Lauren McAllister
Lauren McAllister is a lyric mezzo-soprano based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her recent credits
include covering Ännchen with Queen City Opera, working with Catacoustic Consort as
their Vocal Young Artist, joining Conspirare for their 2018-19 season, reuniting with the
Lynx Project for their Autism Advocacy Project, and performing with Cincinnati Soundbox
as an artist-in-residence, where she premiered works for vocal trio in April and for solo
voice, bass, and percussion in May. This season, Lauren returns to Austin to join
Grammy®-winning ensemble Conspirare for their 2019-20 season. In the spring of 2020,
she joins Opera Louisiane to perform the roles of Muse/Nicklausse/Antonia’s Mother in
Les Contes d’Hoffmann. An avid recitalist, Lauren will make her debut with Salon 21 to
perform works by Heggie, Schumann, and Stephen Variames.
Lauren appeared as Lazuli (l'Étoile, 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. She 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 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.
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 Bach St. John
Passion, sang the role of Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), and covered the role of Lazuli
(l'Etoile). 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).
include covering Ännchen with Queen City Opera, working with Catacoustic Consort as
their Vocal Young Artist, joining Conspirare for their 2018-19 season, reuniting with the
Lynx Project for their Autism Advocacy Project, and performing with Cincinnati Soundbox
as an artist-in-residence, where she premiered works for vocal trio in April and for solo
voice, bass, and percussion in May. This season, Lauren returns to Austin to join
Grammy®-winning ensemble Conspirare for their 2019-20 season. In the spring of 2020,
she joins Opera Louisiane to perform the roles of Muse/Nicklausse/Antonia’s Mother in
Les Contes d’Hoffmann. An avid recitalist, Lauren will make her debut with Salon 21 to
perform works by Heggie, Schumann, and Stephen Variames.
Lauren appeared as Lazuli (l'Étoile, 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. She 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 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.
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 Bach St. John
Passion, sang the role of Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), and covered the role of Lazuli
(l'Etoile). 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).