Lisa Vroman (born 1956) is an American lyric soprano and stage actress. Vroman's mother and stepfather teach music, and her father was a singer. She graduated from the

Crane School of Music The Crane School of Music is located in Potsdam, New York, and is one of three schools which make up the State University of New York (SUNY) at Potsdam. Crane consists of approximately 630 undergraduate and 30 graduate students and a faculty o ...

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in 1979. She earned a master of fine arts degree in opera and voice performance at

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

. Vroman became a teacher before her interest in performing took precedence. Vroman debuted on Broadway as Christine in ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pier ...

'' (1988), a role she also played for five years in

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. Her other Broadway work was in the

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musical '' Aspects of Love'' (1990). She also appeared in a concert version of ''

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'' in the role of Johanna in San Francisco. Vroman is a frequent guest soloist with orchestras. She recently made her debut with the New York Festival of Song and the

New York City Opera The New York City Opera (NYCO) is an American opera company located in Manhattan in New York City. The company has been active from 1943 through 2013 (when it filed for bankruptcy), and again since 2016 when it was revived. The opera company, du ...

, in the latter starring as Rosabella in '' The Most Happy Fella''. In the summer of 2006 she sang the role of Mabel in ''

The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879 ...

'' at Utah Opera. In the summer of 2008 she starred as Lili Vanessi/Kate in Glimmerglass Opera's production of ''

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''.

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