Friday’s concert was billed as ‘Boheme to Phantom: The Music of Puccini and Andrew Lloyd Weber.’ And it was with a pair of fine young guest artists to do the vocal honors, soprano Laura Pedersen and tenor Jon Christos, both making their Pops debut. Both singers entertained beautifully… Pedersen showed herself quite the ingenue in […]
It was a dual homecoming of sorts Saturday night at the Orpheum Theatre. On stage was Laura Pedersen, back to her native Sioux City, singing the soprano solos. At the podium was Xian Zhang.… Pedersen showed her home town just how far she’s come since her North High days. Blessed with a lyrical voice displaying […]
…soprano Laura Pedersen, whose main job in her Blossom debut was to sing “Ah, fors’e lui” and “Sempre Libera” from Verdi’s “La Traviata”… she dispatched Saturday with plenty of personality and vocal ease…A very welcome Blossom introduction to a lively, charming singer.”Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain Dealer… Laura Pedersen, an effervescent personality who sang with bright […]
The strongest aspects of the performance came from a few individuals in the cast, beginning with Laura Pedersen, who was making her Cleveland Opera debut as Donna Elvira. Pedersen made a strong case for this woman as an intelligent but emotionally mixed character, offering an attractive soprano voice along with a complex and moving characterization. […]
Pedersen gave a dramatic interpretation blended with passion, humanity, intelligence, and depth.Whitney Smith, Indianapolis Star …Pedersen was ideally suited for the title role, looking almost young enough to pass for a teenager… Her clear soprano voice conveyed passion with conviction.Bill Liston, NPR, Indiana Public Radio Pedersen’s Juliette was secure and often fearless, notably in the […]
Musetta was well sung by Laura Pedersen, whose looks fit the Musetta profile to a T. Her voice was brilliant enough for the Cafe Momus scene, yet just weighty enough to bring her prayer to life. She seemed clearly in love with Michael Todd Simpson, a lyric baritone whose vibrant voice matched his virile good […]
Pedersen’s ease vocally and assured stage presence theatrically is a refreshing counterpart to all the sorrows and sufferings.Weser KurierLaura Pedersen as Amor-vocally an excellent casting choice.Nordwest-ZeitungLaura Pedersen, an ever-present Amor who facilitates plot progression, was also very convincing with her bright, clear voice.Orpheus Laura Pedersen as an androgynous figure in a suit coat and with […]
Laura Pedersen’s childlike innocent portrayal of Maria rendered the horrendous events that followed all the more shocking. Her vocal performance was outstanding.Nordsee-ZeittungEspecially the female artists were convincing both dramatically and vocally, Laura Pedersen as an angelic Maria with her naive, pure soprano…Journal am Morgan, Radio BremenEqually convincing and well-cast as Maria was Laura Pedersen, who […]