Noted by Opera News for her "pathos, and rich vibrant tone", American mezzo-soprano Anna Laurenzo enjoys a career in traditional and contemporary operatic repertoire.  This season, Laurenzo's engagements include a return to Brooklyn Art Song Society, and debuts with South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in Handel's Messiah and Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn's Ein Sommernachtstraum.

Performance highlights include her Asian debut as Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda with Musica Viva Hong Kong, Dorabella in Glacier Symphony's Così fan tutte, Mercedes in Carmen with Fort Worth Opera, and debuts with Chicago Opera Theater, American Lyric Theater, and Central City Opera.  She joined the roster of The Metropolitan Opera for Brett Dean's Hamlet, and sang performances of the role of Mrs. Van Buren in the world premiere production of Ricky Ian Gordon and Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel at Lincoln Center Theater (co-production with The Metropolitan Opera/filmed for PBS Great Performances).  Additional standard repertoire roles performed include Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Mercedes (Carmen), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Isabella (L'italiana in Algeri), Olga (Eugene Onegin), Paquette (Candide), and Farnace (Mitridate re di Ponto).  In concert, Laurenzo has been heard with the New England Symphonic Ensemble (MidAmerica Productions at Carnegie Hall), The Carolina Philharmonic, Las Colinas Symphony, and Glacier Symphony.

Laurenzo is dedicated to the performance of contemporary music and has been seen in multiple world premiere operatic productions, including collaborations with acclaimed modern composers, Carlisle Floyd, Ricky Ian Gordon, Libby Larsen, David T. Little, Jeff Myers, and Matthew Peterson.  She has been a part of American new opera projects with producing organizations including American Lyric Theater, Center for Contemporary Opera, Frontiers at Fort Worth Opera, and the American Center for New Works Development.  Beyond the opera house, Laurenzo maintains an active and engaging recital career, including artistic collaborations with the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago, LOFTrecital and Brooklyn Art Song Society.