Laura ANDREINI in Recital
with pianist Blake Hansen

In Program: Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Tosti, Donizetti.

Join us for a selection of the favorites presented by a leading Florentine soprano, Laura ANDREINI.

Laura Andreini is an accomplished soprano with over fifteen years of experience performing in prominent national and international opera productions and concert series.She began her musical education as a pianist in Arezzo before shifting her focus to vocal performance. She attended the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and graduated with highest honors from the Istituto di Alta Formazione Musicale R. Franci in Siena in 2010. She further honed her skills through prestigious programs, including the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Formation, the Opera Studio Verista in Livorno, and under the guidance of renowned masters like Luciana Serra and Celso Albelo. An internationally active artist, Andreini has performed across major Italian venues such as the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Teatro Goldoni, and Milan’s Auditorium della Sinfonica. Her global career spans numerous countries across Europe, the Americas, and Africa, including notable appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York, as well as performances in Russia, Germany, France, Austria, and Switzerland. She frequently collaborates with leading ensembles, including the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chamber Orchestra.

A much sought after accompanist and chamber musician, Blake Hansen holds the position of rehearsal and performance accompanist for the Connecticut Lyric Opera, Hartford Opera Theater, Hartt School Choirs, Madison Lyric Stage, and the Greve Opera Academy in Italy. He also accompanies several choirs in Connecticut, including the choirs of The Hartt School, CONCORA, and the Griswold Community Chorus. As a chamber musician, he currently collaborates with pianist and mezzo-soprano Rebecca Batista de Almeida and violin virtuoso Adrian Sylveen. Hansen has performed in notable venues such as Steinway Hall in New York City, Teatro Municipal de Niteroi, Brazil, and the Illsley Ball Nordstram Hall in Seattle, Washington. Blake Hansen graduated from The Hartt School, University of Hartford, in 2013 with a Master of Music in piano performance under the tutelage of Luiz de Moura Castro. He now performs frequently as an accompanist and soloist in the U.S., South America, and Europe. Although primarily a pianist, he also pursued studies in violin, double majoring on both instruments during his undergraduate studies at Principia College.