Laurie Rubin is an American classical mezzo-soprano who has performed as a recitalist, as a concert singer and in opera. She was trained at Oberlin College and the Yale School of Music.Her orchestral repertoire includes Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Berlioz's Les nuits d'été, Handel's Messiah, Joseph Haydn's Harmoniemesse and Mozart's Great Mass in C minor. Her most notable theatrical roles are Penelope in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Angelina in Rossini's La Cenerentola, Elle in Poulenc's La voix humaine and Mrs Noye in Britten's Noye's Fludde. Among the colleagues with whom she has worked are Graham Johnson, Frederica von Stade, John Williams, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Rochester Chamber Orchestra and the Yale Symphony Orchestra; venues at which she has appeared include Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Ravinia Festival, the 92nd Street Y, the Wigmore Hall and the White House. Her first CD, an art song recording in which she is accompanied by David Wilkinson, was released in 1998.

Rubin's autobiography, Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl without Sight, was published by Seven Stories Press in 2012. She is also a motivational speaker, and designs and manufactures jewellery.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Personal life

Rubin's partner is the composer, clarinetist and pianist Jennifer Rubin-Taira. They reside in Honolulu, where they jointly founded the Ohana Arts Performing Arts Festival and School.^[7][8]

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