American lyric soprano, Lauren Carroll, is quickly proving herself to be an exciting talent to watch and garnering major industry attention. Ms. Carroll is currently  Cafritz Young Artist of the Washington National Opera. During the 25/26 season, she debuted at The Kennedy Center and made a number of role debuts, including Abigail Williams in Robert Ward's The Crucible, Mimì in Puccini's La bohème, and the High Priestess in Verdi's Aida. 

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Ms. Carroll had an extremely successful second summer at the Aspen Music Festival where she performed the role of Fiordiligi in Renée Fleming's directorial debut of  Così fan tutte.  

 

Ms. Carroll was named a National Semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in the 2025 Season. 

In January 2025, Carroll was awarded Third Prize in the Houston Grand Opera's Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.

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During the 24/25 season, Ms. Carroll was a Laufer Young Artist with Palm Beach Opera. She made her PBO debut at the Kravis Center in the role of Barbarina, in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. She also covered the iconic prima donna roles of Juliette in Roméo et Juliette by Gounod, and Violetta in Verdi’s La traviata. 

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