Margo Watson

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Margo Watson is that rare performer who easily moves between concert and theater halls. The Salt Lake Tribune recently reviewed,  “few sopranos can match Margo Watson’s range of expression and vocal talent... With her clean, pristine... yet lyrical and supple voice, she can do it all-from Baroque to Gershwin, and she does it magnificently.”

Appearing as the featured soloist with numerous orchestras, some of Ms. Watson’s favorite highlights include A Salute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Irving Berlin Classics, A Jellicle Night-Cats in Concert, Mary Poppins-In Concert, A Salute to Gershwin,  Broadway’s Best  and An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan. Margo Watson has also performed numerous times with the Utah Symphony in concerts as soloist in Messiah and the  music of Lerner and Lowe, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Bernstein and classic Viennese favorites.  She enjoyed similar success singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the National Repertory Orchestra of Colorado;  On Broadway with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and Toledo Symphony; Porgy and Bess in the title role with the American West Symphony, and the Western premier of Daniel Gawthorp’s Behold the Miracle in the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City .  Ms. Watson received critical acclaim for her performance of  selections from Samson, Die Zaüberflöte, Susannah, La Traviata, Porgy and Bess and Die Fledermaus.   The Maui  Sentinel reviewer said, “her inspired selection of arias demonstrated the soprano’s range and versatility... Sung effortlessly through complex high notes and musical patterns.”

Margo Watson’s theatrical roles include Die Zaüberflöte (Pamina); Die Fledermaus (Adele); The Secret Garden (Lily); Mikado (Yum Yum); Pirates of Penzance (Mabel); Candide (Cundegonde); Merry Widow (Anna); The King and I (Anna); The Music Man (Marian); My Fair Lady (Eliza); The Sound of Music (Maria); and Phantom (Christine) The review of her most recent performance in Phantom said, “perfectly cast as Christine, operatically trained Margo Watson, did a magnificent job.”

Margo Watson had a successful US tour and album release as the leading role in the original musical Charly." She later toured with her sisters nationwide and released a Christian Country album called “Three Again.” They frequently fronted Country Music Awards’ Group of the Year, “Diamond Rio.” She has toured internationally in Good Will Performing Groups to India , Nepal , Philippines , Sri Lanka , Spain and Europe .

Ms. Watson’s other performance expertise includes broadcasting, where she has been the principal talent in numerous national commercials, movies, infomercials and local programming. 

Margo just released a new CD called “Always…Broadway” containing broadway favorites with fresh arrangements by Sam Cardon, Ron Saltmarsh, Don Hart, Jerry Williams and Dan Truman.  CDs are available through bookstores and at HeartRise Music's web site where samples of these songs can be heard .

mailto:margo@byu.net