Laura Verrecchia begins her musical training by studying the piano at the age of 8. She obtained the singing diploma in 2013 and the second-level degree with honours and honourable mention at the “Luigi Cherubini” music conservatory in Florence in 2015, under the guidance of soprano Donatella Debolini.
She is the winner of numerous international opera competitions, including second prize at the 15th Spiros Argiris International Competition in Sarzana, first prize and Bellini’s prize at the IVth Marcello Giordani International Competition ed. Europe, first prize at the International Competition of Canto Opera de Tenerife, third prize at the Riccardo Zandonai International Competition and first prize and Toulon prize at the 15th Ottavio Ziino Competition in Roma.
Laura attended masterclasses with Enzo Dara, Katia Ricciarelli, Daniela Dessì, Eva Marton and Rockwell Blake. She has collaborated with conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Pinchas Steinberg, George Petrou, Alessandro D’Agostini, Min Chung, Gustav Kuhn, Frédéric Chasin, Jurai Valčuha, Diego Fasolis, John Axelrod and directors such as Damiano Michieletto, Roberto Andò, David McVicar, Alberto Triola, Gianni Quaranta, Calixto Bieito, Gean-Louis Grinda.
Laura made her debut in 2015 with the role of Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Goldoni theatre in Livorno and in the theatres of the Tuscan circuit with the Opera Studio LTL project, a role she will sing at the Opera di Firenze, Glyndebourne, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Savonlinna Opera Festival. Among her roles interpreted at the Opera di Firenze: are Lady Pamela in Auber’s “Fra Diavolo”, Siebel in Gounod’s Faust, and Angelina in La Cenerentola. In the theatres of Opera Lombardia (AsLiCo), she played Lucilla in La Scala di Seta by Rossini, and in 2016, she was Rinaldo by Händel at the Ópera de Tenerife.
Laura sang the role of Dejanira in Martinú’s Mirandolina and Mercedés in Carmen at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. She was Isabella of L’Italiana in Algeri at the Operá de Toulon and the Verdi Theater in Trieste. She attended the “Alberto Zedda” Rossiniana Academy in Pesaro, where she sang the Marchesa Melibea role in Il viaggio a Reims. Laura sang the role of Nicklausse in Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Lucilla in La scala di seta - Royal Opera House Muscat, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly -Teatro Verdi Trieste, Isoletta in La Straniera - Opera di Firenze.
Recent engagements include Il Barbiere di Siviglia - Savonlinna Opera Festival, Der Kaiser von Atlantis - Opera de Tenerife, Il Barbiere di Siviglia - La Fenice di Venezia, Il Turco in Italia - Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Madama Butterfly - Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and la Cenerentola - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova.