gustavo Castillo, Deniz Leone, and conductor Michael Balfe. I can’t wait to sing this fun score for Salerno!
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Carmina Burana at Teatro Verdi di Salerno
Laura performs Orff’s Carmina Burana with Teatro Verdi di Salerno on June 3 and 5, 2022. It is a piece she has performed countless times, and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Here are some excerpts from her performances with …
Carmina Burana at Teatro Verdi di Salerno
Laura performs Orff’s Carmina Burana with Teatro Verdi di Salerno on June 3 and 5, 2022. It is a piece she has performed countless times, and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Here are some excerpts from her performances with …
Italian TSP Summer Program in Novafeltria, Italy
…Summer program in Novafeltria, Italy, near San Marino – with Ubaldo Fabri, Laura Claycomb and Shintaro Kobayashi.Students of Tokyo International Arts Academy
New Initiatives
I am thrilled to announce that I will finally be singing my first post-pandemic concert this month!
I will sing the Poulenc Stabat Mater, with other pieces of Messiaen and Debussy on an all-French program with TorinoVocalEnsemble the the …
Teaching at COSI Program à la carte online!
Presenting:
COSI 2022
COSI à la carte!
10 Days of Europe Online!
July 10th to 19th
An extraordinary line-up that includes Laura Claycomb, Nathalie Doucet, Stuart Barker, Claire de Sévigné, and many others! A single Registration …
La Lezione di Claycomb: io canto quello che amo
From the Corriere del Trentino (in Italian):
https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-del-trentino/20210618/281883006296040
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Poulenc Stabat Mater with Torino VocalEnsemble
Laura joins Torino Vocalensemble for a concert of Poulenc’s Stabat Mater in the MITO festival (Settembre musica) in Milano.
SENSUAL SPIRITS
Soprano Laura Claycomb
with Torino VocalEnsemble, Antonio Valentino pianoforte and director Davide Benetti
PROGRAM:
M. Duruflé (1902-1986), Ubi caritas…
Poulenc Stabat Mater
Soloist with TorinoVocalEnsemble in Rovereto
PROGRAMMA:
M. Duruflé (1902-1986), Ubi caritas
G. Fauré (1845-1924), Madrigal op. 35
C. Debussy (1862-1918), Salut printemps
F. Poulenc (1899-1963), Seigneur, je vous en prie
O. Messiaen (1908-1992), Résurrection | O sacrum convivium…
Lucas Meachem’s List of 21 things
These are not necessities for singing, but they’ll help a ton on the logistical side of being an opera singer and with life on the road! Thanks to Lucas!
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Postponed – Poulenc Stabat Mater with Torino Vocalensemble
We don’t yet have new dates, but stay tuned!
Concerto a Torino Chiesa del Santo Sudario per Associazione Concertante…
Postponed – Poulenc Stabat Mater at MITO
Laura joins Torino Vocalensemble for a concert of Poulenc’s Stabat Mater in the MITO festival (Settembre musica) at the Comunità Monastica di Bose.
Most likely postponed until 2021.…
Theater Jones Review – Magic in the Air
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Mahler’s 4th Symphony
“Here, though, a single singer is in the spotlight to perform a lied, “Das himmlische Leben,” about the wonders of heavenly life, especially the excellent food to be found there, though …
Postponed – Teaching at COSI Summer Program , Sulmona, Italy
BECAUSE OF COVID-19, THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN 2020.
Hopefully we will be able to pick up where we left off NEXT year, 2021. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Opera, Oratorio, Opera Scenes and Opera Intensive.
Scholarships …
Lutoslawski with Bringuier and Bergen (NO) Philharmonic Orchestra
Titled, “Musical Fables and Fairytales,” this concert features soprano Laura Claycomb singing Witold Lutoslawski’s whimsical “Chantefleurs et chantefables.” Maurice Ravel’s “Ma mère l’Oye” and Igor Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” (1947), featuring Jarle Rotevatn on piano, rounds …
Mahler 4 in Denton with Fort Worth Symphony and Roberto Abbado
Laura Claycomb joins the Fort Worth Symphony and Roberto Abbado for a special concert in Denton’s Murchison Hall, in Mahler’s 4th Symphony. Laura is featured on two recordings of the work – with San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson-Thomas, and …
Houston Chronicle (Carmina Burana, Houston Symphony)
Houston Symphony Orchestra makes ‘Carmina Burana’ burn
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Zach Finkelstein’s MiddleClassArtist Website
Here’s a great blog which talks about setting up your first few years out of school, as a freelancer. Must-read!! https://www.middleclassartist.com/single-post/2019/04/29/Year-One-Investing-in-Yourself-without-Going-Broke?fbclid=IwAR3eyaKsu_9GIiTUwlhCUwNOnh8WxTUfpfp7xlxZMmGppCBsdHcoM1DIjYE…
Another baby!
We are super excited that we are expecting our second child in July 2019, which is why you haven’t heard much from me! I have been suffering horribly from “morning sickness” all day long, and only recently now have just…
Maternity Leave
We’re happy to announce we are expecting our second child in July, 2019! I will be taking time off after April to be with my family, and start up again in 2020 with more concerts and exciting projects! :-) Stay …
CARMINA BURANA (HOUSTON SYMPHONY)
PROGRAM
(ONLY!) ORFF Carmina Burana
ARTISTS
Yaniv Dinur
conductor
Houston Symphony Chorus
Betsy Cook Weber, director
Laura Claycomb
soprano
Reginald Smith, Jr.
baritone
Fort Bend Boys Choir
William R. Adams, founder and artistic director
“Women’s Voices” Recital program (Southwestern University, Texas)
For Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, I put together a lovely recital program, all based on women’s poetry, that I hope to be able to repeat in the coming year after my pregnancy. It was enthusiastically received, and I was …
Israel Camerata Concerts
I was happy to be back in Israel in September, where I sang some beautiful Mozart arias with the Israeli Camerata in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on September 21 (matinee) and 22 (evening.) The talented young Alex Bernstein conducted a …
Carmina Burana (Houston Symphony)
Yaniv Dinur
conductor
PROGRAM
D’ALBERT Cello Concerto
ORFF Carmina Burana
Brinton Averil Smith
Principal
Houston Symphony Chorus
Betsy Cook Weber, director
Laura Claycomb
soprano
Reginald Smith, Jr.
baritone
Fort Bend Boys Choir
William R. Adams, founder and artistic director…
Carmina Burana (Houston Symphony)
PROGRAM
D’ALBERT Cello Concerto
ORFF Carmina Burana
ARTISTS
Yaniv Dinur
conductor
Brinton Averil Smith
Principal
Houston Symphony Chorus
Betsy Cook Weber, director
Laura Claycomb
soprano
Reginald Smith, Jr.
baritone
Fort Bend Boys Choir
William R. Adams, founder and artistic director…
Carmina Burana (Houston Symphony)
PROGRAM
D’ALBERT Cello Concerto
ORFF Carmina Burana
ARTISTS
Yaniv Dinur
conductor
Brinton Averil Smith
Principal
Houston Symphony Chorus
Betsy Cook Weber, director
Laura Claycomb
soprano
Reginald Smith, Jr.
baritone
Fort Bend Boys Choir
William R. Adams, founder and artistic director…
Masterclass at Sarofim School of Music at Southwestern University
Southwestern University Sarofim School of Fine Arts’ Music Department is pleased to present Laura Claycomb in recital with pianist Keith Weber.…
Southwestern University Recital with Keith Weber
Southwestern University’s Sarofim School of Fine Arts’ Music Department is pleased to present Laura Claycomb in recital with pianist Keith Weber.…
Olyrix – St. Denis STABAT MATER
La soprano Laura Claycomb peut ainsi s’appuyer sur cette alliée pour déployer à la fin du concert quelques envolées colorées, assez agiles mais fluctuant en volume et projection. Jusque-là et dans l’esprit recueilli de la soirée, elle se montre presqu’effacée, …
Culturebox – Festival de Saint Denis STABAT MATER
Solos and duets, brought by the American soprano Laura Claycomb and Italian contralto Sara Mingardo. Deeply moving the painful syncopated sequence of “Sancta Mater”, a moment of mercy, the “Tui nati vulnerati”, as if suspended.
(Lorenzo Ciavarini Azzi)…
Pergolesi & Scarlatti “Stabat Mater”
Pergolesi Stabat Mater
Scarlatti Stabat Mater
With conductor Speranza Scappucci and Orchestra Il Pomo D’Oro
with Contralto Sara Mingardo
…
Opera Warhorses (Don Giovanni – Donna Anna – Dallas)
…“Texas lyric coloratura soprano Laura Claycomb assayed the role of Donna Anna, her role debut. It proved to be a distinguished performance, exhibiting the vocal control one requires singing Mozart’s operas.
In the rapid-fire cadenzas of Non mir dir one
Puccini Society – April 25, 2018
I am happy to appear with my talented colleague Virginie Verrez and our wonderful assistant conductor Paolo Bressan for the Dallas Puccini Society on Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30pm. Come join us and join the Puccini Society!
Here I …
Dallas Observer, Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb as Donna Anna gave a multidimensional performance. Her crystal-clear tone brought pathos to her role in quiet moments, and her passionate acting demonstrated determination as the avenger of her father’s murderer, Don Giovanni. Her poignant portrayal added …
Dallas Morning News: Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
“Laura Claycomb’s Donna Anna sang beautifully”
-Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News
…
Theater Jones, Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
Hell to Pay
At the Dallas Opera, a marvelous production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni has lessons for the #metoo era.
“In the role of Donna Anna, Giovanni’s interrupted conquest that ended in the murder of her father, Laura Claycomb sings …
Dallas Voice, Don Giovanni (Donna Anna)
“Laura Claycomb actually overplays a bit as Donna Anna, but her rich soprano is captivating.”
— Arnold Wayne Jones, Dallas Voice
…
OperaWire Scarlet Letter mention
From OperaWire:
…“Laura Claycomb and Dominic Armstrong star in Naxos’ new version of Lori Laitman’s “The Scarlett Letter.” The work, which first premiered in 2008, is heard in this new release in its revised 2015-16 edition. For lovers of modern
Baby!!
Laura and her husband are happy to announce the birth of their son, Giorgio! Laura and baby are doing well, and Laura will resume singing in October with a benefit concert for cancer with Le Concert D’Astrée and Emmanuelle Haim …
LA PHIL – Bach/Pergolesi with Haim
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Christophe Dumaux, countertenor
PROGRAM
PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen (c. 10 minutes) Program Notes
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Indes Galantes (c. 10 minutes)
BACH: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV …
Baby!
Laura is elated to announce that she and her husband are expecting a child in June. Laura has canceled all engagements since December to enjoy her pregnancy and the preparatory time for this happy event! She will resume singing with …
Hiatus for PREGNANCY!
My husband and I are happy to announce the arrival of our first-born child sometime in June, 2017. I have canceled all engagements from January 2017 until next Fall 2017 to enjoy the preparations and pregnancy and to adjust our …
LA PHIL – Bach/Pergolesi with Haïm
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Christophe Dumaux, countertenor
PROGRAM
PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen (c. 10 minutes) Program Notes
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Indes Galantes (c. 10 minutes)
BACH: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV …
LA PHIL – Bach/Pergolesi with Haïm
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Christophe Dumaux, countertenor
PROGRAM
PURCELL: Suite from The Fairy Queen (c. 10 minutes) Program Notes
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Indes Galantes (c. 10 minutes)
BACH: Suite No. 3 in D, BWV …
The Importance of Core Training for Singers
January 15, 2017 by theoperastage
Exclusive Guest Blog post for The Opera Stage by voice and yoga expert Sarah Whitten.
“What are the signs of a core-voice connection that could be improved?
Tension in the shoulders, neck and throat/jaw region.…
Bernstein Kaddish Symphony #3 – LSO (Alsop)
BERNSTEIN Halil *
MAHLER Adagio from Symphony No 10
Interval
BERNSTEIN Symphony No 3, ‘Kaddish’
Marin Alsop conductor
Adam Walker flute*
Laura Claycomb soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey chorus director
London Symphony Orchestra
As the LSO marks the centenary …
Mozart Gala (for Institut Gustave Roussy) – Le Concert d’Astrée
Benefit Gala for Cancer Research for the Institute Gustave Roussy with Le Concert D’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haim and various artists – in repertoire of Mozart.
http://www.leconcertdastree.fr…
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
Donna Anna – Don Giovanni
Baritone Mariusz Kwiecień will sing the title role in Don Giovanni, with Laura Claycomb singing her first Donna Anna, David Portillo as Don Ottavio, Ellie Dehn as Donna Elvira, Kyle Ketelsen as Leporello, Virginie Verrez as Zerlina, Craig Verm as …
10 things that require zero talent
From a Meme crediting @Secrets2Success and @AgentSteven
Thought they would be good for all singer hopefuls:
1. Being on time
2. Work Ethic
3. Effort
4. Body Language
5. Energy
6. Attitude
7. Passion
8. Being coachable
9. Doing extra…
Der Vampyr – Genève
Check out the trailer for our show, Der Vampyr here in Geneva, Switzerland, opening November 19 and running until November 29, 2016! https://www.geneveopera.ch/en/programmation/saison-16-17/der-vampyr/
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So you want to be in the Met Chorus?
Stories of the Met Chorus – and how hard it is to get into this coveted job!
http://www.metchorusartists.com/features/so-you-want-to-be-in-the-chorus…
Midsummer Night’s Dream – BEIJING!
Laura has been in Beijing, China for Robert Carsen’s production of Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream with the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Jonathan Darlington conducts. Shows are on October 15 and 16, 2016. Check out Laura’s Engagements page for details.
Fellow cast members:…
MALWINA IN MARSCHNER’S DER VAMPYR
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Badische Staatstheater Blogspot
…For Texas-born Laura Claycomb, an international career began over 20 years ago at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, while still very young, as Giulietta in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi. After that, she sang many other operas. Her versatility
Badische Neueste Nachrichten (Capuleti e I Montecchi)
…“A more convincing advocate of Bellini’s Rome Opera as Laura Claycomb is currently difficult to find. The native Texan sings the role of Giulietta to the world’s best performers for many years, with an exquisite piano. Her flexible lyric soprano
The Scarlet Letter Review (OperaPronto)
by Charles Jernigan
…“The singers were all good, fully up to the challenge. Ms. Claycomb (Hester Prynne) is a fine artist, with a wide-ranging repertoire. I have heard her in bel canto roles, but she also sings lots of contemporary
Wall Street Journal (The Scarlet Letter)
For entire review, click here
…“With her high, slender soprano, Laura Claycomb’s Hester was a secondary figure, never budging from her stoic acceptance of her fate.”
The Scarlet Letter Review (Daily Camera)
Review: Opera Colorado’s ‘Scarlet Letter’ all-around superb
By Kelly Dean Hansen
…“Soprano Laura Claycomb exudes both passion and pride in her portrayal of Hester Prynne, an archetypal character whose punishment for adultery gives the story its title. Claycomb effortlessly negotiates
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
Malwina in Marschner’s Der Vampyr
Coproduction Grand Théâtre de Genève / Komische Oper Berlin
Bizarre creatures emerging from the imagination of Dr John W Polidori and Mary Shelley create a gothic world intensified by Marschner’s sensitive music. Inspired by the Italian style and the German …
The Scarlet Letter (Huffington Post)
Composer Lori Laitman says in her Huffington Post Interview:
…“…The piece also offers unusual casting flexibility, as I have created three distinct vocal lines for Hester. The original lines had been tailored for Elizabeth Futral, but when coloratura Laura Claycomb
1. Wish they’d told me: Career and Life goals
This is the beginning of a discussion I ended up fleshing out from some comments I made at a NATS Master Class many moons ago. I wanted to talk (a little) about all the things I wished someone had told …
Villa della Regina
Begun as the royal hillside vineyard of cardinal Maurice and the princess Ludovica, it was the delitiosa residence of duchesses, princesses and queens of the House of Savoy up until the 19th century. It’s just up the hill across the …
The Operatic Playground’s Secret – by Patricksoperablog
A great article about learning in rehearsals and putting away your stupid PHONE!
http://patricksoperablog.blogspot.it/2016/03/the-operatic-playgrounds-secret.html…
Israel Trip 2016
Well, I have been back in Israel, this time for the Opus Festival in Jerusalem. I did a series at Opus Magazine on vocal technique (with videos), and they asked me back to open their Festival in Jerusalem …
Travel Questions…
Can I just vent a second about some things that always perturb me when I’m traveling?
Why do people with soupy coughs even leave home? Why not stay home until you’re really well (and no longer contagious?) Why can’t airline …
Jerusalem Post Article
A new article about me from the Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Theres-nothing-like-a-bit-of-coloratura-448168…
Masterclass at Buchmann-Mehta School of Music (Tel Aviv)
Laura gives a free Masterclass at Tel Aviv University’s Bachmann-Mehta School of Music, Wednesday March 16 at 16:00-19:00! Free admission to the Masterclass at the Recording Studio of the School of Music.…
Turin RAI Radio Orchestra Bernstein Kaddish
Laura sang Leonard Bernstein’s 3rd Symphony “Kaddish” with the National Radio Orchestra in Turin (RAI) on March 24-25 at 8:30pm GMT+1 with conductor John Axelrod. It was also broadcast live on the radio on Radio 3 in Italy and at …
Recital with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Rameau: “L’Arrivée de Polymnie” [Les Boréades]
Rameau: “Viens, Hymen” [Les Indes Galantes]
Handel: “V’adoro pupille” [Giulio Cesare]
Mozart: Presto from “Divertimento in D Major”
Mozart: “Deh vieni, non tardar” [Le Nozze di Figaro]…
Dallas Recital Program
Mandoline Gabriel Fauré
Fantôches Claude Debussy
En sourdine (1881) Claude Debussy
Il vole Francis Poulenc
(from Fiançailles pour rire)
Fleurs Francis Poulenc
(from Fiançailles pour rire)
À Cupidon Darius Milhaud
(from Chansons de Ronsard)
?? Le Temps de lilas Ernest …
Brussels Conservatory Concert with Anait Karpova
Francis Poulenc
Fiancailles pour rires (poemes de Louise de Vilmorin)
La Dame Andre’
Dans l’herbe
Il vole
Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant
Violon
Fleurs
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lullaby, Op. 16, n. 1
Last night, Op. 60, n. 1…
Bruges Concertgebouw Recital
Bruges Recital
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Debussy “Fetes galantes pour Madame Vasnier” (Paul Verlaine)
Pantomime
En sourdine
Mandoline
Clair de lune
Fantoches
———-
Milhaud Chansons de Ronsard
A une fontaine
A Cupidon
Tais-toi, Babillarde
Dieu vous gard’
———-
Ned Rorem (1923-)
Ferry me …
Cortona Recital with Roger Vignoles
Cortona
Ned Rorem (1923-)
Ferry me Across the Water (Christina Rossetti)
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Two Love Songs- (Rainer Maria Rilke)
When my heart touches yours
Extinguish my eyes
Mark Blitzstein (1905-1964) – (E.E. Cummings)
1. open your heart
2. until …
Santiago de Compostela Recital with Roger Vignoles
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
14 October 2005
LAURA CLAYCOMB soprano
ROGER VIGNOLES piano
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI Quattro Rispetti, Opus 12:
Quando ti vidi a quel canto apparire
O guarda, guarda quel nobile augello
Angiolo delicato fresco e bello
Sie benedetto chi fece …
Pittsburgh Recital
September 27, 2005
LAURA CLAYCOMB soprano
MARK TRAWKA piano
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI Quattro Rispetti, Opus 12:
1. Quando ti vidi a quel canto apparire
2. O guarda, guarda quel nobile augello
3. Angiolo delicato fresco e bello
4. Sie benedetto chi …
Schwabacher Debut Recital with Peter Grunberg
Franz Liszt
Three Songs from Schiller’s William Tell
Der Fischerknabe
Der Hirt
Der Alpenjäger
Richard Strauss
Caecilie
Amor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Kolibel’naya pesnya
Snova, kak pryezhdye, apin
Rachmaninoff
Nye poi krasavitsa pro mnye
Son
Au!
INTERMISSION
Olivier Messiaen
Chants de …
Texas Tour Recital Program
with Keith Weber, pianist
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
Debussy: from Receuil pour Madame Vasniers
Mandoline
Fantôches
En sourdine
Tchaikovsky:Kolibelnaya pesnya (Lullaby)
Rachmaninoff:
Nye poi krasavitsa pri mnye
Au!
Poulenc:
Fleurs
Il vole
Chausson: Le temps des lilas
Messiaen: Résurrection…
Recital with Guitar
Vocalise, Op. 34 #14 – Sergie Rachmaninoff
Letters from Composers (1968) – Dominick Argento
Frederic Chopin to a friend
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to his father
Franz Schubert to a friend
Johann Sebastian Bach to the Town Council
Claude Debussy to …
Duet Recital with Baritone Leroy Villanueva
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Leroy Villanueva, baritone
Alden Gilchrist, pianist
Marc Teicholz, guitarist
SONGS OF SPAIN FROM THE 16TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY (with guitarist Marc Teicholz)
Bolero a dos voces (LV,LC) – Don Joaquín Tadeo Murguía (1758-1836)
Clovis hermosa (LV) …
Early Recital
The Morning (with chamber ensemble) – Thomas Arne (1710-1778)
The Glittering Sun
The Lark
The Village Up
Oh, that on th’enameled Green
Go, gentle Gales
Tres Poemas – Joaquin Turina (1882-1949)
Olas gigantes
Tu pupila es azul
Besa el aura…
San Francisco Chamber Music Program
Monday, June 19, 2006 & Sunday, June 25, 2006
Florence Gould Theatre
Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Nina Kotova, cello
Marc Teicholz, guitar
Peter Grünberg, piano
Par che tardi oltre il costume – Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)…
Bernstein Kaddish with RAI Orchestra
John Axelrod direttore
Laura Claycomb soprano
Remo Girone recitante
Coro dell’Orchestra Verdi
Coro di voci bianche
Samuel Barber
Adagio per archi (dal quartetto op. 11)
Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
per coro misto, voce bianca e orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Kaddish (Sinfonia …
Bernstein Kaddish – RAI Orchestra
John Axelrod direttore
Laura Claycomb soprano
Remo Girone recitante
Coro dell’Orchestra Verdi
Coro di voci bianche
Samuel Barber
Adagio per archi (dal quartetto op. 11)
Leonard Bernstein
Chichester Psalms
per coro misto, voce bianca e orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
Kaddish (Sinfonia …
New Youtube Instructional Videos
If you haven’t seen them already and are interesting in Laura’s thoughts on vocal technique, there are two videos on her Youtube Channel now that explain her idea of the appoggio (breath support), giving exercises and examples for students to …
Gregory Stapp’s Myths and Realities of a Singing Career
An excellent e-pamphlet (free!!) for aspiring singers. Highly recommended if you want to make a singing career… Know what you’re getting into before you take the leap, no matter how much you love to sing!!
WORLD PREMIERE: Opera Colorado The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s original 1850 novel is beautifully set by composer Lori Laitman and librettist David Mason for this world premiere at Opera Colorado. Laura will be singing the title role of Hester Prynne, the wearer of the Scarlet Letter A. …
WORLD PREMIERE: Opera Colorado The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s original 1850 novel is beautifully set by composer Lori Laitman and librettist David Mason for this world premiere at Opera Colorado. Laura will be singing the title role of Hester Prynne, the wearer of the Scarlet Letter A. …
WORLD PREMIERE: Opera Colorado The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s original 1850 novel is beautifully set by composer Lori Laitman and librettist David Mason for this world premiere at Opera Colorado. Laura will be singing the title role of Hester Prynne, the wearer of the Scarlet Letter A. …
The Scarlet Letter
Laura sings the protagonist Hester Prynne, the wearer of The Scarlet Letter, in the world premiere of the Lori Laitman opera of the same name at Opera Colorado. Shows are May 7, 10, 13 and 15, 2016.
Simulcast is …
WORLD PREMIERE: Opera Colorado The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s original 1850 novel is beautifully set by composer Lori Laitman and librettist David Mason for this world premiere at Opera Colorado. Laura will be singing the title role of Hester Prynne, the wearer of the Scarlet Letter A.…
Fanfare Magazine Review (Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold)
From the March/April 2016 of Fanfare Magazine, review in its entirety here:
http://www.fanfarearchive.com/articles/atop/39_4/3940060.aa_BLITZSTEIN_Bogdanovic_From.html
…Laura Claycomb’s recital of songs accompanied by classical guitar offers interesting programming which showcases the soprano’s strengths.
Claycomb has been frequently associated with contemporary music, so it
Fanfare Magazine Interview and Review (Colin Clark)
This article originally appeared in Issue 39:4 (Mar/Apr 2016) of Fanfare Magazine. After an in-depth interview with Laura Claycomb (found in full on Fanfare’s site for subscribers: http://www.fanfarearchive.com/articles/atop/39_4/3940040.aa_Opening_Her_Heart_Soprano.html), Colin Clark weighs in on his critique of the album:
…“I
La Reina in New York
Laura performed performing La Santa Muerte in Jorge Sosa’s new opera La Reina in a workshop at American Lyric Theater in New York, with a public hearing of the piece on January 17th, 2016.
For more information, click here –…
10 Things About Having an Opera Career That You Don’t Learn in School
A great article in the Huffington Post about the operatic life:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-rivera/10-things-about-having-an_b_5590096.html…
Opus Gala – Opening of Festival Opus
Laura Claycomb joins Israel Camerata and rising stars to open the Aofos Festival.
לורה קלייקום בערב הפתיחה של פסטיבל אופוּס
הסופרן לורה קלייקום, הקאמרטה הישראלית וכוכבים עולים.
אולם הנרי קראון, תיאטרון ירושלים H
רח’ מרכוס 20, ירושלים…
70+ Careers with a Music Degree
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A MUSIC DEGREE? 70+ CAREERS & SALARIES REVEALED
Here is a great article, outlining different careers (and salaries!) using a music degree. There is more to (musical) life than performing! Check it out!
http://musicschoolcentral.com/can-music-degree-70-careers-salaries-revealed/…
Teatro Regio – Carmina Burana
Laura sang in a staged version of Orff’s Carmina Burana at Turin’s Teatro Regio, on December 17, 18, 19, 20, and 22, 2015. Mietta Corli’s production was a huge success for sold-out halls for almost all the shows!
For more …
Teatro Regio di Torino – Carmina Burana
Cantiones profanae
Rappresentazione in forma scenica
Musica di Carl Orff
Edizione in lingua originale latina con sopratitoli in italiano
Soprano Laura Claycomb
Tenore John Bellemer
Baritono Thomas Johannes Mayer
Direttore d’orchestra Jonathan Webb
Regia, scene e video Mietta Corli
Costumi …
Teatro Regio di Torino – Carmina Burana
Cantiones profanae
Rappresentazione in forma scenica
Musica di Carl Orff
Edizione in lingua originale latina con sopratitoli in italiano
Soprano Laura Claycomb
Tenore John Bellemer
Baritono Thomas Johannes Mayer
Direttore d’orchestra Jonathan Webb
Regia, scene e video Mietta Corli
Costumi …
Teatro Regio di Torino – Carmina Burana
Cantiones profanae
Rappresentazione in forma scenica
Musica di Carl Orff
Edizione in lingua originale latina con sopratitoli in italiano
Soprano Laura Claycomb
Tenore John Bellemer
Baritono Thomas Johannes Mayer
Direttore d’orchestra Jonathan Webb
Regia, scene e video Mietta Corli
Costumi …
Teatro Regio di Torino – Carmina Burana
Cantiones profanae
Rappresentazione in forma scenica
Musica di Carl Orff
Edizione in lingua originale latina con sopratitoli in italiano
Soprano Laura Claycomb
Tenore John Bellemer
Baritono Thomas Johannes Mayer
Direttore d’orchestra Jonathan Webb
Regia, scene e video Mietta Corli
Costumi …
Teatro Regio di Torino – Carmina Burana
Cantiones profanae
Rappresentazione in forma scenica
Musica di Carl Orff
Edizione in lingua originale latina con sopratitoli in italiano
Soprano Laura Claycomb
Tenore John Bellemer
Baritono Thomas Johannes Mayer
Direttore d’orchestra Jonathan Webb
Regia, scene e video Mietta Corli
Costumi …
CANCELLED – Alexandrinsky Solo Concerto with Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
Laura Claycomb is sorry to announce that her Concert of Arias with Migran Agadzhanian, conductor, has been canceled for lack of funds from the presenter!…
Carmina Burana
Carlos Kalmar, conductorPortland Symphonic Choir
Pacific Youth Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Marc Molomot, tenor
Timothy Mix, baritone
Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
• Orff: Carmina burana…
Carmina Burana
Carlos Kalmar, conductorPortland Symphonic Choir
Pacific Youth Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Marc Molomot, tenor
Timothy Mix, baritone
Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
• Orff: Carmina burana…
Carmina Burana
Carlos Kalmar, conductorPortland Symphonic Choir
Pacific Youth Choir
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Marc Molomot, tenor
Timothy Mix, baritone
Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings
• Orff: Carmina burana…
La Sonnambula
Conductor Julian Reynolds
Count Rodolpho, Lord of the village
Nikolay Didenko
Teresa, milleress
Svetlana Shilova
Amina, orphan adopted by Teresa, betrothed to Elvino
Laura Claycomb
Elvino, wealthy peasant
Filippo Adami
Lisa, inn-keeper, in love with Elvino
Anna Aglatova
Alessio, peasant, …
La Sonnambula
Conductor Julian Reynolds
Count Rodolpho, Lord of the village
Nikolay Didenko
Teresa, milleress
Svetlana Shilova
Amina, orphan adopted by Teresa, betrothed to Elvino
Laura Claycomb
Elvino, wealthy peasant
Filippo Adami
Lisa, inn-keeper, in love with Elvino
Anna Aglatova
Alessio, peasant, …
Königen der Nacht – Die Zauberflöte
**ADDED DATE!**…
AbschiedsKonzert David Pountney (Der Schauspieldirektor)
Hanna Herfurtner, David Pountney, Arnold Rawls, Paul Schweinester, Tatiana Serjan, Magdalena Anna Hofmann, Markus Brück…
Pergolesi STABAT MATER
Con Speranza Scapucci e Orchestra della Toscana…
Bel canto concert with Philadelphia Orchestra
with Larry Brownlee and Joyce Didonato,conductor Maurizio Benini and Philadelphia Orchestra…
Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor
Bill Burden, Jordan Bisch, Michael Chioldi…
Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor
Bill Burden, Jordan Bisch, Michael Chioldi…
Masterclass at Loyola University
Part of the Loyola Montage Series, Laura will give a Masterclass (open for free to the public) for students of Loyola’s vocal department. The Masterclass will be centered on Bel Canto style.…
Soprano Soloist in Haydn’s Die Schoepfung
with Zubin Mehta and tenor Michael Schade…
Strauss Brentano Lieder
With Michael Tilson Thomas
R. Strauss
Serenade
R. Strauss
Brentano Lieder
Schumann
Symphony No. 1, Spring
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Tickets go on sale July 20, 2015…
Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraEdvard Grieg Chorus
Conductor Paul McCreesh
Director Robert Carsen
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Oberon Tim Mead
Tytania Laura Claycomb
Puck David Toole
Theseus Frode Olsen
Hippolyta Evelyn Krahe
Lysander Ben Johnson
Hermia Kitty Whately
Helena Ida Falk Winland
Bottom Gidon Saks…
Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraEdvard Grieg Chorus
Conductor Paul McCreesh
Director Robert Carsen
~
Oberon Tim Mead
Tytania Laura Claycomb
Puck David Toole
Theseus Frode Olsen
Hippolyta Evelyn Krahe
Lysander Ben Johnson
Hermia Kitty Whately
Helena Ida Falk Winland
Bottom Gidon Saks…
Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraEdvard Grieg Chorus
Conductor Paul McCreesh
Director Robert Carsen
~
Oberon Tim Mead
Tytania Laura Claycomb
Puck David Toole
Theseus Frode Olsen
Hippolyta Evelyn Krahe
Lysander Ben Johnson
Hermia Kitty Whately
Helena Ida Falk Winland
Bottom Gidon Saks…
Ophélie in Thomas’ Hamlet
Moscow Philharmonic OrchestraSveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir
Laura Claycomb (soprano, USA)
Igor Golovatenko (baritone)…
Carmina Burana
Direttore: Daniel KawkaSoprano: Laura Claycomb
Controtenore: Serge Kakudji
Baritono: Ludwig Mittelhammer
Orchestra e Coro e Coro di Voci Bianche del Teatro Massimo…
Giulietta in Gala “I Capuleti e I Montecchi”
with Laura Claycomb (Giulietta), Eleazar Rodriguez (Tebaldo), Avtandil Kaspeli (Lorenzo), and Lucia Lucas (Capellio)
Badische Staatsopernchor
Badische Staatskapelle
Daniele Squeo, Conductor…
Soloist in Mahler’s 2nd Symphony
Steven Sloane, conductorPhilharmonie Berlin
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 2 c-Moll (Auferstehungssymphonie)
Laura Claycomb, Sopran
Lioba Braun, Alt
Sing-Akademie zu Berlin
Herren des Staats- und Domchors Berlin
(Einstudierung: Kai-Uwe Jirka)
Berliner Singakademie
(Einstudierung: Achim Zimmermann)
Symphonieorchester …
American Lyric Theater Workshop of La Reina
Composer: Jorge SosaLibrettists: Laura Sosa Pedroza and Jorge Sosa
Commissioned by American Lyric Theater
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director
La Reina is an electro-acoustic opera with text in Spanish and English. Drawing its narrative from the drug trade in Mexico …
Strauss Brentano Lieder
With Michael Tilson ThomasProgram
R. Strauss
Serenade
R. Strauss
Brentano Lieder
Schumann
Symphony No. 1, Spring
————–
Tickets will go on sale July 20, 2015.…
Strauss Brentano Lieder
With Michael Tilson ThomasProgram
R. Strauss
Serenade
R. Strauss
Brentano Lieder
Schumann
Symphony No. 1, Spring
————–
Tickets will go on sale July 20, 2015.…
Strauss Brentano Lieder
With Michael Tilson ThomasProgram
R. Strauss
Serenade
R. Strauss
Brentano Lieder
Schumann
Symphony No. 1, Spring
————–
Tickets will go on sale July 20, 2015.…
Philharmonie Berlin
February 7, 8pm
Steven Sloane, conductor
Philharmonie Berlin
Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
Gustav Mahler: Symphonie Nr. 2 c-Moll (Auferstehungssymphonie)
Laura Claycomb, Sopran
Lioba Braun, Alt
Sing-Akademie zu Berlin
Herren des Staats- und Domchors Berlin
(Einstudierung: Kai-Uwe Jirka)
Berliner Singakademie…
SFSO Brentano Lieder – Broadcast: Dec1, 20h GMT-8
Listen to the re-broadcast of Laura singing the Brentano Lieder on December 1, at 8pm US Pacific time (December 2, 4am GMT) with the San Francisco Symphony. Join us for Strauss and Schumann!
On Schumann’s Big Night at the Symphony, Strauss Stands Out
From San Francisco Classical Voice:
…“It is obvious that soprano Laura Claycomb has “lived” with the Brentano Lieder for some time. She sang them with MTT and the Symphony in 2005, and everything about her performance last week showed a
Symphony’s Schumann and Strauss make a killer combo
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
…“At this juncture, the combination of Michael Tilson Thomas, the San Francisco Symphony and Schumann’s music is shaping up as a pretty unbeatable synergy. The only way it gets better, really, is if they
San Francisco Symphony
Strauss Brentano Lieder…
Meet Laura
Meet me, Laura Claycomb on Delos Records’ page, featuring my new album, Open Your Heart, and a Spotify playlist featuring my many orchestral, chamber music and operatic recordings. Join us here!
…
Buy Open Your Heart – Laura’s first solo album!
Buy Laura’s first solo album, with guitarist Marc Teicholz! The cd is available on label Delos’ website directly or you can download it on iTunes, as well.
Enjoy and spread the news!
If you’re having problems, here are some …
Streaming – Hamlet in streaming
Our Hamlet at Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow was broadcast online Tuesday, October 6, 2015 and remains in their online archive, if you’d still like to watch:
http://meloman.ru/concert/ambruaz-toma-gamlet-opera-v-koncertnom-ispolnenii/?
Enjoy and share the link with your friends!
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Svetlanov
…
Carmina Burana at Teatro di Verdura (Palermo)
…“The long applause at the end of the execution of “Carmina Burana” by Orff forced the director Daniel Kawka to grant an encore. The famous composition presented by Teatro Massimo Sunday evening at the Teatro di Verdura, has seen,
Totalità (Candide – Firenze)
…“The musical part, constituted by chorus, ensembles, songs and a few duets, had more than respectable interpreters: to start with the excellent Laura Claycomb (Cunegonde), optimal as much as an actress as a coloratura soprano, blessed with a good technical
Stamp Toscana (Candide – Firenze)
Apprezzabili le colorature di voce della protagonista femminile Laura Claycomb ( Cunegonde), – See more at: http://www.stamptoscana.it/articolo/spettacoli/candide-di-bernstein-uno-strano-gioco-dellassurdo#sthash.kioDjNiU.dpuf
Rossella Rossi
Domenica 24 Maggio, 2015 – 11:02…
Giornale della Musica (Candide – Firenze)
“Then things got better: Laura Claycomb, Perched in an entertaining cage/hoop skirt, sang as consummate soubrette “Glitter and be gay” and the first applause erupted…”
Read entire article here:
http://www.giornaledellamusica.it/rol/?id=4974
Elisabetta Torselli…
Opera News (Cunegonde Florence)
Laura Claycomb was a visually stunning and vocally finished Cunegonde
-STEPHEN HASTINGS
Opus Magazine Article Series
Laura’s thoughts on Vocal Technique are being featured in a four-part series in the fantastic Israeli Classical Music magazine Opus this month and next. The installments include videos with Laura demonstrating certain concepts and explanatory exercises, so stay tuned! The …
Candide in Florence
Laura just finished shows in Florence, as Cunegonde in Bernstein’s Candide with Bernstein protegé John Axelrod conducting.
With a starry cast including the “Old Woman” of Anja Silje, The Captain/The Governor/Vanderdendur/Crook of the inestimable Chris Merritt, the Voltaire of famous …
Haydn Creation with Mehta
Laura was pleased to jump in for an ailing colleague in Haydn’s Die Schoepfung with the great Zubin Mehta while in rehearsals for Candide at the Maggio Musicale in Florence.
With just a half-day’s notice, she was able to jog …
Randomize your practice
Many thanks to Dr. Christine Carter, who has written an article on randomized practice vs. “blocked practice.” Basically, saying that you retain more if you mix it up in your practice time. Read all about it here:
The Singing BUSINESS – food for thought
I have been so busy putting up so much information up here trying to help young artists to make a career in this business, and I have been trying so hard to make my own career, that I have practically …
Protected: Back to the blog!
New York Times (Carnegie Hall Bel canto Concert)
…“The singing hit all the technical buttons, from the rich lyricism of Mr. Brownlee’s legato to the nimble precision of Ms. Claycomb’s coloratura and the thrilling speed of Ms. DiDonato’s signature trills. But what shone through most clearly was concentrated
Opera News (Carnegie Hall Belcanto Concert)
…Three American singers — models of refinement and technique, to be sure — joined an Italian conductor in a program of arias and duets that never lacked for dramatic potency.
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The real high point of the concert came in
Opera Warhorses (Lucia, New Orleans)
…“In Laura Claycomb New Orleans Opera obtained one of the world’s greatest of contemporary Lucias, who, in addition to a secure vocal performance that displayed her comfort in a role closely associated with her, showed her command of the stage.
Carnegie Hall Bel Canto Concert
Laura sang on March 18 for the highlight of Joyce DiDonato’s Perspectives series in this celebration of music from the bel canto era. Curated by the mezzo-soprano, this evening of arias, ensembles, and orchestral selections ranges from Rossini and …
Times Picayune (Lucia)
…Soprano Laura Claycomb embraces the title role with determined vigor. Any Lucia is judged by her “Mad Scene,” but audiences would do well to pay attention to Claycomb from the very outset. Her Lucia is no mere victim, but a
New Orleans Advocate Review (Lucia)
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Soprano Laura Claycomb, in the title role, furnished everything the role called for. She proved equally adept at conveying pathos, stubbornness and — especially — insanity in the memorable “Mad Scene,” and the clarity of her coloratura singing shone prominently
Opera News (New Orleans Lucia)
…This season’s performance, generally of a high level, was distinguished by the superbly detailed portrayal of debut artist Laura Claycomb, an American soprano for whom Donizetti’s doomed heroine is something of a signature role.
Gifted with a crystalline timbre, Claycomb
Not pursuing an operatic career
This is a lovely article by a young lady who came to study with me, where she describes the great influence I had on her by helping her realize she could do something else with all her education and music …
MASTERCLASS at Loyola March 4
For all those always asking if Laura gives masterclasses, here it is! Laura will give a masterclass concentrating on bel canto as part of the Montage Series at Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at …
New Orleans Opera LUCIA
Laura makes a turn as Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at New Orleans Opera, with only two dates – March 13 and 15, 2015. Joining Laura in a new Loren Meeker production is the talented cast of William Burden, Michael Chioldi, …
Northwestreverb Review
from James Bash at http://northwestreverb.blogspot.com:
…‘Laura Claycomb’s lovely soprano delivered all of the goods in her solos, including an exquisite D above high C at the apex the “Dulcissime” section. ‘
Cindy Sadler – Why you’re not going to be an opera singer
Here are two very pertinent articles about “The business” and about “the Big Career” and what most young singers don’t know or want to hear… from Cindy Sadler. But very important information to read when you are dreaming of being …
Opera Warhorses Interview – Part III
http://www.operawarhorses.com/2015/01/13/a-conversation-with-lyric-coloratura-laura-claycomb-part-3/
Here, Laura discusses Glyndebourne, Ariadne auf Naxos, and La Sonnambula.…
Opera Warhorses Interview – Part II
Laura discusses Houston Grand Opera, Dallas Opera, the myth of miking in opera, Bregenz Festival and her role debut of Queen of the Night in this interview with Opera Warhorses.
OperaWarhorses Interview – Part I
A Conversation with Lyric Coloratura Soprano Laura Claycomb, part 1
December 16th, 2014
The following conversation with soprano Laura Claycomb began in the administrative offices of the Houston Grand Opera, whose facilitation of this interview is greatly appreciated. It has …
Opera News (Glyndebourne Ariadne DVD)
Laura Claycomb’s voice, a little thicker and a little looser than we often hear in the role, makes her a hardened veteran rather than the traditional soubrette Zerbinetta.
-WILLIAM R. BRAUN
click here for entire review…
New Agents!
Laura is happy to announce that she is now working with Ana de Archuleta at ADA Artists Management in New York for the Americas and with General Manager Federico Tondelli at Prima Fila Arists in Munich for Europe.
For more …
Operanetz.de (Bregenz Festival)
Another review from Horst Dichanz at Operanetz.de : “Laura Claycomb in a far-flung, over-sized costume of the Queen of the Night masters the coloratura soprano and highest reaches with flying colors and secure experience, of course heard the audience’s sympathy.”…
Bellini – La Sonnambula (Amina) in Moscow 2014
Laura reprises the title role in October 2014 in the Pier Luigi Pizzi production of La Sonnambula she originated last year at the Bolshoi in Moscow and reprised this Spring.
Darren Keith Woods’ Audition Admonitions!
Click here to see what Darren Keith Woods, director of Fort Worth Opera and former professional singer, has to s
ay about what he looks for in auditions. Here are his Ten Commandments.…
Opera-Online (Die Zauberflöte)
Young Texan Laura Claycomb is a poisonous, dramatic queen of the night and her appearence is impressing, lifted up by hydrolic power over the audience.
-Helmut Pitsch
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2. Reality of Lifestyle for a Free-Lance Singer
The reality of life is that your operatic career is a business like any other, and some aspects of it must be treated as such. Work breeds work. If you’re not in the “market,” you will most likely not get …
Studies – choose your path
Different Paths
There are different roads for different people – every singer I know has a different story of how he or she started a career. There is NO ONE sure-fire way, and I have by no means outlined every …
Opera Magazine – Golden Cockerel (Bergen)
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“The disquieting gloom of the music that opens Act 2 was reflected in a blasted landscape, scattered with dead princes and dead soldiers, now carrion for two greedy vultures, but the mood changed with the arrival of the exotic Queen
Ariadne auf Naxos DVD (Glyndebourne)
Cast Soile Isokoski, Laura Claycomb, Sergey Skorokhodov, Thomas Allen, Kate Lindsey
Glyndebourne’s wartime history as a home for evacuee children is the ingenious context for a new production of this unclassifiable entertainment in which a low comedy and high tragedy …
Ariadne auf Naxos DVD/Blue-Ray
Laura is thrilled to announce the release of the DVD and Blue-Ray video of her performance of Zerbinetta in Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at the Glyndebourne Festival last summer (2013.)
For more information and to buy the recording on Glydnebourne’s …
Concertonet.com (Die Zauberflöte)
An enchanting show
Bregenz
Seebühne
On this evening of the 16th of August, it was Norman Reinhardt as Tamina and Laura Claycomb in the role of the Queen of the Night who offered the most beautiful vocal performances, but the …
Young Musician’s Checklist
YOUNG MUSICIAN’S CHECKLIST
Young artists always come to me, even after having seen my website and say, “What do you think is the most important thing you’ve done to get you where you are? What would your advice be to …
Bregenz Magic Flute
Laura again sang the Queen of the Night in the Bregenz Festival’s spectacular Die Zauberflöte this summer 2014. Her shows were July 26, August 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 20 and 22, 2014. Bregenzer Festspiele…
Advanced Career Planning
So, you’ve started singing in some houses, you’ve finished a young artist program, or you are embarking on your career. Things seem to be going well. But do you have a plan?? What types of roles do you see yourself
L’Opéra de Lille – Orfeo 2014
In the first half, Jean-François Sivadier was the referee in the ring where Le Concert D’Astrée and Ensemble Ictus will wage battle, the Ancients versus the Moderns: who is the most worthy for his art? You cannot forget the Past, …
Pitié opens Festival de Wallonie
Laura opens the Festival de Wallonie – Festival de Wallonie, reprising her part as Mother Mary in Fabrizio Cassol’s rethought musical version of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Pitié. The concert features musicians that took the 2006-7 tour of …
An Agent’s Point of View – by Tom Graham
An Agent’s Point of View
Comments from Tom Graham, retired founder of IMG Artists and agent to successful artists like Tom Hampson, Jennifer Larmore, myself…
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I hear from singers and teachers that conservatories and Universities give almost no
Classical Music Magazine (Golden Cockerel)
…Striking a series of poses on a dais beneath an angled mirror, Laura Claycomb sustained the character’s extended sequence of melismatic showpieces with both radiance and elegance. Her avian accoutrements implied links (affirmed in the epilogue) to the Cockerel and
Being a Professional Chorister
Being a chorister is a viable and great option if you love to sing but don’t necessarily want all the rest of the crap that comes with being a soloist! Read below from my friend Martin Poock. Don’t discount other…
Carmina Burana with Ryan McAdams in Israel
Laura joined Ryan McAdams, filling in for Spanish Maestro Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, in Israel with the Israeli Philharmonic for a series of 11 performances of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Although a seemingly strange choice for the Israelis to program …
Jerry Hadley on pedagogy (Youtube)
Our great fallen hero, Jerry Hadley, an incredible colleague and a friend to everyone who knew him, gives an interview every young singer should listen to: his thoughts on vocal pedagogy and our responsibility as artists to listen and learn. …
www.scenekunst.no (Golden Cockerel)
Soprano Laura Claycomb sparkles in the role of Queen of Sjemakha. When she arrives, she lifts the whole opera a couple of notches, and from there it goes well really only upwards. Her vocal performances is in a class by …
Conductor’s Advice (link to Cameron Burns’ site)
Conductor and pianist Cameron Burns has a wonderful page on his blog called “A Singer’s Survival Guide.” Please read his insights from the point of view of the conductor (and someone who has worked with great conductors, singers and directors.) …
Scene Kunst (Golden Cockerel)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb sparkles in the role of Queen of Sjemakha. When she comes in, she lifts the whole opera a couple of notches, and from there it goes only upward. Her vocal performances are in a class by itself. …
Bergen – Tsarina of Shemakhan
Laura just finished a triumphant run at Bergen Nasjonale Opera in her role debut as the Tsarina of Shemakha in Rimsky Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel. It is a new production by Mark Lamos, with choreography by Seán Curran, and …
Seenandheard-international.com (Die Fledermaus)
Laura Claycomb nailed Adele’s third-act aria and managed to portray successfully the exaggerated Texan country girl without too much camp.
– Aaron Smith
http://seenandheard-international.com/2013/11/36744/?doing_wp_cron=1415363911.7697749137878417968750
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Houston Chronicle – Fledermaus Review
…“Chambermaid Adele’s spunk came through in Laura Claycomb’s vibrant tones, especially when she vaulted onto the soprano high wire.”
By Steven Brown | October 30, 2013
Read entire review here.
Houston Press (Die Fledermaus)
“International coloratura soprano, Texas native and HGO favorite Laura Claycomb chews up the impressive scenery as parlor maid Adele with winking glee, playing the antic second-banana role with scene-stealing trickery and patented brilliance in her singing.”
By D.L. Groover | …
Houston Arts Week Review (Fledermaus)
…“The singers are in full power – Laura Claycomb is a particular delight as the ditzy Southern maid and wannabe actress Adele – and they’re augmented by truly fine dancing, especially that of Philip Broomhead and Krissy Richmond, playing the
Houston Press (Die Fledermaus)
“International coloratura soprano, Texas native and HGO favorite, Laura Claycomb, chews up the impressive scenery as parlor maid Adele with winking glee, playing the antic second-banana role with scene-stealing trickery. She fills Adele’s famous “Laughing Song” with brilliance and patented …
Girl at the Opera (Die Fledermaus)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb hammed up the role of wannabe actress Adele with a garish American accent, but her singing betrayed Claycomb as a serious artist. The fullness of her high notes and the accuracy with which her voice danced through …
ConcertoNet.com (Die Fledermaus)
“If the trio of Laura Claycomb, Susan Graham and Anthony Dean Griffey aren’t enticement enough to see Houston Grand Opera’s Die Fledermaus, there is plenty of icing on the cake…Laura Claycomb sings Adele with agility and accuracy.”
By Marcus Karl …
EUROPEAN AUDITIONS/COMPETITIONS
I’m not necessarily the best person to ask about this, but this is the information I’ve compiled from sources…. It seems that many theaters audition pretty much around the whole year, except for the summer months and around Christmas. It …
The Business of Music (OperaNews.com)
Great article about the business of singing and the differences today in the business! Some excerpts:
…“It’s important to recognize that success as a professional musician requires more than technical training,” says bass-baritone Jan Opalach, who teaches at the Eastman
Career Costs (auditioningforcollege.wordpress.com)
I’d like to thank the blog at http://auditioningforcollege.wordpress.com/vocal-performance/what-does-an-operatic-career-look-like/#comment-321 for putting up a very interesting article, putting together all the costs and a realistic timeline of what happens for a lot of young singers. It is but one route that many …
Opernnetz (The Magic Flute)
“Some cheers are the excellent singers, especially Laura Claycomb as Queen of the Night…”
By Horst Dichanz | July 27, 2013
Read entire review here.…
Neue Musikzeitung (Zauberflöte)
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by Juan Martin Koch
…“Sang in this second performance very remarkable, among other things, Rainer Trost as Tamino, Anja-Nina Bahrmann as Pamina and Laura Claycomb as Queen of the Night.”
“Gesungen wird bei dieser zweiten Aufführung sehr beachtlich, unter anderem
Bregenz Queen of the Night 2013
I never thought I’d say it, but this role is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I’ve put the role of the Queen off my entire career, thinking it was too aggressive for my voice. I had …
Online Musical Magazin (Zauberflöte)
Water, Meadow, Fireworks
“…as the Queen of the night shone especially Laura Claycomb in her second aria with chiselled coloratura. ”
…als Königin der Nacht glänzte vor allem in ihrer zweiten Arie mit gestochenen Koloraturen Laura Claycomb.
by Christoph Wurzel …
Omm.de (Die Zauberflöte)
Albert Pesendorfer was a dignified, sonorous Sarastro and the Queen of the night shone especially in her second aria with chiseled coloratura Laura Claycomb.
http://www.omm.de/veranstaltungen/festspiele2013/BREGENZ-2013-die-zauberfloete.html
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Die Vorarlbergerin – Color for the scale
Check out the latest article featuring Laura in Austria in Die Vorarlbergerin Click on the picture to read the article in PDF format. (in German)…
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte (Königin der Nacht) in Bregenz
Laura’s first essay into Queen of the Night territory happens on July 20th, 2013! The Bregenz Festival’s production promises to be spectacular!
TheStage.co.uk (Ariadne auf Naxos)
Despite that, some worthwhile performances emerge from the wreckage: Soile Isokoski’s finely phrased Ariadne, Laura Claycomb’s teasing Zerbinetta, and especially Kate Lindsey’s luminous Composer.
-George Hall
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/38568/ariadne-auf-naxos…
MusicalCriticism.com – Glyndebourne Ariadne
…“Finally, the two female polar opposites – flighty, sexy Zerbinetta and pure, chaste, faithful Ariadne. As Zerbinetta, Laura Claycomb looked the part, in spades, and had the physique du role, even though some may question the sexual gyrations and
The Daily Mail – Glyndebourne Ariadne
The singing is uneven in places, but there are stand-out turns from Kate Lindsey as the neurotic ‘boy’ composer, Laura Claycomb as an orgasmic Zerbinetta and Sir Thomas Allen as the music master.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2329891/Oh-lively-war-WWII-update-Ariadne-gets-Glyndebourne-bang.html#ixzz2XjtAvIbn
Follow us: @MailOnline on …
2013 Glyndebourne
The production
The production was exciting. Katharina Thoma had such a clear idea of what she wanted and knew both how to encourage you to create it and how to show you how to do it if you were drawing …
Interview – Meet Diva Laura Claycomb
The London Philharmonic have made a lovely interview of Laura about her appearance in Glyndebourne’s Ariadne auf Naxos.
…To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s residency at the Glyndebourne Festival, we bring you this interview with Grammy
The Spectator (Ariadne auf Naxos)
“Fortunately Laura Claycomb as Zerbinetta was, in both character and voice, an animating presence, and provided what pleasure there was to be had.”
By Michael Tanner | June 1, 2013
Read entire review here.…
The Spectator (Glyndebourne Ariadne auf Naxos)
…Fortunately Laura Claycomb as Zerbinetta was, in both character and voice, an animating presence, and provided what pleasure there was to be had.
Michael Tanner 1 June 2013
East Sussex
Luckily, during my rehearsals, my husband was able to come visit a few weekends. We went to Brighton and checked out a few restaurants in Lewes. And he got to watch some of our rehearsals and get to know my …
The Guardian (Ariadne auf Naxos)
“…the lively, light-toned Laura Claycomb.”
By Fiona Maddocks | May 25, 2013
Read the entire review here.…
The Independent: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glydnebourne)
“…Laura Claycomb’s Zerbinetta offering a melodious reincarnation of Ginger Rogers. ”
Michael Church, The Independent…
TheStage.co.uk: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glyndebourne)
“Despite that, some worthwhile performances emerge from the wreckage: Soile Isokoski’s finely phrased Ariadne, Laura Claycomb’s teasing Zerbinetta, and especially Kate Lindsey’s luminous Composer. ”
Read the rest of the review here
George Hall, The Stage…
TheArtsDesk.co.uk: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glydnebourne)
Strauss’s opera reluctantly enters the Battle of Britain courtesy of a young German director
“But then again Julia Müer’s rather unprepossessing set hardly suggests realism and once the Vaudevillians (the commedia dell’arte element) arrive, led with showbizzy vivacity by Laura …
MusicalCriticism.com: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glyndebourne)
Finally, the two female polar opposites – flighty, sexy Zerbinetta and pure, chaste, faithful Ariadne. As Zerbinetta, Laura Claycomb looked the part, in spades, and had the physique du role, even though some may question the sexual gyrations and provocative …
Capriccio: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glyndebourne)
…“As already mentioned Laura Claycomb embodies Zerbinetta very movingly too, but vocally she is also excellent. It’s not always the most effortlessly beautiful voice, but the legato is simply superb, and her musicianship gives her singing a great beauty and
Mark Ronan: Ariadne auf Naxos (Glydnebourne)
“It was all delightfully staged, and Ms Claycomb’s high soprano gave a lovely contrast to the strong baritone of Dmitri Vargin as Harlequin.”
Mark Ronan…
Opera News (Ariadne Glyndebourne)
Despite some fuzzy tone, Laura Claycomb’s Zerbinetta attained all the high notes required and moved in between them with accuracy and expertise.
-GEORGE HALL
Bay Area Reporter: Missa Solemnis (San Francisco Symphony)
…Radiant soprano Laura Claycomb, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke (her career is justifiably growing by leaps and bounds; be sure to catch her in San Francisco Opera’s Mary Magdalene in June), tenor Michael Fabiano (another young career to watch) and sonorous bass-baritone
San Francisco Classical Voice: SFSO Missa Solemnis
SF Symphony Scales the Heights of Missa Solemnis
…“Saturday’s soloists gave rich, fully committed performances. Fabiano was the standout; the tenor’s robust vocalism and dramatic instinct combined in potent contributions. Claycomb projected attractively, her lithe, crystalline soprano audible in even
The Examiner: Missa Solemnis (San Francisco Symphony)
Soprano Laura Claycomb provided a wonderful timbral contrast to the somewhat broader, sweeping sound of Cooke
Elijah Ho, San Francisco Examiner
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Ariadne broadcast on demand
A video of the performance of Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne Festival will remain on the Glyndebourne site on demand for the entire festival season (all summer), so ENJOY! It was broadcast online and in UK movie theaters on June …
Ariadne Rehearsals in Glyndebourne!
Well, I got a call while lounging at home with a few weeks off. I was just getting over the cold my neices gave me during their trip to see us at Easter. I thought I was going to finally …
Pasqua 2013
Ecco la nostra Pasqua! Prima che sono arrivati tutti i fratelli, i miei suoceri sono arrivati. Loro ci hanno accompagnato ad una prova di CURLING CLUB Torino 150! Bellissimo, e mio marito è uno STAR!!
Siamo scappati in montagna il …
Glyndebourne Debut – Zerbinetta
Laura is excited to be performing Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos at the opening of this summer’s Glyndebourne Festival in England, in a new Katharina Thoma production.
Conducted by music director Vladimir Jurowsky, shows will be May 18, 22, 25, …
SFSO – Beethoven Missa Solemnis
Next up is Beethoven Missa Solemnis with Michael Tilson Thomas,conductor and the San Francisco Symphony.
Cast includes: Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano; Michael Fabiano, tenor; Shenyang, bass-baritone
Beethoven wrote across the top, “From the heart—may it return to the heart.” Written in …
VM Daily – “Bride Lunatic and her Russian Adventure”
“Bride Lunatic and her Russian Adventure”
…First cast on the whole very good, not only for the Bolshoi theater, but for the most avid opera houses. American Laura Claycomb (Amina) that our audience knows and loves since the Tchaikovsky Competition …
РБК daily Review
Maria Krilova
00:04, 11.03.2013
The main roles were American singer Laura Claycomb (Amina) and singer from South Africa, Colin Lee (Elvino) recognized experts in the world of bel canto operas. They can be heard, although Claycomb is rumored to sing …
BBC radio feature
Laura is featured singing Arcadian Duets on BBC’s Composer of the Week Händel special – click on Handel to hear the whole broadcast.
Check out the hour-long show at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0162mgk with Donald MacCleod.…
Bellini – La Sonnambula (Amina) in Moscow March 2013
La Sonnambula at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow
New Pierluigi Pizzi production
Enrique Mazzola conducting
Cast: Colin Lee, Elvino;
Count Rodolfo, Nikolai Didenko
Teresa, Svetlana Shilova
Lisa, Anna Minasyan
Alessio, Pyotr Migunov
Notary – Yuri Markelov…
Financial Planning – Taxes
Financial
(disclaimer: these are things I have been told over the years, but this is not legal advice – please double check that this info is correct, and up to date with country and state regulations.)You can feasibly be
Bach Track (Lutosławski and his influences: with the LA Phil New Music Group)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb, who was the soloist, invested her part with a sharply honed expression and a rich ability for word-painting.”
By Ted Ayala | December 17, 2012
Read entire review here.…
LA Phil Chantefleurs (Bringuier) – ALISYAR.COM
…“With the larger ensemble in Chantefleurs et Chantefables, he maintained momentum despite seeming to take slower tempos than did Mr. Salonen in his 1996 recording. It provided an ideal setting for soprano Laura Claycomb’s radiant, shimmering voice — what a
Laura Claycomb
De Amerikaanse sopraan is tegenwoordig een van de beste vocalisten van haar generatie, ze treedt op met een repertoire dat reikt van de barokmuziek over belcanto naar 20ste muziek en creaties. Door het publiek en de critici wordt ze niet …
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Laura joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Lionel Bringuier at their Disney Concert Hall to celebrate Lutosławski with “Chantefleurs et Chantefables.”…
Dallas Opera Maria Callas Award
The Dallas Opera Names Soprano Laura Claycomb Star of Recent Rigoletto as “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year.”…
J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus (Adele) in Houston November 2013
October 25, 2013 – 7:30 p.m. | October 27, 2013 – 2:00 p.m. | November 2, 2013 – 7:30 p.m. November 8, 2013 – 7:30 p.m. | November 10, 2013 – 2:00 p.m.
Cast: Eisenstein – Liam Bonner Rosalinde …
La Sonnambula (Amina) – Bolshoi
Laura recently debuted the title role of Amina in Bellini’s La Sonnambula at the Bolshoi Opera in Moscow in March, 2013 in a new Pier Luigi Pizzi production.…
Une Fête Baroque / Le Concert D’Astrée / Haïm
With such a large roll-call of distinguished soloists so ably supported by choir, orchestra and above all Haïm herself, this is well worth having. This 2-CD set, recorded to mark the tenth anniversary of Le Concert d’Astrée, is not, as …
Vocal Technique Ideas
I thought I would jot down some vocal technique ideas that I find universally a problem with singers, and also include some ideas for memorization and tricks of the trade that have helped me over the years. I use these …
Lo cortés no quita lo trascendente – El País – Mahler 2 Pittsburgh Symphony
Lo cortés no quita lo trascendente – El País – Mahler 2 Pittsburgh Symphony
“Las solistas, tanto la mezzo Gerhild Romberger, como la soprano Laura Claycomb ofrecieron también un notabilísimo rendimiento.”
Dallas Morning News: Claycomb’s artistry defeated by acoustics
Concert review: Claycomb’s artistry defeated by acoustics
…“She and Weber had put together an enterprising program of 20th-century art songs, few of which would have been known even to connoisseurs. Both brought total commitment and great artistry to their performances.
Color Me Laura – Theater Jones
Laura Claycomb, the Dallas Opera’s Maria Callas Debut Artist of 2012, on recitals, mini-operas and lesser-known material. She performs at Dallas Museum of Art Sunday. by Gregory Sullivan Isaacs published Saturday, October 6, 2012
Laura Claycomb: presented by The Dallas
…Agility to spare in ‘Amor,’ and more – Incidentlight.com
Incident Light Website
October 1, 2012
Diane Windeler
…“…Thus, the audience was treated to fare ranging from three authentically Iberian flavored scores by Joaquin Turina, to an especially evocative Francis Poulenc song cycle, to a Richard Strauss set in which
Laura Claycomb, de gira por Texas
Sorry, this entry is only available in Italiano, Español, Français, Deutsch and Nederlands.…
Texas Tour 2012
September-October 2012 TEXAS TOUR
My dear friend Keith Weber has always been a man of action. Over the years, I have talked with multiple friends, saying, “We should put together a program and…” but nothing ever happens because we’re always …
Texas soprano Laura Claycomb drops by for a stellar vocal chat – Houston Chronicle
By Charles Ward | September 25, 2012
Soprano Laura Claycomb has no opera dates in her home state this year. So she’s doing what singers of old did regularly: keeping in touch with a tour.
The crowd was thin Monday …
Streaming – Front Row Radio broadcast
Laura Claycomb and Keith Weber are featured on Houston’s KUHF radio, performing excerpts from their Houston Recital. Check it out on this link.…
‘Parisian Salon’ starts off music symposium – San Antonio Mercury News
September 24, 2012 | Filed underNews,Scene,Texas State,Top Texas State | Posted by The Mercury Staff Laura Claycomb
The guest artist recital featuring Laura Claycomb, soprano, and Keith Weber on piano will take place …
School of Music’s Art Song Symposium to feature Laura Claycomb – University News Service
By Kristina Kenney
University News Service
September 20, 2012
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Texas State University-San Marcos School of Music will host the 2nd annual Art Song Symposium Sept. 25, 28 and 29, featuring opera coloratura soprano Laura Claycomb.
The symposium will …
Soprano Laura Claycomb returns for Texas tour – Houston Chronicle
By Colin Eatock
In the 18 years since Laura Claycomb first made a big splash in the opera world – stepping in at short notice at the Geneva Opera, in Switzerland – the Texan soprano has sung all over …
KUHF broadcast
KUHF did a preview for our Texas recital tour:
Listen to it here! http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1348569613-Laura-Claycomb.html…
Laura Claycomb in Dallas Recital – CommandOpera
By Crew Mantle | Published: September 6, 2012
Miss Laura Claycomb will give a recital of extraordinary rare works under the auspices of the Dallas Opera which are imminently suitable to her vocal instrument. An artist can only approach such …
Laura Claycomb Set for Dallas Opera Recital, 10/7 – Dallas.BroadwayWorld.com
Thursday, September 6, 2012; 01:09 PM – by BWW News Desk
The Dallas Opera has announced the homecoming of renowned soprano Laura Claycomb, the Dallas Opera’s 2011 “Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year”, will perform in recital on
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos’ crushing Carmina Burana at the Hollywood Bowl
by Ted Ayala on 5th September 2012
“At the heart of this dizzying maelstrom of sound is the human voice—and the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the lineup of soloists were nothing short of ideal.
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The women of the …
Copenhagen Carmina Burana
Copenhagen 2012 September
I sang Carmina Burana with Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Nick Phan and Hugh Russell in Copenhangen in September 2012. The concerts went beautifully (and were broadcast on the radio) – the Radio Orchestra has an incredible new, …
Rome!
ROME!
After Puglia, we had a day and a half at our sister-in-law’s in ROME, my old hangout, before we headed off for California. Tullio and I played the tourist and visited all the hot spots downtown. I have
…Puglia 2012
Puglia 2012
We went down south to my husband’s native Puglia for a too-short week with his family. We got in a little beach time, and I got sunburned on my legs despite the best intentions, tons of sunscreen
…Long Beach
Long Beach
Before singing with the L.A. Phil, we decided to come out to California a week early to hang out with my sister and my parents. Tullio’s sisters came with us, and we had a grand time. We
…The Magic of “Thank You”
I thought it might be pertinent to say a few more things. There are so many layers to being an artist, and many of them have to do with your personality and how you bring that across to your public …
San Diego
SAN DIEGO!
As the only thing that truly means VACATION for our family is BEACH, we headed off to San Diego’s Coronado Island! However, the weather did not cooperate, and it was cold and grey the whole time we
…SF Weekly: Barbary Coast (SF Symphony)
…“Classic characters like violinists Ole Bull Himmelstormeren and Henryk Wieniawski, pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and singer-actress-stripper Lola Montez (aka Betty Gilbert) came to life via the virtuosic talents of Vadim Gluzman, Anton Nel, and Laura Claycomb, respectively. Claycomb, a former
San Francisco Examiner: Barbary Coast (SF Symphony)
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Soprano Laura Claycomb provides the most striking artistic value (while doing her part of vamping), with superb performances of Délibes’ “Les filles de Cadix,” an aria from Bellini’s “La sonnambula,” and the Claycomb calling card of “Caro nome,” from Verdi’s
San Francisco Classical Voice: Barbary Coast (SF Symphony)
…“Soprano Laura Claycomb, wearing a different dress for each appearance, was the only soloist to attempt to capture the personal manner of the performers she was channeling in songs and arias by Délibes, Bellini, and Verdi; seductive with showy ritards
Geneva: Abduction from the Seraglio – Musicalia Magazine
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 08:28
di Francesco Attardi
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“The singers acted like seasoned actors, despite the blistering vocalises prescribed by Mozart: in the celebrated “Marter aller Arten” (sic) for the first time we heard not only a tight-rope walk of
A Genève James Bond s’invite chez Mozart
Le 21 novembre 2011 par Jacques Schmitt
Resmusica.com
…” … At her side, the soprano Laura Claycomb (Konstanze) regales the hall witht eh captivating sweetness of her voice. Ravishing, she incarnates candour , giving to her voice what it needs
The Mahler Project / San Francisco Symphony / Tilson Thomas
Including
• Symphonies Nos. 1-9
• Adagio from Symphony No. 10
• Kindertotenlieder
• Das klagende Lied
• Das Lied von der Erde
• Songs with Orchestra
• Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
• Rückert-Lieder
• Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn…
James Bond befreit Konstanze aus dem Harem – Dreh Punkt Kultur
Dreh Punkt Kultur – Magazine
Donnerstag, 22. November 2012
James Bond befreit Konstanze aus dem Harem
REST DER WELT / GENF / ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL
Von Oliver Schneider
18/11/11
…“… Zumal Laura Claycomb alles mitbringt, um diese beiden Arien
Serge in Italy
Serge in Italy
My protégé Serge Kakudji came to Turin to visit for a week at the end of the summer. He was lucky enough to be here on my husband’s birthday, which we celebrated at a park and then
…A Splendid Journey through the Ariadne Labyrinth – Concertonet.com
Houston, Texas
Brown Theater, Wortham Center
04/29/2011 – and May 1*, 4, 7, 10, 2011
Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
by Marcus Karl Maroney
…“Laura Claycomb meets every challenge thrown at her by the role of Zerbinetta. One always looks
Sublime Strauss – Houston Press
HGO’s Ariadne, an opera about opera, is both serious and funny.
Houston Press – By D.L. Groover Wednesday, May 4 2011
The physical production of Houston Grand Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos is ravishing. But just wait until you hear …
Laura Claycomb named Dallas Opera’s Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year – Dallas Morning News
Soprano Laura Claycomb has been voted the Dallas Opera’s Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year.
Raised in Dallas and a graduate of Highland Park High School and …
Laura Claycomb is the Dallas Opera’s Debut Artist of the Year – Art&Seek
Jerome Weeks | May 19, 2011 9:04 PM
The award is given to a single performer each season for a particularly remarkable and memorable company debut. The selection of Miss Claycomb, a flame-haired diva who dazzled audiences with her breathtaking
HGO thrives on oddities of Ariadne auf Naxos – Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
By Everett Evans | May 3, 2011
…“And in the leading roles, Susan Graham, Laura Claycomb, Christine Goerke and Alexey Dolgov each meet the unique demands with distinction. …
Laura Claycomb sings Zerbinetta with sparkling vivacity
Opera War Horse (Ariadne auf Naxos)
“Claycomb is phenomenal in the role.”
May 1, 2011
Read entire review here.…
Opera News (Houston Grand Opera Ariadne)
The large cast, all excellent, featured three brilliant stars. Laura Claycomb, with a shimmering sound, matchless vocal agility and comic flair, gave a masterful performance as Zerbinetta…
http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2011/7/Review/HOUSTON__Ariadne_auf_Naxos.html…
Ariadne auf Naxos: An Opera that Makes Fun of Opera and 3 Larger Than Life Sopranos – Houston Press
Houston Press
By Margaret Downing Thu., Apr. 28 2011 at 9:00 AM
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| The three sopranos: Susan Graham, Christine Goerke and Laura Claycomb |
As they spill into the room, it’s easy to understand why these three sopranos don’t need
Operawarhorses – Dallas Opera Rigoletto
April 1st, 2011
The role of his daughter Gilda is the most mportant Verdian role for a coloratura soprano. Gavanelli’s Gilda was Laura Claycomb. Hers …
My SS News (Rigoletto)
“Making her soaring Dallas Opera debut was home town soprano Laura Claycomb. Her brief but beautiful duet, “E il sol dell’anima” (Love is the sunshine of the soul) with the Duke, posing as a poor student to woo her, is …
Front Row (Rigoletto)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb was beyond reproach as Gilda. With conductor Rizzo’s sure support, she produced goose bumps and won the loudest cheers of the evening with her rendition of “Caro nome.””
By Wayne Lee Gay | March 28, 2011
Read …
Paolo Gavanelli, Laura Claycomb shine in ‘Rigoletto’ – Daily Campus SMU
By Lauren Smart, the Daily Campus
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Published: Monday, March 28, 2011
…What is really remarkable in this production, though, are the performances of Paolo Gavenelli as Rigoletto and Laura Claycomb as Gilda. It’s a Dallas Opera debut for
Dallas Opera stages powerful ‘Rigoletto – Dallas Morning News
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/Robert W. Hart/Special Contributor
“Laura Claycomb… sang with limpid tone, dazzling technique and eloquence; even stratospheric pitches were negotiated with delicacy and pliancy. – Rigoletto (Gilda) – Dallas Opera,
Rigoletto soars with Claycomb and Gavanelli debuts – Dallas Examiner
Rigoletto – Dallas Opera
- March 26, 2011
By: Marilee Vergati
…“Laura Claycomb (Gilda) is a highly acclaimed soprano long overdue on the Dallas stage. An operatic moment that Rigoletto fans look forward to is Gilda’s coloratura trills that send high
The Dallas Opera: Rigoletto soars and delights – Dallas Examiner
- Rigoletto
- March 26, 2011
- By: Marilee Vergati
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Dallas Opera: Rigoletto soars with Claycomb and Gavanelli debuts
Applause and bravos for Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto shook the Winspear Opera House last night. The renowned Italian baritone Paolo Gavanelli (Rigoletto) and Native
…Laura Claycomb makes long-awaited Dallas Opera debut in ‘Rigoletto’ – Dallas Morning News
Scott Cantrell
“Amazing agility and flexibility, and she can pinpoint pitches in the ozone layer.”
“Poignantly portrayed and sung with exquisite nuance.”
Those words appeared in this newspaper,
D Magazine – Rigoletto
Soprano Laura Claycomb was beyond reproach as Gilda. With conductor Rizzo’s sure support, she produced goose bumps and won the loudest cheers of the evening with her rendition of “Caro nome.”
Singers Show Stress, But Stage, Costumes Carry Rigoletto
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Verdi Rigoletto – Dallas Opera – Examiner
Applause and bravos for Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto shook the Winspear Opera House last night. The renowned Italian baritone Paolo Gavanelli (Rigoletto) and Native Texan Laura Claycomb (Gilda, Rigoletto’s daughter) are magnificent along with tenor James Valenti (The Duke of …
Laura, At Last! – Dallas Opera
February 5, 2011 by tdoadmin 
Laura, At Last!
An interview by Suzanne Calvin
Soprano Laura Claycomb’s official biography tells us that “Her delicacy, refinement and theatricality in high-flying repertoire make her one of the foremost lyric coloraturas of her generation.”
Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘Lucia’ is riveting production – Pittsburgh Tribune
Pittsburgh Tribune
By Mark Kanny
Published: Monday, November 15, 2010
…“Laura Claycomb gave a riveting and individual portrayal of Lucia.
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Claycomb’s portrayal was freshly conceived, uncommonly powerful and generated real sympathy. Her coloratura was expressive, including the pathos leading
Ligeti Edition (Sony)
Sony’s LIGETI EDITION includes every approved composition of Ligeti, including his earliest works from Hungary before he became known and before he developed his recognizable style. This was thanks to Ligeti’s patron Vincent Meyer (who receives no mention in this …
Fauré: Requiem / San Francisco Boy’s Choir / Ian Robertson
San Francisco Boy’s Choir: Fauré Requiem
Featuring Laura Claycomb, soprano, Christopheren Nomura, Baritone, Barbara Riccardi, Violin, San Francisco Boys Chorus and Orchestra, Ian Roberts, Conductor and Charles Calhoun, Organ
Mahler: 4th Symphony / London Symphony Orchestra / Gergiev
Valery Gergiev conductor
‘… Gergiev doesn’t play the rustic charms of the opening movement like a memory of Mozart, rather he encompasses a wider pastoral perspective filed with menacing undercurrent … Gergiev’s serene conclusion is beautifully heard’
Classic FM Magazine…
Claycomb dominates ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.com
November 15, 2010
By Andrew Druckenbrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“One highlight was the flute playing in the mad scene, although it was hard to concentrate on anything but Ms. Claycomb. Lucia may be oppressed, but Ms. Claycomb dominated.”
Opera News (Lucia di Lammermoor Pittsburgh)
…At the start of Pittsburgh Opera’s run of Lucia di Lammermoor on November 13, general director Christopher Hahn walked on to the Benedum Center stage to announce that his three main principals had been suffering from colds, most recently the
Mad About Lucia: Soprano Laura Claycomb tries to find the humanity – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 29, 2012 7:40 am
By Andrew Druckenbrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Laura Claycomb will step into the bloody shoes of Lucia in the Pittsburgh Opera production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.”
By Andrew Druckenbrod / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Exactly how insane …
HGO Xerxes Review – Opera Magazine
by William Albright. September 2010
“Laura Claycomb’s high notes were her glory ….. and the vivacious soprano floated many ethereal pianissimo phrases in her first-ever Romilda. “
Travel
Travel
Do you really get to know the city where you’re singing, either? Everyone always assumes you have time to “vacation” in that city, which is not true. You have many things to do, most opera seasons are during the
“Xerxes” Unexcelled – Houston Grand Opera – operawarhorses.com
Houston Grand Opera, May, 2, 2010
May 5th, 2010
However, ultimately it was the fine cast of seven singers that assured the production’s success. The performance was graced with the memorable “co-starring” performances of David Daniels, for Arsamenes’ succession of …
X Marks the Spot – Houston Press
HGO brilliantly conjures the magic and majesty of Handel.
By D.L. Groover Wednesday, May 12 2010…“Fiery soprano Laura Claycomb plays Romilda, whose voice is said to hypnotize Xerxes. It certainly hypnotizes us, with clarity, timbre and dramatic power. She
Houston Grand Opera’s ‘Xerxes’ – Dallas Morning News
…“Dallas-raised Laura Claycomb, a Southern Methodist University alumna, played Romilda as the redhead of cliché, by turns seductive and fiery. She turned every trick in a fine coloratura
Under the X in Xerxes – Outwestarts.blogspot.it
May 03, 2010
…“Opera in the biggest houses may continue to be a high flying international affair, but American talent can more than hold its own here and abroad. Houston’s cast was built around the incomparable Susan Graham in the
HGO’s Xerxes delights – Houston Chronicle
OPERA REVIEW
HGO’s Xerxes delights vocally and visually
By Everett Evans | May 2, 2010
…With supernovas Susan Graham, Laura Claycomb and David Daniels in fine voice heading a sterling cast, this exquisitely sung and stylishly staged re-creation of
HGO Season Closes with Vocal Fireworks – Concertonet.com
Houston
Brown Theater, Wortham Center
04/30/2010
…“The 2009-10 Houston Grand Opera season closes with a thoroughly enjoyable performance of Handel’s Xerxes. A superb cast led by three of the finest Handel singers working today complements an engagingly stylized visual
Trills
How to sing a trill? It is not just a shake in the voice, a widening of your vibrato! It is actually an oscillation between two notes. Read up on ornamentation and exercises for wind instruments (especially the oboe, which …
Fest Contracts
There are possibilities in some German-speaking houses of getting year-round “house singer” contracts, called a “festvertrag.” Most Americans call this a “fest” contract for short… This is a steady job. A house singer can definitely have a real life outside …
Masterclass
This is a full interview I did for the newspaper on campus at my alma mater Southern Methodist University – I thought some of my answers my prove interesting to undergrad students… Parts were excerpted from this interview in a …
Health
I thought to write a little about health. After talking to most of my singer friends, I found they didn’t get the same information from their specialists. These are some tips and some ideas I have gathered – my translation …
Fach
There are now some good references online to know more about the Fach system. Here they are!
- An explanation to figure out which what your voice type is: http://www.voiceteacher.com/vocal_fach.htmlby David
Books
- This is a compilation of books taken almost verbatim from the VocaList list of books… In its entirety, you can download it at http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mdo1/vocbooks.txt Only books in BOLD are expressly recommended by me.
Many thanks to Michael Olitz, who compiled …
My resumé – for educational purposes only
Laura Claycomb
Soprano
| ROLE | OPERA (Composer) | THEATRE (CONDUCTOR/DIRECTOR) |
| Giulietta | I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) | Grand Théâtre de Genève (Bruno Campanella/Robert Carsen), Opéra Bastille (Evalino Pidó/Robert Carsen), Bayerisches Rundfunkorkester (concert – Roberto Abbado), Los Angeles Opera (Richard Hickox/Thor Steingraber), Pittsburgh |
Your Resumé
Your resume:
How should it look, what information should you put in it, What information is admissible, and format
Pick a beautiful paper, a beautiful font, nothing too fussy or wacky. Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS) is always the best …
Deliberate Practice
I just read a fascinating article review of the idea of Deliberate Practice in top performers (case studies by K. Ericsson, R. Krampe and C. Tesch-Romer) from Psychological Review. Read the whole article here in Psychological Review. Here are some …
Music Festivals
There are many ways to find out about music festivals in the United States and abroad. Again, this page is out of date, so please check out ClassicalSinger.com or MusicalAmerica.com for updated information on Festivals.
Contents:
…Young Artists’ Programs
Ask your teachers and coaches about festivals and programs they recommend. Many teachers receive promotional material about festivals in the mail and would be happy to share these materials with you. I have not updated this page in a long …
Bel Canto tips
Here are some of my basic ideas about Bel Canto style, from what I have learned from conductors and coaches such as Bruno Campanella and the late Maestro Tonini. This should be a beginning of your journey into this style, …
Best of Stuttgart Sound / Norrington
The Best of Stuttgart Radio Orchestra: the fine SWR Orchestra has been recording for decades under the direction of Sir Roger Norrington. Their distinctive sound comes from the use of little- and no- vibrato in the string sections, making for …
Il “Rigoletto” fa vibrare il Teatro Verdi – La Città di Salerno
24 settembre 2009
by Antonio Guida
…“A Rigoletto that enchants almost as much as the voice of Laura Claycomb, the Gilda of the opera, the young soprano that yesterday on the stage of the Teatro delighted the eyes and ears
ConcertoNet.com (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
“Laura Claycomb is an ideal Tytania in a get-up that Aubrey Beardsley might have conjured up. Her voluminous train becomes a scenic element when required, as when she and Bottom snuggle down for the night.”
By Michael Johnson | May …
A superb Dream – Toronto – Concertonet.com
Toronto
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
by Michael Johnson
05/05/2009
…Laura Claycomb is an ideal Tytania in a get-up that Aubrey Beardsley might have conjured up. Her voluminous train becomes a scenic element when required, as when she
Britten’s Dream Warms Midwinter Houston – Concertonet.com
Houston Brown Theater, Wortham Center 01/23/2009
HGO favorite Laura Claycomb returned and conquered as Tytania. Her combination of beautiful stage presence, creamy, flexible voice and superb acting skills made her the perfect foil for Davie’s Oberon, and the two singers …
Opera News (HGO Midsummer Night’s Dream)
As Tytania, Laura Claycomb captured the mysterious beauty of the fairy queen with her crystalline, agile soprano and unmatched ability to sing the highest pitches at the softest dynamics.
GREGORY BARNETT
http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2009/4/Review/HOUSTON_—%C2%A0A_Midsummer_Night_s_Dream,_Houston_Grand_Opera,_1/23/09.html…
Double Header – Iron tongues of midnight
by Lisa Hirsch
Monday, November 24, 2008
Double Header
…“I mostly loved the soloists; Erin Wall led the way with brilliant tone, joined by the darker-voiced Elza van den Heever, who alone among the soloists looked like she was having
Mahler: Symphonies 1-9 / London Symphony Orchestra / Gergiev
Valery Gergiev’s performances and recordings of Mahler’s symphonies with the LSO have garnered international acclaim. They have performed the works in Europe, North America and the Far East and their recordings have received numerous awards. The symphonies were originally released …
Pacini: Alessandro nell’Indie / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Parry
The premiere of Alessandro nell’Indie in Naples in 1824 brought Pacini one of the most anxious evenings of his career. The audience sat on its hands, unwilling to approve or disapprove until it had heard the music a second time. …
Thomas: La Cour de Célimène / Philharmonia Orchestra / Litton
In recent years, there has been increased interest in the works of Ambroise Thomas, particularly in his ambitious setting of Hamlet(1868), which was successfully revived at opera houses including London’s Covent Garden, the New York Met, Barcelona and Paris. Ambroise …
Cassol/Bach: Pitié!
Jazz saxophonist and composer Fabrizio Cassol’s take on Bach’s St. Matthew Passion: for the dance theater piece Pitié, staged by Alain Platel for Les Ballets C de la B. After the success of VSPRS and Monteverdi, Alain Platel and Fabrizio …
Orff: Carmina Burana / London Symphony Orchestra / Hickox
Cast: Christopher Maltman (Performer), Carl Orff (Composer), Richard Hickox (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Laura Claycomb (Performer), Barry Banks (Performer)
Carl Orff
live recording
Carmina Burana 60:37
Cantiones profanae
cantoribus et choris cantandae
comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis
Fortuna Imperatrix …
Mahler: Symphony No. 8 / San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas
Winner of three Grammy’s®! Best Classical Album , Best Choral Performance, Best Engineered Classical Album
“…this promises to be a triumphant capstone to the entire cycle.” -San Francisco Chronicle
“The gratifying wonder of this Mahler Eighth recording is how integrated …
Rake’s Progress / Ono / LePage / Théâtre de la Monnaie
DVD – Set in the United States of the 50’s, Robert Lepage’s production boasts Andrew Kennedy and Laura Claycomb, bringing brilliantly to life Tom Rakewell’s vulnerability and the steadfastness of Anne Trulove. In this production, Kazushi Ono conducts the Symphony …
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / London Symphony Orchestra / C. Davis
2007 – Berlioz’s flamboyant opera Benvenuto Cellini is inspired by the life of the legendary Florentine goldsmith and Renaissance figure. Its first performances in Paris during 1838-39 were disastrous as it proved too great a challenge for the musicians of …
Touching the Sublime – San Francisco Classical Voice
May 27, 2008
…“Soprano Laura Claycomb achieved what relatively few singers can — the absolutely right, exquisitely radiant, soaring tone that grants transcendent comfort. It’s not easy to sit silent as long as she did, and
Pittsburgh Tribune (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
“Soprano Laura Claycomb gives a must-see performance as Giulietta. Vocally and dramatically compelling, Claycomb seizes the opportunities of bel canto style to evoke our deepest sympathies for her character. The beauty and sorrow of her singing in the recitative and …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (The Capulets & the Montagues)
“Claycomb, at her entrance, has the opera’s most familiar extract, the exquisite cavatina, “O quante volte,” musing on how many times she has asked heaven for her Romeo. It’s a haunting melody, and this remarkable soprano shaped the phrases with …
Olivier Py, noir et fidèle – Le Figaro
Anne Trulove (The Rake’s Progress) – Le Figaro (Paris)
“Laura Claycomb (Ann Truelove), in an in-love trance and faithful through trails and tribulations, shows a very beautiful technique in a difficult role.
– Read entire article (in French) at LE …
Tom Rakewell II, le retour – ResMusica
4 march 2008 vy Maxime Kaprielian
…“From a vocal and orchestral point of view, only grandiose…. Laura Claycomb and Toby Spence possess the ideal voices for Ann Trulove and Tom Rakewell: homogenous registers, brilliant high notes, care taken with articulation
Noir comme l’âme du diable – Altamusica
Noir comme l’âme du diable
Black as the soul of the Devil
© Frank Ferville
Laurent Naouri (Nick Shadow)
Palais Garnier, Paris
Le 03/03/2008
Gérard MANNONI
” Laura Claycomb, beautiful, also impassively pure and obstinate in her love like an …
Offenbach: Entre nous / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Parry
“Entre Nous: Celebrating Offenbach” traces the extraordinary career of one of the great personalities of the 19th century: the composer, entrepreneur and satirist Jacques Offenbach. He composed more than 100 stage works, yet only a fraction of Offenbach’s output is …
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Norrington
An authentic live performance of a seldom-heard masterpiece with world-famous Roger Norrington leading a talented young continental cast. Issued in celebration of the 2006 Berlioz Year at the Royal Albert Hall, London. When Liszt became music director at Weimar, one …
Opera News (Fille du régiment HGO)
…“As Claycomb warmed up, her performance improved, and no one could fault the brilliance of her rendition of the regimental song in Act I or the music-lesson scene in Act II, despite the distracting stage business that went on around
Soprano Laura Claycomb returns to the scene of triumph – Houston Chronicle
Return to the scene of triumph
Soprano Laura Claycomb wowed Houston in 2001; she’s back to do it again
CHARLES WARD, Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle | October 21, 2007
Laura Claycomb sings Marie in Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment.Claycomb: Ne Plus Ultra – San Francisco Classical Voice
Laura Claycomb, the soprano with the brightest coloratura around, and with the brightest red hair, also has laser-bright projection, burning-bright intellect, daring, appeal, and indefatigability to the max. That’s a low-key, restrained report from Claycomb’s nothing-short-of-sensational recital Monday at …
Meyerbeer: L’Esule di Granata / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Giuliano Carella
Few operas by a major 19th century composer have experienced comparable neglect. The fifth of six operas Meyerbeer wrote for Italian opera houses during his nearly nine years in Italy (1816 to 1824), L’esule was apparently produced only once following …
Офелия в здравом уме- Vremya.ru
Юлия БЕДЕРОВА
Офелия в здравом уме
Лора Клейкомб закрыла абонемент «Искусство колоратуры»
версия для печати
До американки Лоры Клейкомб, которую называют сенсацией, надеждой и звездой нового активного поколения на мировых оперных сценах, в эффектном филармоническом абонементе «Искусство колоратуры» уже выступили …
Офелия в здравом уме- Vremya.ru
http://www.vremya.ru/2006/53/10/148525.html
/ / 29.03.2006
Roman Goncharov
Ophelia sane
Laura Claycomb closed ticket “Art coloratura”
Prior to American Laura Claycomb, called sensation, hope, and the star of the new generation active in the world of opera scenes in …
Оперная прима Лора Клейкомб взяла в Москве самые высокие ноты – http://www.newizv.ru
March 29, 2006
Angry song of the nightingale
Opera prima Laura Claycomb in Moscow took the highest notes
Olga Romantsova, “Novye Izvestia”
American singer made the whole strastyu.Foto: ITAR-TASS. ALEXANDER SAVERKIN
American Laura Claycomb, who 12 years ago won the …
Колоратура без ограничений – www.kommersant.ru
Концертом Лоры Клейкомб Московская филармония завершает абонемент “Искусство колоратуры”, в рамках которого в Москве выступили Суми Йо, Анна Нетребко и Дебора Войт.Представляет Варвара Турова
Завершать абонемент именно ее концертом весьма логично, ведь от своих выступивших в Москве коллег Лора Клейкомб
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Il primo dolce affanno / Opera Rara
In the seventh volume of its Il Salotto series, we decided to programme Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnets – but they do not appear in the conventional way. Rather, the three sonnets are presented out of sequence, interspersed with music of Liszt’s …
Vocal Teamwork / Opera Rara
Compilation album featuring many different kinds of ensemble, starting with the elaborate formality of the duet from Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero, and concluding with the emotionally charged nonet from Donizetti’s L’assedio di Calais. Between these is a specially chosen selection …
La Partenza / Opera Rara
The consequences of love are explored on this glorious CD. From Il Salotto Volume 6, La Partenza, Bel Canto Salon songs with various artists. Familiar composers featured on this disc include Donizetti, Rossini and Balfe. Regular purchasers of this series …
Mahler Symphony no. 4 / San Francisco Symphony / Tilson Thomas
MAHLER’S FOURTH SYMPHONY with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and Michael Tilson-Thomas
in SACD surround sound, featuring Laura Claycomb in the soprano solo. The latest in the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s Mahler recording project.
The San Francisco Symphony, one of …
OC Register Interview
By PAUL BODINE
Special to the OC Register
March, 2004
Laura Claycomb still owns the little red shirt and hat that memorialize the loss the Bay Area’s tourist trade suffered when her just-launched opera career bagged its first big break.…
Competitions
I have made a list of competitions that I know some information about, or that have web-sites. It’s always important to remember your REASON to do a competition.
Is is the money? (Then find out how much top prize is, …
The Times – Alcina – Colloseum
by Robert Thicknesse
Published at 12:00AM, April 18 2003
Opera
Coliseum
“Laura Claycomb a brilliantly agile, irrepressible Morgana”
It takes one listen to be smitten with Claycomb – Austin American Statesman
BYLINE: Michael Barnes, AMERICAN STATESMAN ARTS WRITER
DATE: February 7, 2003
PUBLICATION: Austin American-Statesman (TX)
SECTION: Lifestyle
Let’s be candid: I’ve lost my head for Laura Claycomb .
The Texas-born soprano, who makes her Austin debut with cellist Nina Kotova …
The Other Soprano on Ariadne’s Rock – Post Newspaper Group
Janos Gereben – Post Newspaper Group
“When you get older,” says Laura Claycomb, “you don’t mind making a fool of yourself. I’m willing to take a risk, and that made a difference.” That difference is between the young soprano’s shaded, …
Handel: Arcadian Duets / Le Concert d’Astrée / Haïm
A sensational new figure on the Baroque music scene in the early 2000s, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm electrified audiences with her passionate interpretations of operatic and choral works. She has never studied conducting formally, and, like many other performers involved with …
Views, Reviews, Previews: ‘Night & Day’ Are You the One? Claycomb – a Diva Is Born – Oakland Post
September 29, 2002 | Gereben, Janos | Copyright
Gereben, Janos
Oakland Post
09-29-2002
When Steven Anthony Jones stormed onto the stage Wednesday night as the
wily, volatile president of Kambawe, shooting a toy gun he brought as a…
Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love / Sinfonia Chorus, Northern Sinfonia / Hickox
A member of the Darwin and Wedgewood families, Vaughan Williams had independent means, which meant he could afford to follow his artistic interests. He loved opera and theater and composed far more incidental music and ballets than people usually give …
Soprano basks in warmth of Houston audiences – Houston Chronicle
CHARLES WARD Staff
FRI 10/26/2001 Houston Chronicle, Section Houston, Page 1, 2 STAR Edition
When soprano Laura Claycomb visits a new opera house, she brings two calling cards.
One is a voice that dazzles audiences with its agility, crystalline tone …
Corriere della Sera – A Spoleto un Cavaliere allegro e impertinent
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2000/luglio/12/Spoleto_Cavaliere_allegro_impertinente_co_0_0007124471.shtml…
Ligeti: Le Grand Macabre / Philharmonia Orchestra / Salonen
Originally composed between 1975 and 1977, Ligeti revised his opera in 1997 for the Salzburg Festival. A big his in its brilliant Peter Sellars staging, protested by the composer to the press only a few days before the premiere after …
Taking abroad career view – Dallas Morning News
| Taking abroad career view Dallas soprano Laura Claycomb finds success mostly in Europe Author: Olin Chism Staff Critic of The Dallas Morning News Publish Date: January 11, 1997 Word Count: 878 Document ID: 0ED3D8E76A8647EC |
| Soprano Laura Claycomb has sung leading |