Tami Swartz

Hailed by The Washington Post as "A lithe soprano...especially clean and well modulated", Tami Swartz is a singing actor with a diverse career in theater, opera, new music, jazz and stage direction. Theater credits include Lady Thiang in "The King and I" with Dallas Summer Musicals, Music Sacramento Music Circus and Theatre of Wichita, Sharon in "Master Class" with Caldwell Theatre Company and ZACH Theatre, Mrs. Corn in Gary Adler's musical romp "Thanks!" at Bucks County Playhouse and as Polly Peachum in Duke Ellington's "Beggar's Holiday" on Off Broadway with The York Theatre Company. Workshops / Presentations include multiple roles in the most recent reading and Talks at Google presentation of the Broadway bound musical "Allegiance" starring George Takei.

Opera Credits include Heloise in the American premiere of Offenbach's "Bluebeard" with Connecticut, Connecticut Grand, Fort Lauderdale and Long Beach opera companies, Cho-Cho-san in "Madama Butterfly" with Metro Lyric Opera, Musetta in "La Bohème" with Late Evening Productions / Dallas Opera, Lúthien in the world premiere of Adam Klein's opera Leithian based on the story "Beren and Lúthien"and Elizabeth Tilton in the world premiere of "Mrs. Satan" with The Center for Contemporary Opera in New York City.

New music/jazz credits include soloist in "Round for a Plague Year" by Ted Rosenthal with the BMI New York Jazz Orchestra at Merkin Hall. Additionally she was featured soloist with Randy Sandke and The Bern Festival All Stars in a tribute to Duke Ellington at the Bern Jazz Festival in Bern, Switzerland with arrangements by Scott Robinson.

Directing credits include Artistic Director for Harrisburg Opera Association's educational outreach concert series "Opera in the Park". Harrisburg Opera producing/directing credits include: "Paris 1959" an original crossover program that Ms. Swartz conceived combining "Il tabarro" with jazz quartet, "An Historically Accurate Madama Butterfly" with Adam Klein co-director and a re-imagined version of "The Magic Flute" with Adam Klein librettist and co-director. Additional producing/directing credits include Charleston Chamber Opera's inaugural production "Pilot Season" - a program Ms. Swartz conceived for the Piccolo Spoletto Festival weaving four one act operas into a script showcasing them as ideas for a major network's pilot season. Additional stage directing credits include Nest Egg Productions, The Hellenic Music Foundation, The Co-OPERAtive Opera Company, NY, NY and The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert Series.

She holds Masters and Bachelors degrees from The Juilliard School and Northwestern University respectively and currently resides in New York City. Follow her on Twitter: @t_swartz for the latest news and updates.