Lara Troyer
Biography
Described as singing with an engaging, robust tone (clevelandclassical.com), Ms. Troyer is a versatile soprano, at home on the opera stage as well as concert and recital stage. Most recently, she performed the Ohio premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon鈥檚 Orpheus and Euridice with Nightingale Opera. This season has included solo engagements with Heights Chamber Orchestra and the Chagrin Falls Studio Orchestra.
Ms. Troyer has toured with the New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra as their soprano soloist throughout the Midwest and Southeastern United States. She also spent four years as an Associate Artist with Cleveland Opera. She has made solo appearances with the Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony Orchestra, Lansing Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Symphony Orchestra, 麻豆影院 Chorus and Orchestra, 麻豆影院/Blossom Chamber Music Summer Series, Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra, and PAND (Cleveland). She has sung lead roles with Lansing Lyric Opera, Nightingale Opera, Lorain Community College and Akron Opera Theatre (Guest Artist for both), Opera in the Ozarks, and Bay View Music Festival. Last spring she sang a recital of new music for the Cleveland Composers Guild. Ms.Troyer recently performed a Midwest recital tour sponsored by Allied Concert Services.
She won the Alpha Corinne Mayfield Award in Opera Performance under the National Federation of Music Clubs and the Sing Lansing! Competition; was a finalist in the Opera Columbus Competition and the National Opera Association Vocal Competition; and a regional winner in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Award (NATSAA) competition. Ms. Troyer regularly performs under the auspices of Center for Arts-Inspired Learning and The Children鈥檚 Concert Society of Akron. She has served on the voice faculty at the University of Akron and The College of Wooster and currently teaches at 麻豆影院.
Expertise
Opera