With “an ear for the new and interesting” (The New York Times), Laura Kaminsky frequently addresses social and political issues in her work with a distinct musical language that is “full of fire as well as ice, contrasting dissonance and violence with tonal beauty and meditative reflection.” (American Record Guide). Her first opera, As One (co-librettists Mark Campbell and Kimberly Reed) is the most produced contemporary opera since its 2014 premiere, with 60+ productions internationally. Other operas: Some Light Emerges and Today It Rains (Campbell & Reed); Hometown to the World (Kimberly Reed); Finding Wright (Andrea Fellows Fineberg); February (co-written with Lisa Moore); Lucidity (David Cote); Upcoming: The Post Office: a chamber opera in poems (Elaine Sexton; Queen City Opera); Time To Act (Crystal Manich; dramaturgy: Amy Hutchison; Pittsburgh, Montana, Santa Barbara Operas and Boston Conservatory); Force of Nature (Fellows Fineberg; Utah Opera); Arboreal (Fry Street Quartet); Vanishing Point (Carpe Diem String Quartet); Threnody…October 2024 (pianist Mackenzie Melemed). Awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (Zloty Krzyż Zasługi RP) by the President of Poland for exemplary public service/humanitarian work, Kaminsky has been recognized by the NEA, Koussevitzky Music Foundation at the Library of Congress, Opera America, Chamber Music America, and USArtists International, among others. On the faculty at SUNY Purchase and Boston Conservatory/Berklee, Kaminsky is a mentor for Seattle Opera’s Creation Lab. (Dec 2025)