Performance credits
Past performances 2010 — Yesterday
L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Rossini
St Petersburg Opera CompanyZulma
View cast and crewOrphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Offenbach
Madison OperaL'Opinion Publique (Public Opinion)
View cast and crewPelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Debussy
Opera SouthwestGeneviève (Genevieve)
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L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Rossini
St Petersburg Opera CompanyZulma
View cast and crew
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Offenbach
Madison OperaL'Opinion Publique (Public Opinion)
View cast and crew
Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), Debussy
Opera SouthwestGeneviève (Genevieve)
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Biography
Laurel Semerdjian, an American mezzo-soprano of Armenian descent, has recently been hailed as "a dramatic and musical tour de force" (Pittsburgh Tribune) for her portrayal of Asakir in Pittsburgh Opera's production of Mohammed Fairouz's Sumeida's Song. Her voice has been praised for its "guttural low notes" (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) and "appealing weight, intensity and flexibility". In January 2020, Ms. Semerdjian returned to Pittsburgh Opera, singing the role of Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina and in the spring of 2020, Ms. Semerdjian made a company debut with Florentine Opera, singing the title role in Le Tragédie de Carmen, and was slated to return to Resonance Works to debut the role of Maddalena in Rigoletto and Symphony Tacoma for their Mozart Requiem (COVID19). During the 20-21 seaso
