Ripley Lucas-Tagliani, soprano, is a native New Yorker from Manhattan entering her senior year as an undergraduate studying at Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Joan Patenaude – Yarnell. She was an honored soprano soloist at the 43rd National Italian American Foundation Gala in Washington D.C and Voyage of Discovery Scholarship Recipient. In the fall, she was in scenes as Marietta in Naughty Marietta and Cunegonde in Candide. Most recently she has performed as Ciboulette in scenes from Ciboulette. Her other operatic credits include Euridice (Orfeo ed Euridice) and Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro). Ms. Lucas-Tagliani has performed in masterclasses with Mira Zakai, Harolyn Blackwell, and Matthew Rose. She is a graduate from the prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where she received the R. Sybil Mandel Memorial Vocal Scholarship Music Award in addition to six other music awards upon graduation including the Father Fame Vocal Scholarship Award.