Layla Claire


Layla Claire is a Canadian soprano opera singer. She was born in Penticton, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Lindemann Young Artist at the Metropolitan Opera, where she made her debut as Tebaldo in Don Carlos in 2010. She studied at Université de Montréal and graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2009.
She was awarded the Prix des Amis d'Aix-en-Provence for best Mozart performance for her 2012 European debut as Sandrina and has since made acclaimed debuts at the Salzburg Festival as Donna Elvira, Opernhaus Zürich as the Governess, Washington National Opera as Blanche de la Force, Glyndebourne Festival Opera as Donna Anna, Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe as Tusnelda, and returned to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera as Anne Truelove. Ms. Claire has worked with major conductors including Tilson-Thomas, Nézet-Séguin, Haitink, Langrée and Hrůša in works by Mahler, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart and Dvořák.

Operatic Repertoire

Layla Claire's repertoire includes: