“Houston Grand Opera has appointed Laura Canning to run its young-artist training program, Houston Grand Opera Studio, effective Aug. 1. She follows General Director and CEO Anthony Freud from the Welsh National Opera, where she has been artistic administrator for the last ten years.” [via musicalamerica.com] 

And who the fuck, you may ask, is Laura Canning?  Well, a quick Google search turned up this tidbit illustrating her prowess as a vocal mentor:

Laura Canning, artistic administrator for the Welsh National Opera, agrees that Paul [Potts] is right to be resting his voice.

“I am really pleased to see that he is taking this whole thing seriously and looking after himself,” she said.

“Paul has got very strong vocal cords, which is why it is so important to look after them.”

. . . . And she is delighted about his meteoric rise to fame.

“No matter what people think about shows like Britain’s Got Talent, it is fantastic that opera is being brought to a whole new audience and the fact he is from Wales makes it even better,” said Laura.

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