Chelsea Laggan · mezzo-soprano

AVA Third-year Resident Artist

Hometown

Holland, Pennsylvania

Education

B.S. in Vocal Performance; Hofstra University

Competitions

2017 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Encouragement Award

Roles at AVA

Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro; Stéphano, Roméo et Juliette; Jezibaba, Rusalka; La Zia Principessa/Badessa, Suor Angelica

Previous and Recent Roles

Third Lady, The Magic Flute, Opera North; Flora, La traviata, Capitol Opera Harrisburg; Alisa, Lucia di Lammermoor, New York Opera Exchange; Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, New York Opera Exchange; Dido, Dido and Aeneas, Hofstra Opera Theater; Bradamante, Alcina, Hofstra Opera Theater.

Roles at AVA

• A Celebration of American Composers
• Giargiari Bel Canto Competition
• Russian Romances
• Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) · Marcellina
• Così fan tutte · Supers
• Winter Recital
• Rusalka · Jezibaba
• Russian Romances
• Suor Angelica and Le Villi · La Badessa/La Zia Principessa, Ensemble
• New Artists Recital