Biography
Trained as an opera singer, Tara Marlena Laberge is a versatile performer,
excelling at a variety of musical and theatrical disciplines. From Music
Theater to opera and oratorio, Tara has performed across the United States
and Canada, now calling Minneapolis home.
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 a Doctoral Candidate 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.
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