Tiffany Choe is a Korean-American soprano from Southern California and a recent First Prize winner of the Young Patronesses of the Opera and Florida Grand Opera National Voice Competition, recipient of the George London Award in memory of Lloyd E. Rigler, sponsored by The Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, Second Prize winner in the Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition, and a Sullivan Award winner in memory of Rose Bampton. Most recently, she appeared as Anne Putnam in The Crucible with the Washington National Opera, directed by Francesca Zambello and conducted by Robert Spano. She recently completed her second year as a Cafritz Young Artist with WNO, where she also portrayed Marzelline in the company’s new production of Fidelio. Her performance garnered wide acclaim, with The Washington Post praising her “splendid” portrayal in Act I. She also participated in the AOI 20 program, portraying Poly 1 in Mud Girl, and last season performed Juliet in the Young Artist production of Roméo et Juliette.
Tiffany was also selected for Opera for Peace’s international intensive, where she participated in masterclasses with Renée Fleming and Denyce Graves and received mentorship from Maestro Kamal Khan. During the 2022–23 season as a Pullin Studio Artist with Arizona Opera, she performed Pamina in The Magic Flute, Najad in Ariadne auf Naxos, and Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music.
She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music, along with Performance Diplomas in Voice and Opera Performance, from Indiana University Bloomington under the mentorship of Kevin and Heidi Murphy. With Indiana University Opera Theater, she appeared in eleven productions, including Mimì in La Bohème, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, and Constance in Dialogues des Carmélites.
A devoted advocate of art song, Tiffany spent four summers as a Steans Music Institute Fellow at Ravinia Festival and returned in 2023 to appear as the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte. Her concert appearances include Handel’s Messiah with the Phoenix Symphony and Poulenc’s Gloria with the IU Philharmonic.
Additional honors include recognition from the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, including Encouragement Awards in 2024, 2021, and 2019, as well as an Indianapolis District Win in 2020.