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date = "2017-07-31T09:37:00-04:00"
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publishDate = "2017-07-31T09:37:00-04:00"
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slug = "stephen-martin"
title = "Stephen Martin"
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Stephen Martin (tenor) has enjoyed operatic engagements spanning throughout Italy, China, and the United States with roles including Rodolfo in Puccini’s *La Boheme*, Hoffmann in Offenbach’s *The Tales of Hoffmann*, Da Xing in Jin Xiang’s *The Savage Land*, Rinuccio in Puccini’s *Gianni Schicchi*, Casey in Ricky Ian Gordan’s *The Grapes of Wrath*, Tybalt in Gounod’s *Roméo et Juliette*, and Jean Valjean in *Les Miserables*. Stephen was an Apprentice Artist at the Santa Fe Opera for its 2016 season, covering the roles of Monsieur Taupe in *Capriccio* and Tybalt in *Roméo et Juliette*. He will be returning to Santa Fe for their 2017 season to sing Normanno in *Lucia di Lammermoor*.
 
Stephen has twice won the East Tennessee District Metropolitan Opera Competition and is the recipient of an Encouragement Award at the Mid-South Regional Metropolitan Opera competition. He has also won the Charlotte Ruppel Memorial Voice Competition, the Michigan State University Concerto/Honors competition, received both the Jewell and Rohrstock voice fellowships at Michigan State, and was selected as a Mackey Scholar.
 
Stephen holds Masters Degrees in Voice Performance and Music Theory Pedagogy and will be finishing his Doctorate in Voice Performance at Michigan State University this fall.
