Stacey Tappan (born June 13, 1973) is an American

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soprano. Tappan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Pasadena, California. Both her parents are instrumental musicians. She studied in the voice program at

Chapman University Chapman University is a private research university in Orange, California. It encompasses ten schools and colleges, including Fowler School of Engineering, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Fowler School of Law, and Schmid College of Scie ...

(1991–1995) in Orange,

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, the

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(1995–1997), and

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(1997–1999) in New York City. While at the Manhattan School and Juilliard, she studied with Cynthia Hoffmann. Tappan continued her professional training in the Young Artist Program at

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(1997), the University of Miami in Salzburg program (1998), the Young Artist Program at

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(1999), Wolf Trap Opera Company (2000), and the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists (2001–2003) in

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. She has sung as a soloist with The Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera,

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, Wolf Trap Opera Company,

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, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, and many regional opera houses. She notably portrayed the role of Beth in the

's production of Mark Adamo's '' Little Women'' which was broadcast on

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's ''

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'' in 2001.

Partial discography

* ''Little Women: An Opera in Two Acts'' Ondine 2001

External references

Stacey Tappan's website

Lyric Opera Center for American Artists

St. Louis Opera Theater

Glimmerglass Opera
1973 births Living people Manhattan School of Music alumni American operatic sopranos Chapman University alumni Musicians from Boston Musicians from Pasadena, California Singers from California Juilliard School alumni 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Classical musicians from California Classical musicians from Massachusetts {{US-opera-singer-stub