Daphne
Buan

Daphne Buan
Daphne Buan is a Wisconsin born soprano currently based in New York. A passionate storyteller, Buan has been known for her dedication to sharing the stories of yesterday and today with audiences around the world. Buan graduated from Eastman School of Music in 2025, earning her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance. At present she is pursuing her Master's degree in Vocal Performance at Bard College Conservatory of Music, studying under Lorraine Nubar.
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Daphne Buan

Daphne Buan, soprano, is a passionate storyteller with a dedication to sharing the stories of yesterday and today with audiences around the world. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Vocal Performance at Bard College Conservatory of Music, studying under Lorraine Nubar. 

An Eastman School of Music alumna, Buan graduated in the spring of 2025 after studying under Kathryn Cowdrick. Her credits with Eastman Opera Theatre included; Ainadamar (Nuria), Dido and Aeneas (Belinda), We’ve Got Our Eye On You (Enyo cover), and Alcina (Morgana cover). Her concert work at Eastman was diverse, including many performances with Eastman’s early music ensemble Collegium Musicum, Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children, Handel’s The Mesiah, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Buan concluded her time at Eastman performing a recital titled “Sonnets” which captured the spirit of transition and change through featured works by Debussy, Handel, Heggie, Hoiby, Shostakovich, Sondheim, and Strauss. 

Other opera credits include Hänsel und Gretel (Gretel), Gianni Schicci (Lauretta), Cosi Fan Tutte (Despina), Lilacs and Lillies (Aneta), Die Zauberflöte (Pamina), and For Life (Katy). Buan had also had the pleasure of performing in many scenes programs showcasing operas such as Les Contes d’Hoffman (Guilietta), Die Zauberflöte (Pamina) La Serva Padrona (Serpina), Il Matrimonio Segreto (Carolina) Hänsel und Gretel (Gretel), and Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna). 

Buan has also had the fortune of winning many accolades through her participation in both local and national competitions. She most recently won second places in the University Division of Classical Singer’s 2025 Vocal Competition. 

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Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel

2025 - 2025

Lauretta in Gianni Schicci

2024 - 2024

Pamina in Die Zauberflöte

2023 - 2023

Nuria in Ainadamar

2025 - 2025

Belinda in Dido and Aeneas

2024 - 2024

Morgana (cover) in Alcina

2023 - 2023

Enyo (cover) in We’ve Got Our Eye On You

2023 - 2023
Vienna, Austria

Aneta in Lilacs and Lilies

2024 - 2024

Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte

2024 - 2024
Performed in concert.
Berea, OH

Katy in For Life

2021 - 2021
Performed in collaboration with Cleveland Opera Theatre and Opera On Site as part of BW’s Operas in Place Festival.

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Opera

Musical Theatre

Contemporary Music