Gileann
Tan

Gileann Tan
(She/Her) I consider operatic singing to be the art of distance, as that is how it originated. I value art which is either beautiful, intriguing, or somehow earns the attention of its consumer. I strive to maximize flexibility and courage in all of my artistic pursuits. I lead with curiosity and sensitivity and value the ability to make mistakes as I aim to accumulate new and informative experiences and connections.
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Gileann Tan

Gileann Tan is a Filipino-American soprano based in NYC. Her past roles include Zerlina* in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Gretel in Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, the Baker's Wife in Sondheim's Into the Woods, and Amina in scenes from Bellini's La sonnambula. She competed in the Vassar College Concerto Competition where she received the Lucia V. Torian '69 Prize, the Kneisel German Lieder Competition (finalist), and the Friends of Eastman Opera Theater Competition (finalist). Sacred works include Handel’s Messiah and Dixit Dominus, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Haydn's Lord Nelson MassBWV 199BWV 78, and Bach’s Mass in B Minor. Gileann made her professional operatic debut as Dormouse and Alice* in City Lyric Opera's production of The Garden of Alice by Elizabeth Raum. She is a collaborator with the American Opera Project and has performed in the premieres of eight new operas since 2023.

Gileann studies with The Haus of Shmizzay and is the Soprano I Section Leader at Church of the Epiphany in NYC.

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