If you toss out the term “diva” to someone, you’ll likely elicit one of these interpretations: a legendary female opera singer like Maria Callas, a famous female pop singer like Beyonce, or, more perniciously, a self-important and temperamental woman who’s hard to please.
She says she started this project to create space. “I felt that there was a real need for local and regional female vocalists to have the opportunity to collaborate and work together. There’s so much talent from this area and not a lot of opportunities.
Shows with multiple singers can have an element of competitiveness, about them, but Tremblay stresses, “There’s lots of encouragement and collaborative spirit. Every woman has been so amped.” One woman will often sing lead, but the others may well lend backing vocals.