Italian-American soprano Lauren Libaw has been praised for her sparkling, “bright-toned” voice (New York Times) as well as her “warmth of tone and intensity of expression” (The New Yorker). Lauren made her debut at the Palais de Beaux Arts and has since sung at the Opéra Royal de Versailles, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room. Upcoming engagements include Esther (Esther) with Les Anges, Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro) with Opéra Atelier, baroque concerts at Handel House, London and Atelier von Nagel, Paris and recital debuts in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Recent engagements include Cendrillon (Cendrillon) for the Tel Aviv-Yafo Opera Festival, Nannetta (Falstaff) for the Fondation Royaumont, Norina (Don Pasquale) for the Rye Arts Festival, Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi) for Norwegian National Opera’s Stage 2, Queen of Sheba (Solomon) for the Crosseny Festival, Messiah for the Paris Choral Society and song recitals in Aix-en-Provence, Brussels, Florence, London, Los Angeles, New York and Paris. Lauren is a graduate of Yale University, where she sang leading roles and won the concerto and recital competitions, three academic prizes and the Sudler Prize for the Arts. She received her Masters degree from the Royal College of Music, London, and was a member of the young artist programs of the Aldeburgh Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Fondation Royaumont and Opéra Fuoco. Lauren makes her home in Paris.