West End star Lara Martins releases debut album Canção

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Written By Rebecca Wallis
Lara Martins

The Phantom of the Opera’s longest serving Carlotta, Lara Martins, has released her debut album,‘Canção’.

The eclectic album comprises of 22 songs, including tango, Brazilian music and Portuguese Fado to celebrate the music of Lara’s homeland, Portugal. 

After moving to the UK to study Opera at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Martins joined the West End cast of The Phantom of the Opera in 2012 and went on to play the role of Carlotta more than 1680 times over six years. Even with all of the restrictions in place, Martins was able to create ‘Canção’ last year. 

She has performed in Russia, Switzerland, Portugal and UK including gala concerts at many of the world’s finest opera houses. ‘Canção’ includes songs performed with accompaniment from piano, cello and bandoneon, giving space for her voice to define the album.

Songs on the album include ‘Trova Do Vento Que Passa’, ‘Com Que Voz’ and ‘Abondono’, along with the first complete recording of Brazilian composer Camargo Guarnieri’s 13 love songs ever made.

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Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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