About

Winner of the 'Premio de Música María Orán' (Tenerife, April 2019), mezzo- soprano Lara-Clare Bourdeaux is currently based in the Canary Islands where she performs regularly as a recitalist, in competitions, concerts and masterclasses, and on the opera stage. She sings as a chorus member in the Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, recent highlights being Bizet's Carmen, Verdi's Don Carlos and Puccini's Turandot in the Teatro Pérez Galdós. Recent solo work has included the role of 'Un pastore' in Tosca (52^nd season, Ópera de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), a recital at the Real Casino Tenerife and another as part of the “Caprichos Musicales” festival in Garachico, Tenerife, and the Vivaldi Gloria and Mozart Laudate Dominum solos with Adoramus ensemble in Lyndhurst, UK. Lara was also recently awarded Audience Prize and Second Prize in The Concurso Internacional de Música Lírica Villa de Teror, Gran Canaria.

Lara trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, completing her postgraduate studies in 2015. Her passion for music first developed during her time as a chorister in the Exeter Cathedral Girls' choir from the age of 8. She went on to gain music scholarships at school and subsequently at the University of Manchester where she won a bursary for singing tuition at the Royal Northern College of Music. She gained an Honours degree in French and Spanish before training in vocal performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She also sang as a bursary member of the BBC National Chorus of Wales during her time in Cardiff. As both a choral singer and a soloist, Lara has a wide- ranging experience which includes singing operatic roles, opera scenes performances, oratorio solos, in concerts, weddings, recitals, masterclasses and competitions in the UK and Europe .