Lauren McAllister is a lyric mezzo-soprano currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent appearances include Lazuli (l’Ètoile, Sin City Opera), Melanto (Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, Opera Louisiane), and as the mezzo soloist for the Duruflé Requiem with the Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble.
This past year, Lauren covered the roles of Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) and The Maid (The Witches of Venice) at Opera Saratoga and performed the title role of La Perichole with Sin City Opera. She also toured in Norway with Grammy®-winning ensemble Conspirare for the 2016 St. Olav Festival. In December of 2015, Lauren took first place in the Nebraska District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. As a concert artist, she appeared as the mezzo soloist in the Bach B Minor Mass with the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble and with the Cincinnati Chamber Opera in a staged performance of the Pergolesi Stabat Mater.
Lauren received her Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), in the studio of Karen Lykes. While at CCM, Lauren performed as the alto soloist in a staged production of the Back St. John Passion, sand the role of Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), and covered the role of Lazuli (l’Ètoile). Lauren holds a Bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance from the Eastman School of Music, where she studied with Robert McIver. She performed the roles of Aunt Emma (Hin und Zurück) and Rosine (Signor Deluso), and was a finalist in the Jesse Kneisel Lieder Competition (2012).