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German-British mezzo-soprano Laura Hemingway is a versatile young singer distiguished by her musical expressivity and compelling stage presence. She received her training at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, studying with Andreas Schmidt and later with Christiane Iven. During this time, she was supported by a scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. Since October 2025, she has been continuing her studies on the Master's programme in Opera at the Universität der Künste Berlin with Caitlin Hulcup.
She has already established herself as a young artist with a compelling stage presence and a growing repertoire. In the 2025/26 season, she made her acclaimed debut as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel at Munich's Cuvilliéstheater in a production by the Kammeroper München under Aris Alexander Blettenberg. She also appeared there as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro.
Further engagements have taken her to the Prinzregententheater München (Bayerische Theaterakademie), where she performed the role of Aglatida in Zanaida with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under Oscar Jockel.
In 2024, she appeared at the Stadttheater Ingolstadt in The Fairy Queen with the Kammerphilharmonie Ingolstadt conducted by Ariel Zuckermann. In October of the same year, she performed the title role in Dido and Aeneas in a production of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München under the musical direction of Kristin von der Goltz.
Alongside her operatic work, Laura Hemingway is also an accomplished concert singer. Her past engagements include oratorios and cantatas by J. S. Bach, masses by W. A. Mozart, Maurice Duruflé and Anton Bruckner, as well as works by contemporary composers such as Luciano Berio. She is also deeply committed to the art song repertoire, maintaining a broad and varied programme including works by Robert and Clara Schumann, Hugo Wolf, Johannes Brahms among others.
Last updated: April 2026
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