Laura Elena is a Cuban-American soprano hailing from Miami, Florida.  With a full-lyric voice,  she has won various awards and has had the opportunity to perform some of the most dynamic roles in the operatic canon. Her voice has been described as a "sizeable soprano with a richly colored middle register" (South Florida Classical Review.) Recent awards include the Encouragement Award at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (2023/2021) and First Place Winner of the St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition (2023.) Some of her most recent roles include La Contessa in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro (Miami Beach Classical Music Festival,) Magda Sorel in Menotti's The Consul under the direction of Patricia Racette (San Francisco Conservatory of Music,) Micaëla in Bizet’s Carmen (Miami Beach Classical Music Festival,) La Bergère and La chouette in Ravel’s L’enfant et les Sortilèges (Stetson University,) Erste Dame in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (Stetson University,) Suor Genovieffa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica (New York Lyric Opera Theatre,) Geraldine in Barber’s A Hand of Bridge (Stetson University,) and the opportunity to cover the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica (Opera Lucca.)