Tara Stafford, Coloratura Soprano
BIO
Tara Stafford-Spyres is a native of Rogersville, MO and received her BM from Drury University and MM from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. Roles with the Springfield Regional Opera include Gilda in Rigoletto, Mimi in La Bohème, Violetta in La Traviata, Norina in Don Pasquale and The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute. Other roles she has performed include Laurie in The Tenderland, Cunegunde in Candide, Mrs. Nordstrom in A Little Night Music, Madeline/Isabelle in The Face On the Barroom Floor, Della in David Conte’s The Gift of the Magi, Jenny in Robert Ward’s Roman Fever and Beatrice in the world premiere of Kevin Clark's chamber opera, Some Ado.
Tara recently performed in the Festival Lanaudiere in Montreal, Canada. Upcoming engagements include recitals of Irish and American Folksong in the US and Vienna, Austria. In April 2020 she will be performing the role of Nedda in the Springfield Regional Opera’s production of Pagliacci.
Tara has sung Opera and Recitals throughout the U.S., Europe with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Asheville Symphony, Asheville Lyric Opera, Springfield Symphony, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Bad Urach Festival in Germany, Rossini festival in Wildbad,Germany, in Pesaro, Italy, the Boyne Music Festival in Ireland, the Dartington International Festival in England, and with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in both Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia.
In addition to her Operatic career, she has been involved in numerous productions ranging from Oratorio, Chamber Ensembles, Concerts, to Musicals.
Tara recently performed in the Festival Lanaudiere in Montreal, Canada. Upcoming engagements include recitals of Irish and American Folksong in the US and Vienna, Austria. In April 2020 she will be performing the role of Nedda in the Springfield Regional Opera’s production of Pagliacci.
Tara has sung Opera and Recitals throughout the U.S., Europe with the Utah Symphony Orchestra, Asheville Symphony, Asheville Lyric Opera, Springfield Symphony, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Bad Urach Festival in Germany, Rossini festival in Wildbad,Germany, in Pesaro, Italy, the Boyne Music Festival in Ireland, the Dartington International Festival in England, and with the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in both Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia.
In addition to her Operatic career, she has been involved in numerous productions ranging from Oratorio, Chamber Ensembles, Concerts, to Musicals.