Margarita Roco is a Filipino lyric soprano. Born and raised in Manila, she began studying voice at the University of the Philippines (U.P.) College of Music in Diliman, Quezon City. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Voice, Magna cum laude. After graduating, she taught voice in the College of Music’s Extension Program and performed opera, operetta, and music theater roles around the country. She was also a regular soloist in operas produced by the U. P. Presidential Commission on Culture and Arts.

Margarita left Manila to begin graduate studies at the Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, Texas. She graduated with honors, and began teaching voice around Dallas. She has also been the music director for a local church where she sang as a soloist and conducted the church choir.

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Margarita Roco, lyrischer Sopran, wurde in Manila, Philippinen geboren. Sie erhielt ihren Bachelor’s Degree (magna cum laude) für Solo Gesang an der University of the Philippines.

Danach unterrichtete sie Gesang auf den Philippinen und arbeitete als Solistin in mehreren Opern-, Operetten- und Musicalaufführungen auf den Philippinen mit.

Dann setzte sie ihr Mastersstudium an der Southern Methodist University, Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, Texas, USA fort. Nach dem Studium, unterrichtete sie Gesang in Dallas. Weiters war sie auch als Musik Direktorin, Solistin und Chordirigentin einer Kirche tätig.