Mezzo-Soprano

Praised for her “darkly rich voice” (Boston Classical Review) and “ample vocal gift”, Krista Laskowski has quickly become recognized for her beautiful voice and impressive musical versatility in a wide range of repertoire from Baroque to 21st century classical music, musical theatre, oratorio and song.

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Ms. Laskowski's upcoming engagements include her role debut as Madame de Croissy in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites with Hillman Opera, and the alto soloist in Handel's Messiah with The Sarasota Choral Society. During the 2025-26 season, she made her Carnegie Hall debut as the alto soloist in Mozart's Requiem with MidAmerica Productions; her role debuts as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana with Opera Magnifico and The Mother in Menotti's The Consul with Hillman Opera; and performed as a featured artist in Victor Pops' Holiday Concert. Ms. Laskowski also has recently performed as the alto soloist in Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in Canandaigua, NY; alto soloist in Duruflé's Requiem in Siesta Key, Florida with Jeremy Filsell at the organ, and with Choral Artists of Sarasota as the featured soloist in the Florida première of Florence Price's Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, the alto soloist in Mozart's Requiem, and in a Gilbert & Sullivan revue.

 

Ms. Laskowski debuted at Indianapolis Opera as Flora Bervoix in Verdi's La Traviata, and her portrayal of the Marquise de Merteuil in the Boston première of Conrad Susa’s The Dangerous Liaisons was noted “flamboyantly evil in a way that’s so very fun to watch” (New England Theatre Geek). She has also performed with Opera Tampa, Indianapolis Opera, Gulfshore Opera, Odyssey Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative, MassOpera, and New Voices Opera in repertoire including Meg March in Mark Adamo's Little Women, Amastre in Handel's Serse, Florence Pike in Britten's Albert Herring, Siebel in Gounod's Faust, and Franca Nacarelli in Adam Guettel's The Light in the Piazza.​

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On the concert stage, Ms. Laskowski has performed the works of Bach, Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns, Pergolesi, Handel, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Duruflé, Strozzi, Bleckner, Price and Argento.

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A native of Canandaigua, New York, Ms. Laskowski earned her Bachelor and Master of Music in Vocal Performance degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.