Laura Roling

Laura Roling graduated with degrees in Classics (Greek and Latin) and English from the University of Amsterdam. Early in her professional career, she started writing about opera, music and theatre for various media outlets. She also worked with several theatre and dance companies in the Dutch performing arts scene and has an advisory role at The Performing Arts Fund NL. She was appointed as a dramaturge at Dutch National Opera in 2020. In this capacity, she worked with Steef de Jong on Operetta Land (2022), with Mart van Berckel on Oedipus Rex (2024), with Nanine Linning on Antigone (2024), and with Kenza Koutchoukali on The Four Note Opera (2024).

Last update: 24-02-2025

Laura Roling is the dramaturge for Operetta Land, which will be performed from 5 to 23 October 2025 at Dutch National Opera & Ballet. In the same role, she is also working on Simon Boccanegra, which will be performed from 4 to 28 June 2026.