Lauren Segal

The only North American chosen to participate in the inaugural Salzburg Festival Young Artist Project Lauren is an alumna of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio.  The company has featured her as Siébel in FAUST, Aljeja in Janáček’s FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD and as Popova in Walton’s THE BEAR.   Ms. Segal has performed in Calgary Opera’s production of Allan Bell’s TURTLE WAKES as part of their Emerging Artist Program and the role of Sesto in CLEMENZA DI TITO at the Orford Arts Festival. Her appearances have included Sonya in Prokofiev’s WAR & PEACE and Dorabella in COSI FAN TUTTE with the Canadian Opera Company, MESSIAH with the Victoria Symphony, Suzuki in Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY with Manitoba Opera and Opera Hamilton, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and she appeared with the Aldeburgh Connection of Toronto In 2009-2010, she sang  Dorabella in COSI FAN TUTTE for Pacific Opera Victoria, Orlovsky in DIE FLEDERMAUS for Opera Hamilton, Mercedes in CARMEN for the COC, MESSIAH for the Grand Philharmonic Choir and the Bach Elgar Choir and an Opera Gala for the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.