Faculty
The CoOPERAtive Program’s resident faculty artists are among some of the most sought after performers, directors and conductors and artistic administrators in the operatic world today. They are regularly engaged at such opera companies as the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera, The Paris Opera, London’s Covent Garden, Milan’s La Scala, St. Louis Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia and Lake George Opera.
Master Coach, Daniel Beckwith in a lesson with a coach/accompanist
Steven Crawford - Opera coach/accompanist, assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera for many years, Classical Singer Coach of the Year 2007
Kathleen Kelly -Music director for Houston Grand Opera Studio and music director for Berkshire Opera
Mark Moliterno - Faculty, Westminster Choir College, Yoga instructor for CoOPERAtive
JJ Penna - Associate Professor of accompanying and coaching at Wesminster Choir College, faculty at Julliard, accompanist in recital for Denyce Graves, William Burden, Kathleen Battle
Debra Scurto-Davis - Musical/Language Coach. Swarthmore College, Westminster Choir College, Florence Voice Seminar
Susan Shiplett Ashbaker - Coach. The Curtis Institute of Music; Opera/Artistic Consultant; former Director and Music Administration, Opera Company of Philadelphia
Jamie Stover Schmitt - Ed.D; C.M.A - Alexander/Body Awareness Coach. Founder: Spanda, The Yoga of Movement and author of Every Woman’s Yoga
Ted Taylor - Conductor/Coach/Accompanist, New York City Opera, recital accompanist for Sylvia McNair, Christine Shaefer
Nova Thomas - Drama Coach. Opera singer, The New School for Drama, Westminster Choir College
Marc Verzatt - Drama Coach. Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lake George Opera, Yale University
Deborah Birnbaum - www.breathsupport.com
William Hobbs - San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera
Yelena Kurdina - Metropolitan Opera, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera
Master Coach, Marc Verzatt in a private dramatic coaching
Optional voice lessons may be arranged with the following faculty:
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