Dara R.Born : Nassau, Bahamas

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Bahamian-born soprano, Dara has been gracing the concert and operatic stage for twenty years. Highlights of her career include 4 seasons with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2 seasons with Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Sarasota Opera. After singing the role of Medora in Verdi’s “Il Corsaro” her reviewer stated that Dara "recalled Leontyne Price in looks as well as her sensual sound, Dara was a poised presence, bringing out the melancholy yearning of her Act 1 Romanza with sensitivity.” The glowing reviews continued after she returned to Florida Grand Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte”, “Dara, a most spectacular First Lady. Her voice, beautifully placed and produced, soared over the ensemble with class and great style. Brava!” She began performing with the New York-Harlem Production’s tour of the Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”, a chapter in her career which has literally taken her around the globe. Her "Summertime" is described as being simply “sublime”.