Laurel Irene (M.M.), Los Angeles-based “astounding ... downright superhuman” (LA Times) vocal artist and voice researcher, specializes in bringing new compositional works to life with vocal repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Mozart to the wacky, wild, and extreme sounds of the 21st century. As “major singer ... one who seems as if she can do anything” (LA Times), she draws on her expertise in vocal research to heighten unique timbres, textures, and vocal expressions. In 2019 she performed the role of Countess Almaviva in REDCAT’s 12 hour endurance art piece, Bliss, earning Mark Swed’s acclaim as “one of the most astonishing performances, vocally and interpretively, I have ever encountered”. Other recent features include performances with The LA Phil, AMOC, Long Beach Opera, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra, The Kennedy Center, LACMA, The Industry, Monday Evening Concerts, and The First Congregational Church, L.A.
As an avid voice educator and co-founder of the educational organization, VoiceScienceWorks and the N.E.O. Voice Festival, she gives voice workshops at conferences and collegiate settings across the United States and Europe including the Pan-American Vocology Association, American Choral Directors Association, Acoustical Society of America, Harvard University, York University, College of the Holy Cross, California Institute for the Arts, University of California Los Angeles, and Cornish College of the Arts.
