Stacey Tappan

About Me

Stacey Tappan is an internationally acclaimed operatic soprano, having appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, and Arizona Opera, as well as Opera Siam, Opéra de Lille, Opéra de Dijon, the BBC Proms, and the Glyndebourne Festival. She has sung with the Grant Park Orchestra, the Royal Scottish Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has appeared on the multiple GRAMMY-winning recording of The Ghosts of Versailles with LA Opera and the Juno Award-winning recording of Thaïs with the Toronto Symphony, as well as releasing a solo album. Her professional experience also includes traditional Scottish folksinging and musical theater, giving her a variety of expressive tools in her singing technique and a broad perspective when teaching others.

A passionate and dedicated teacher who is committed to creating a supportive, intellectually curious studio space in which singers feel free to explore all aspects of their unique artistic abilities and expressions, her teaching approach deploys real-world experience, technical proficiency and joyful, creative imagination to help develop the whole artist. She was a member of the NATS intern program in 2012, serves on the voice faculty of the DePaul Community Music Division, and has previously taught at DePaul University, DePaul Summer Voice, Columbia College, Chicago High School for the Arts and Merit School of Music. She has given master classes for El Camino College, Chapman University and Northwestern University and is highly in demand as a speaker on compassionately addressing performance anxiety.