Biography
Hungarian soprano Laura Topolánszky returns to the Hungarian State Opera in 2024/25 as Elettra, Cherubino (role debut), Arsena in J. Strauss' Der Zigeunerbaron, 2. Blumenmädchen in Parsifal, and Madam Angiolieri in J. Vajda's Mario and the Magician. The young soprano made an acclaimed debut in the 23/24 season as Zdenka in a new production of R. Strauss' Arabella, Kitchen Boy in Rusalka, and Fyodor in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Elettra in Idomeneo, and Hunyadi Mátyás in F. Erkel's Hunyadi László.
Since debuting at the Hungarian State Opera in 2022, the 29 year-old soprano has also been heard as Papagena and Contessa Ciprano at the theater.
Laura completed her studies at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 2021, and worked with Prof. Andrea Meláth and Ildiko Komlósi. She has also appeared as Mélisande, Julia Silberklang (Der Schauspieldirektor) and in the title role of Handel's Rinaldo at the Eiffel Mühelyház in Budapest, as well as Susanna, Zerlina, Nonne in Hindemith's Sancta Susanna, and in many concerts and recitals.
Repertoire
Opera/Operetta
Composer, Work
Composer
Opera/Operetta
Part
C. Debussy, Pélleas et Mélisande
C. Debussy
Pélleas et Mélisande
Mélisande
A. Dvorak, Rusalka
A. Dvorak
Rusalka
Küchenjunge
F. Erkel, Hunyadi László
F. Erkel
Hunyadi László
Hunyadi Mátyás
G. F. Handel, Rinaldo
G. F. Handel
Rinaldo
Rinaldo
W.A. Mozart, Idomeneo
W.A. Mozart
Idomeneo
Elettra
P. Hindemith, Sancta Susanna
P. Hindemith
Sancta Susanna
Nonne
W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
W.A. Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro
Cherubino (2025)*
W.A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro
W.A. Mozart
Le nozze di Figaro
Susanna
W.A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W.A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Pamina*
W.A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W.A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Papagena
W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni
W.A. Mozart
Don Giovanni
Donna Elvira*
W.A. Mozart, Don Giovanni
W.A. Mozart
Don Giovanni
Zerlina
W.A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W.A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Erste Dame
M. Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov
M. Mussorgsky
Boris Godunov
Fyodor
J. Strauss, Zigeunerbaron
J. Strauss
Zigeunerbaron
Arsena (2025)*
R. Strauss, Arabella
R. Strauss
Arabella
Zdenka
G. Verdi, Rigoletto
G. Verdi
Rigoletto
Contessa Ceprano
G. Verdi, Rigoletto
G. Verdi
Rigoletto
Gilda
G. Verdi, La Traviata
G. Verdi
La Traviata
Violetta*
*not yet performed on stage
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