Nominated for a Grammy® Award as a soloist in 2016, mezzo soprano Laura Mercado-Wright has been lauded by The New York Times as “superb”, “dramatically astute” and “stunningly agile”. She performs and records regularly with Conspirare, and has appeared with other acclaimed ensembles including Seraphic Fire, The Crossing, Ensemble Signal, and the MET Chamber Orchestra in her Carnegie Hall solo debut. Ms. Mercado-Wright has been a featured soloist with the symphony orchestras of Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth and Austin, TX, as well as the New York Philharmonic. In addition to performing, Laura is owner and executive director of the Tinsel Singers, a professional company of vocal jazz carolers based in Austin, TX.