A graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Klara Martel-Laroche stands out for “a precise and richly textured voice” as well as a captivating stage presence (La Presse, 2022).
Klara shone in the lead role of The Sound of Music, where she was described as “absolutely divine as Maria” (Le Journal de Montréal, 2022). She then made her film debut in the Quebec feature film Mlle Bottine, released in November 2024, and was a finalist on Quebec’s Got Talent, further showcasing her versatility and broad artistic appeal.
She appeared in numerous stage productions, including Cendrillon (Cendrillon), Master Class (Sharon Graham), The Merry Widow (Valencienne), Die Fledermaus (Prinz Orlovsky), The Juniper Tree (The step-mother), La fille du tambour-major (Claudine), and Le chanteur de Mexico (Cri-cri). Klara was invited to perform as a soloist at the Staatstheater Meiningen in Germany, the Opéra de Bordeaux in France, and with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec, performances praised for their musical sensitivity. She has also taken part in concert tours in China, Slovakia, and Canada.
A laureate of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques, the young singer has received several prestigious awards, including the Prix Générations Opéra, the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Youth, the Prestige Monique-Barry Scholarship, the Francis Poulenc Scholarship, and third prize at the Vocal Competition of the CFMTA Conference. She was also a finalist at the Internationaal Lied Festival Zeist competition in the Netherlands and in May 2025, she won First Prize in the Musical Theatre Division and Third Prize in the Classical Division of the CS Music Competition in Chicago.
In 2026, she will portray Fantine in Les Misérables, a major French–Canadian coproduction to be presented in Montréal and Québec.
