Martin Dubé was born in Montmagny and studied piano with Michel Franck and Robert Weisz at Laval University before completing a Master’s degree in chamber music with Marina Mdivani at McGill University. He also worked with Dale Bartlett and Michael McMahon. He then became a fellow of the Manhattan School of Music in New York, studying vocal coaching and piano accompaniment with the distinguished teacher Warren.
From 1997 to 2000, Martin Dubé was an associate vocal coach at the Juilliard School in New York, and since the summer of 1997, at the Chautauqua Institution (Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory) in the United States, where he teaches alongside the renowned voice teacher Marlena Malas. For the 2005-2006 season, Monsieur Dubé worked at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and was also a rehearsal pianist for the productions by Opera Philadelphia. He was a vocal coach for the Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier lyrique for more than 20 years and is one of the official accompanists for the Concours musical international de Montréal for voice.
Monsieur Dubé is currently one of the most sought-after accompanists and coaches by professional singers in the province of Quebec. He also has taught at the Conservatoire de Musique de Québec and served as a voice coach at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Most recently, he has been appointed to be the head coach of Atelier lyrique, artist-in-residence program, of Opera de Montreal, starting this September.