Lynette Tapia

Bolivian-American soprano Lynette Tapia is consistently acclaimed for her “canary” embellishments and “crystalline coloratura” passages by journalists worldwide. Of a recent performance in Les dialogues des Carmelites, the Denver Post says “Tapia’s voice is one that I shall remember in this opera for its sparkle and clarity.” She was a 1996 winner of theMetropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. After winning first place as well as theprix de la publique in the Operalia Concours International de Voix d’Opera Placido Domingo, Ms. Tapia made her European debut singing the title role in Lakmé for the Grand Theatre Municipal de Bordeaux. In the U.S. and abroad, she enjoys relationships with opera companies and orchestras including Los Angeles Opera, Portland Opera, Atlanta Opera,Netherlands Opera, Opera Colorado, Washington Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Florentine Opera,Arizona Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Pacific, Opera Orchestra of New York, Dallas Symphony,Washington Concert Opera, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Cologne Philharmonic, and the Musikverein in Vienna, among others.