Carolann Page
- Email Address: cpage@rider.edu
- Phone: (609) 921-7100
- Mailing Address: 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540
The name Carolann Page is the benchmark definition of the term "crossover artist". In the international world of opera she is praised for the creation of the role of Pat Nixon in the Emmy- and Grammy-winning John Adams opera Nixon in China. In the world of music theater, she lighted Broadway with her stunning Cunegonde in Candide and amazed the Off Broadway world with her comedic talent in Menopause, the Musical. In the concert world she has appeared with major symphony orchestras in the United States and Europe, performing repertoire ranging from Sondheim and Rodgers to Beethoven and Britten. As a teacher, she has graced the faculties of the Manhattan School of Music and New York University and is currently Adjunct Assistant Professor of Voice at Westminster College of the Arts. As a director, she has staged productions for the Circle Rep Lab in New York City, Colorado's Music In The Mountains, at NYU and Carnegie Mellon University.
An alumnus of the Curtis Institute of Music, Ms. Page continued her studies with Judith Raskin and Margaret Harshaw, paving the way for her to enter the world of opera. Significant roles include Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, all three ladies in The Tales of Hoffmann, both Mimi and Musetta in La Boheme, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and the title role in Manon. Avidly sought after for her impeccable musicianship and sterling acting, she has starred in many contemporary operas including Floyd's The Passion of Jonathan Wade, Hagen's Shining Brow and Sir Michael Tippett's The Ice Break. Off Broadway premieres include Marjorie in the Encore series production of Allegro, Mary Lincoln in Asylum; The Strange Case of Mary Lincoln at the York Theatre and Gertrude Stein in Blood on the Dining Room Floor at the WPA Signature Theater.
Ms. Page is a founding faculty member of the Professional Musical Theater Workshop at the Manhattan School of Music, now in its eighteenth year. From 1997-2002 she served as Adjunct Professor of Voice and Director of the Opera Theater Workshop at New York University. She maintains an active private voice and acting studio in New York City. Her students have appeared on Broadway in numerous shows, including Gypsy, 1776, 42nd Street, Sweeney Todd, The Lion King, The Apple Tree, Miss Saigon and Les Miserables. Several of her current students are starring in Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, In the Heights and Phantom of the Opera.
