Biography

Marion Germain obtained her Bachelor's degree in Classical Voice Interpretation from the University of Montreal under the tutelage of internationally renowned tenor Richard Margison. She also completed her Master's degree in Classical singing interpretation at UdeM in winter 2024. Marion has been taking lessons with soprano Lyne Fortin since 2017. Marion obtained the George Cédric-Ferguson scholarship in the Fall of 2021, 2022 and 2023 and is also the recipient of several prizes totaling $1,400 as part of the Concours de la Relève Musicale du Québec. In the Fall of 2022, she received the Louise Roy bursary ($4,000) and in the Fall of 2023 she obtained the Treiser grant ($5,000). As part of MOSF 2022, she performed the roles of Gilda in Rigoletto (Verdi) and Mimì in La Bohème (Puccini). In the Winter of 2023, Marion took on the role of Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus by Strauss II at the University of Montreal. Last summer, Marion sang the role of Violetta Valéry in Verdi's La traviata and covered Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (MOSF 2023). In February 2024 she sang the role of Die Königin der Nacht in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the University of Montreal. Marion made her debut at Staatsoper Stuttgart in March 2024 as Contessa di Ceprano in Verdi’s Rigoletto. She is also singing the role of one of the Sechs Mädchen in Kurt Weill’s Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny with Staatsoper Stuttgart as part of the premiere in 2024 the revival in 2025. In March 2025, Marion will be singing the role of Gertrude in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with the University of Montreal.