She has performed leading roles with Prather Family of Theaters, Great American History Theatre, Actors Theater of Minnesota, the Victoria Conservatory Opera Studio, Opera NUOVA, and in two National Touring productions with Troupe America. She has also performed as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Calgary Festival Chorus, and GJ Concert Productions among others….

Her training includes a Diploma in Vocal Performance from the Mount Royal College Conservatory in Calgary, AB, a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Victoria in Victoria, BC, a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota and a certificate from the Wiener Meisterkurse für Musik in Vienna, Austria. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance at the University of Minnesota.

Ms. Laberge is a multi-time scholarship and medal winner at the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, and the 2002 recipient of the prestigious Calgary Kiwanis Festival Rose Bowl for Most Outstanding Performer. Tara is also the recipient of the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Rose Bowl and has competed as a singer at the provincial level both in British Columbia and Alberta, representing Alberta at the Canadian National Music Festival in 2002.