Stephanie Vlahos Experience as a Teacher

Coaching Voice Experience

Having been a young opera singer singing opposite performers such as Placido Domingo, Maria Ewing and Frederica Von Stade, I understand the demands of singing onstage from nerves to pacing oneself.

My work as a performance artist led to work with musicians like Danny Elfman, David Was, Van Dyke Parks. My voice is featured in films and commercials, featured soloist for the LA Phil and St Paul Chamber Orchestras.

Stephanie Vlahos honors the process of Young Performers in working to identify and elevate their unique sound and inner voice. Her work is ongoing. She cherishes the work and continues to assist many performers strengthen their voices, develop their technique, and prepare for auditions whether professional or amateur.

Coaching and mentoring is a joy as I love to teach. In that role I created an opera project for young artists at the celebrated County Arts High School (LACHSA) in LA.

Stephanie Vlahos

I will often tell my voice students that learning to sing is a little bit like trying to find the light switch in a dark and unfamiliar room. You may bump into and trip over a few things until you turn on the light.

Stephanie Vlahos

Stephanie Vlahos moved onwards and outwards with the students from LACHSA. The young artists project performed in shows in Los Angeles and other locations in China and in Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival performing “Carmen High” where it received a 5-Star rating from Broadway World.

Stephanie Vlahos

Master Voice teacher and Theatre Coach with over twenty-five years of experience now offering lessons in the Marchmont (Edinburgh) area. Originally based in Los Angeles and New York City, former students including Angel Blue (Proms, Covent Garden, Met Opera); Andrew Chappelle (Broadway , Hamilton), Julie Adams (San Francisco Opera, Met competition winner); the women from the band HAIM; Dawn Cantwell – Broadway Last Ship and Wicked); and, Micaela Tobin (sound artist, White Boy Scream).

I love singers from budding pros to enthusiastic amateur musicians! Singers are great storytellers! My experience as a stage director means I bring professional insight into polishing theatre auditions, bringing out the authentic artist in you. Voice lessons are focused on organic singing directly connected to and empowered by the breath. Stephanie Vlahos has a lot of experience with young singers who have a maturity of desire.

My studies

Stephanie Vlahos’s life journey included; Yale University; The Juilliard School; LA Opera house mezzo;, director of the Young Artists Programme in Acting at LAO; Equity Stage Director; director and creator of the award-winning Full Circle Opera Project at the Los Angeles High School for the Arts (20 years).

I taught and directed at CalState Universities; and, USC. Served on Thornton Board of Counsellors USC. CHANEL Diva Award, Nine times WHO’s Who in American Teachers, American Artist Grant, Commendation Stanford University. Commercial and film voice artist, producer, actor.