Marcie Stapp, author of The Singer’s Guide to Languages, taught English and French at the Mangold Institute in Madrid, served as conductor/coach for the Academy of Vocal Arts, The Curtis Institute of Music, Indiana University, the Osaka College of Music and the Gernot-Heindl Opera School of Munich. Her opera translations are performed by leading music schools and professional companies. A member of the faculty at the Mozart Opera Studies and The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, she also prepares Sukai City Opera’s fall productions while giving master classes in Japan. She has accompanied the master classes of Margaret Harshaw, Renato Capecchi, Max Rudolf, Jess Thomas, and Gerhard Hüsch, and has appeared in recital with members of the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and New York City Opera.