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Laura begins her musical training with the study of the piano at the age of 8. She obtained the singing diploma in 2013 and the second level degree with honors and honorable mention at the "Luigi Cherubini" music conservatory in Florence in 2015, under the guidance of soprano Donatella Debolini.

She is the winner of numerous international opera competitions including: second prize at the 15th Spiros Argiris International Competition in Sarzana, first prize and Bellini's prize at the IV th Marcello Giordani International Competition ed. Europe, first prize at the International Competition of Canto Opera de Tenerife, third prize at the Riccardo Zandonai International Competition and first prize and Toulon prize at the 15th Ottavio Ziino Competition in Roma.

In the course of her studies, Laura attended masterclasses with Enzo Dara, Katia Ricciarelli, Daniela Dessì, Eva Marton and Rockwell Blake and she has collaborated with conductors such as: Fabio Luisi, Pinchas Steinberg, George Petrou, Alessandro D'Agostini, Min Chung, Gustav Kuhn, Frédéric Chaslin, Jurai Valčuha, Diego Fasolis, John Axelrod, Francesco Ivan Ciampa and directors such as Damiano Michieletto, Roberto Andò, David McVicar, Alberto Triola, Gianni Quaranta, Calixto Bieito, Gean-Louis Grinda, Chiara Muti, Arnaud Bernard.

Laura made her debut in 2015 with the role of Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Goldoni theater in Livorno and in the theaters of the Tuscan circuit with the Opera Studio LTL project, a role she will sing at the Opera di Firenze, Glyndebourne, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Savonlinna Opera Festival. Among her roles interpreted at the Opera di Firenze: Lady Pamela in Auber's "Fra Diavolo", Siebel in Gounod's Faust, Angelina in La Cenerentola. In the theaters of OperaLombardia (AsLiCo) she did the role of Lucilla in La Scala di Seta by Rossini and in 2016 she was Rinaldo by Händel at the Ópera de Tenerife. Laura sang the role of Dejanira in Martinú's Mirandolina and Mercedés in Carmen at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She was Isabella of L'Italiana in Algeri at the Operá de Toulon and at the Verdi Theater in Trieste. In 2018 she attended the "Alberto Zedda" Rossiniana Academy in Pesaro where she sang the Marchesa Melibea role in Il viaggio a Reims.

Laura sang the role of Nicklausse in Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro San Carlo in Napoli, Lucilla in La scala di seta - Royal Opera House Muscat, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly - Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Isoletta in La Straniera - Opera di Firenze, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Savonlinna Opera Festival, Der Kaiser
von Atlantis - Opera de Tenerife. Between 2020 and 2022 she sang Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia - La Fenice di Venezia Il Turco in Italia - Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Madama Butterfly - Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and at Festival Pucciniano di Torre del Lago in July 2022, Il Turco in Italia at Bayerische Staatsoper, La Cenerentola - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova in November - Carmen in Gimcheon Theatre.

In January 2023 she sang in Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari and will sing in I Capuleti e i Montecchi in February at Teatro Verdi in Trieste, in March L'Italiana in Algeri at Teatro Goldoni di Livorno and the same role at Astana Opera Theatre in June. In September she will sing in "I Puritani" at Teatro Bellini di Catania, Principessa d'Eboli - Teatri di OperaLombardia in November/December, in January 2024 Anna Bolena and in June La Cenerentola at Teatro Verdi in Trieste.  In february Laura will sing in La Lupa and Il berretto a sonagli (world premiere) by Marco Tutino in Teatro Bellini di Catania.

Laura Verrecchia