Bahamian-born soprano, Dara Rahming received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Xavier University of Louisiana and a Masters of Music from the University of Miami. Soon after completing her education she sang her first contracted role in her native Bahamas singing the role of Gina in the Bahamian Opera "Our Boys" composed by Cleophas Adderley. "Our Boys", commissioned by the Bahamian government, in 1998, for the celebration of the Bahamas 25^th year of Independence was a first for the country and a great success.

Since then Dara has performed with numerous opera companies in the United States and Europe. She's sung with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and performed in the revival of Scott Joplin's "Treemonisha" and the revision of Dominick Argento's "Miss Havisham's Fire" with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. In 2004 Dara sang the role of Medora in Verdi's "Il Corsaro", with the Sarasota Opera and went on to sing her first Tosca with the same company later that season. The Sarasota Opera duly recognized her hard work by making her the recipient of the Daniel R. Mandelker and Marlene N. Harris Fund Grant. That summer she sang the role of Serena in the Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" at the Linz Landestheatre in Linz, Austria. Later that year, she performed the same role at the Bunkamura Orchestra Hall in Tokyo, Japan and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Germany.

In 2005 Dara returned to Florida to sing the 1^st Lady in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" with Florida Grand Opera. The same year she made her Washington National Opera's company debut singing, on separate nights, the roles of Lily and Serena in the company's first ever production of "Porgy and Bess".

After witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the massive flooding in the New Orleans area in the summer of 2005, Ms. Rahming decided to dedicate herself to the relief effort. In 2006, she along with friends began a Benefit Recital Series designed to raise money for her alma mater, Xavier University located in New Orleans. So far she has given two of these recitals and plans to give others.

This year, Ms. Rahming will be making debuts with three companies. First she will be singing the role of Bess with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in California. Later she will sing the title role of "Tosca" by Puccini with the Summer Opera Theatre Company, Inc. in Washington D.C. Then she will go to Missouri to once again sing the role of Bess with Union Avenue Opera.