Soprano Laura Kanoski recently appeared as Gretel in Loveland Opera Theatre’s production of Hänsel and Gretel, and has performed with Colorado Light Opera, The Boulder Philharmonic, Empire Lyric Players, The Boulder Opera Quintet, Opera Colorado, and others.  As a soloist she has sung such works as Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, and Mozart's Missa Brevis.  Equally comfortable on the musical theatre stage, her credits include Laurey in Oklahoma!, Rosemary in How to Succeed in Business, Mrs. Anderssen in Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and Fermina in Man of La Mancha. 

Laura received her MM from the University of Colorado in Boulder where she performed as Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucrezia and Jade Boucher in the academic premiere of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking.  She completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University where she studied with Theresa Brancaccio and vocal coach Richard Boldrey.  While at Northwestern she performed with the educational outreach ensemble Children’s Opera Works. 

Laura recently moved to Brooklyn, where when she's not singing you can usually find her on a yoga mat.