Ãric tappy (born may 19, 1931 in lausanne) is a swiss operatic tenor.laura williams macy the grove book of opera singers - 2008 p485 "tappy,. eric. (b lausanne, 19 may 1931). swiss tenor. he studied at the geneva conservatoire with fernando carpi"jacques lonchampt l'opÃ©ra aujourd'hui; journal de musique 1970 p153 "on a dÃ©couvert un Ã©tonnant zoroastre en Ãric tappy.." tappy studied with fernando carpi at the geneva conservatory and ernst reichert in salzburg. he made his concert debut in strasbourg in 1959 as the evangelist in the st. matthew passion. he made his american debut as don ottavio at the san francisco opera in 1974. that same year, the tenor first appeared at covent garden, in the name part of la clemenza di tito. among his recordings are l'orfeo (1968), pellÃ©as et mÃ©lisande (conducted by armin jordan, 1979), and die zauberflÃ¶te (opposite ileana cotrubaÈ as pamina with zdzisÅawa donat as the queen of night, conducted by james levine, 1980). tappy was also featured in two films by jean-pierre ponnelle: l'incoronazione di poppea (conducted by nikolaus harnoncourt, 1979) and la clemenza di tito (with tatiana troyanos and carol neblett, 1979). tappy was known for his wide range of concert and opera repertoire. he retired in 1982. ==references==  ==external links== * short biography *  *    
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