‘Journeys Meet’: a new choral song cycle
Laura and composer Lillie Harris have been commissioned to write a unique song cycle for children’s voices.
‘Belongings’ goes to Paris
Orchestre de Paris will present Laura and Lewis Murphy’s opera, ‘Belongings’, in a new production performed in French.
‘Silla’ cast announced
The cast for Laura’s production of Handel’s ‘Silla’ has been announced.
INTERSTELLA at Britten Pears
Laura joins an exciting all female/non-binary team for a residency at Britten Pears to begin development on opera project INTERSTELLA.
Arts Council funding success
Laura has received funding from the Arts Council as part of their Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) scheme.
A double bill for Scottish Opera
Laura will direct a semi-staging of Rachmaninov’s ‘The Miserly Knight’ and Stravinsky’s ‘Mavra’ in Spring 2022.
A new piece for English Touring Opera
Laura has co-written and will direct ‘Paper and Tin’, a new children’s opera, for English Touring Opera’s Spring 2022 season.
‘Not About Now’ anthology
Anthology ‘Not About Now’ includes two of Laura’s poems.
‘Silla’ to headline Leeds Opera Festival 2022
Laura will direct Handel’s ‘Silla’ for Leeds Opera Festival 2022.
‘Let’s Talk About The Arts’ interview feature
Laura features as a guest in the ‘Women In Opera’ collection from the ‘Let’s Talk About The Arts’ podcast.
‘Cendrillon’ in BIF Digital season
Laura’s production of ‘Cendrillon’ for Buxton International Festival is available to watch online until the 31st October.
An interview with AA Opera Pod
Laura is the latest guest on AA Opera Podcast.
Glowing reviews for ‘Cendrillon’
Glowing reviews have come in across the board for Laura’s production of ‘Cendrillon’ for Buxton International Festival.
Multi-Story Orchestra to premiere oratorio ‘Our Future In Your Hands’
This September the Multi-Story Orchestra will premiere ‘Our Future In Your Hands’, an oratorio by Laura and composer Kate Whitley inspired by the seismic global youth movement against climate change.
Genesis Foundation project grants
Two projects in which Laura is involved have been awarded funding by the Genesis Foundation as part of the £1m Kickstart Fund for creative freelancers.
‘Cendrillon’ at Buxton International Festival
Laura will direct ‘Cendrillon’, Pauline Viardot’s elegant chamber opera in three acts, for Buxton International Festival this summer.