Olivia Stapp,
Stage Director

Olivia Stapp's  other directorial credits include Lucia di Lammermoor, Werther, Madama Butterfly, and Sir Peter Brook's adaptation of Bizet's masterpiece, The Tragedy of Carmen, all for Festival Opera of Walnut Creek. Ms. Stapp has also directed Donizetti's one-act opera Rita for the Camera de Opera of Berkeley. 

Prior to becoming a director, Ms. Stapp received the Fulbright Scholarship for vocal and theatre study. After winning the La Scala Competition for Young Singers, she took on a position as a permanent artist at the Berlin Deutsche Opera, performing leading roles in such operas as Orpheo, Der Rosenkavalier, Carmen, and Don Carlo.  After taking time off to raise her son, Ms. Stapp returned to the stage as a dramatic soprano, performing leading roles in Tosca, Elektra, Lady Macbeth, Turandot, Nabucco, Salome, Anna Bolena and Norma in major theatres throughout Europe and the United States.

When she is not directing, Ms. Stapp is in great demand as a guest director and leader of master classes nationwide due to her extensive knowledge of the operatic repertoire and insight into character portrayal.