Laura Loge
Soprano Laura Loge has been hailed for her “luminous stage presence” and “characterful and versatile voice.” Opera roles include Violeta, Micaëla, Ännchen, and many more. She has performed as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem; Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Incidental Music to Egmont; Neilsen’s Symphony No. 3; Fauré’s Requiem; Grieg’s Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, Foran sydens kloster, and Peer Gynt; David Monrad Johansen’s Syv Sanger; Schumann’s Mass and Requiem; Handel’s Messiah; and Verdi’s Requiem.
She regularly performs concerts of Nordic art song, which she has performed across the United States and in Norway, including in Edvard Grieg’s villa. She has released two CDs, Breaking the Languages Barrier, and Songs & Piano Music of Edvard Grieg, Op. 33 & 66. Her third album, Der skreg en fugl, featuring world-premiere recordings of songs by Norwegian women, will be released on the Chandos label. For the 2025 bicentennial celebration of the first wave of Norwegian immigration to America, Laura collaborated with Steven Luksan, presenting Musical Migration, a concert of songs and piano works by Norwegian-American immigrants, with tours in the US and Norway. She frequently gives presentations, workshops, and masterclasses focusing on Nordic art song and chamber music.
Laura is the Artistic Director of the Nordic Chamber Music Series, Music Series Coordinator at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, and the President and Founder of the NW Edvard Grieg Society.
Artist Support Program 2026 (with Steven Luksan): Musical Migration: 200 years of Norwegian-American immigration in music
