American born, Amsterdam based soprano Laura Bohn is celebrated for her visceral interpretations of operatic heroines and internationally recognized as a creative force in innovative and interdisciplinary opera.

 

        "Her lush soprano slithered through the space, always immediate and present . . . (her) scenes were particular shows of vocal and dramatic prowess.” -Bachtrack.com

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Recent highlights for the soprano include the title role of the Duchess in Adés’ Powder her Face with the Nederlandse Reisopera, her Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw solo debut singing music of Weill and Bernstein and her Dutch National Opera Boekmannzaal debut performaing Lullaby;  a one-woman opera written for her by renowned composer Kamala Sankaram. In '25-'26 she recorded John Adams arias with Ralph van Raat for release on Naxos Records, and performed Poulenc’s operatic tour-de-force La voix humaine with the Symphony of the Redwoods, the Seattle Chamber Orchestra and the Ferrero Foundation in Italy.  Laura performed Lullaby at the Santiago a Mil Int’l Festival in Chile, sang the Berio Folk Songs in Amsterdam and was received with critical acclaim as the Governess in Britten’s Turn of the Screw with West Edge Opera.  

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Laura was trained as a physical actor and in the art of devised theater. She frequently collaborates in the creative process at the intersection of dramaturgy and the development of staging in her projects.

 

Laura has been featured in performances with the LA Philharmonic, The Industry (LA), The Mostly Mozart Orchestra (NY),  Nederlandse Reisopera, Het Residentie Orkest (Netherlands), I Solisti del Vento (Belgium), Operadagen Rotterdam, Syracuse Opera (NY), West Edge Opera (CA), Festival Opera (CA), The Center for Contemporary Opera (NY),  Dallas Opera, The Millennium Jazz Orchestra (NL), the Grand Harmonie Orchestra (MA) and Silbersee Opera (NL).