Fantappie of the Opera

At a time when pop artists like Katy Perry and Bruno Mars flood popular culture, classical genres of music ebb. Senior Sarah Fantappie, however, has devoted much of her life to performing operatic music.

Every day after school, Fantappie spends over an hour performing vocal exercise to expand her range and practicing her repertoire of classical, romantic and baroque songs in both English and Italian. She also stretches and performs breathing exercises to dispel any tension in her body. And each Sunday she drives to Encino for a two hour voice lesson.

Last summer, she was invited to participate in the Young Artist Program in Italy.

Fantappie now hopes to further her singing career and will attend Chapman University next fall on a partial scholarship for the school’s music program.

“I plan to pursue opera as a career, and the dream is to become a professional singer,” Fantappie said.