Joy Tamayo

A native of the Philippines, soprano Joy Tamayo has performed works such as Orff’s Carmina Burana, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Handel’s Messiah, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. Operatic credits include the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Goldentrill in Mozart’s The Impresario, Lucy in Menotti’s The Telephone, Amore in Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea, and Sisa in de León’s Noli Me Tángere. Tamayo is a member of C4, The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective, The Salvatones, Schola Dominicana at the Church of St. Catherine of Siena, and the Philippine American Choral Project. Upcoming performances include the role of Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro with the dell’Arte Opera Ensemble and a concert featuring works by Filipino composer Nicanor Abelardo at Merkin Concert Hall.

Tamayo earned an M.M. from the Crane School of Music and a B.M. from the University of the Philippines.