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Laura Twelves
A recent graduate of San José State University and a
native Californian, Laura Twelves began performing
with the Opera San José chorus during the 2003-2004
season. Laura was invited back for the 2004-2005
season which debuted in Opera San José's new home,
the newly renovated California Theatre, with Le
Nozze di Figaro.. Ms. Twelves performed in the
Bridesmaid Duet, her first solo appearance with
Opera San José. In the fall of 2005, Laura took the
stage in her professional operatic debut as Abigail
Williams in Opera San Jose’s premiere production of
Robert Ward’s The Crucible. Her performance garnered
critical acclaim for her performance…”In the
tradition of the irresistible “bad girls” of
mainline European opera-Thais, Manon, Salome-we had
a marvelous young spinto soprano doing the devious
seductress Abigail, Laura Twelves.”-artssf.com
Despite her “bad girl” tendencies, Laura enjoys
invoking her instinctive comedic and playful
personas in the lighter side of the opera world.
With a flair for comic timing and a love for
laughter, Laura enjoys performing with Lyric Theatre
of San Jose, formerly the Gilbert & Sullivan
Society. Her favorite roles with this company have
been Yum Yum in The Mikado, one of Gilbert &
Sullivan's most popular pieces as well as the
production of Oscar Straus' The Chocolate Soldier in
which she played the lead role of Raina Petkoff, an
idealistic young woman who possesses a high-minded
and intellectual approach to love. Most recently,
Laura explored her masculine side for the portrayal
of Prince Orlovsky, a young Russian whose love for
mischief rivals his passion for the young ladies of
society, in Richard Strauss’ Die Fledermaus.
In addition to performing in the realm of opera,
Laura enjoys singing in concerts across the Bay
Area. She will be playing the role of Elletra in
Mozart’s Idomeneo, in a concert production with
California Chamber Opera in January 2007. Laura has
also performed as a soloist with numerous choral
groups including the award-winning San Jose State
Choraliers, performing such works as Mozart’s
Requiem, Schubert’s Mass in G, Vivaldi’s Magnificat,
and Charpentier’s Te Deum.
When not performing, Laura enjoys teaching in her
private vocal studio at her home in downtown San
Jose. Ms. Twelves is also a music editor for the
Packard Humanities Institute where she and fellow
editors are re-scoring Mozart's complete works in
honor of the composer's 250th birthday. Ms. Twelves
enjoys performing for weddings, parties, private and
business events all over the Bay Area, and can be
contacted for hire through this website.
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