Lara Cottrill-McGill

Soprano Lara Lynn McGill has been described as “a voice of size, clarity and wide coloristic range… a three-dimensional figure who combined vulnerability with strength and tugged at the heartstrings in her every breath and movement.” (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Lara graduated with her master’s from Eastman School of Music and her bachelor’s from the University of Miami. Her recital and competition appearances include the eastern United States, California, Idaho, Italy, Austria, and South Africa.

Recent performances include her soloist debut at Carnegie Hall in Garcia’s Requiem Mass as well as Dreamweaver by Gjeilo. She has also performed the role of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with 9th Avenue Opera in NYC, and appeared with St. Petersburg Opera in FL as Pamina and Antonia. Lara’s concert soloist performances range from Baroque to Vaughan Williams and Finzi. Highlights include Vivaldi’s and Handel’s Gloria, Messiah excerpts, Brahms’, Mozart’s, and Rutter’s Requiems, and In Terra Pax by Finzi.