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.

Faculty 2012

• Christopher Arneson - Co-Director CoOPERAtive
• Susan Shiplett Ashbaker - Coach. The Curtis Institute of Music; Opera/Artistic Consultant; former Director and Music Administration, Opera Company of Philadelphia
• Thomas Bagwell - Coach/Conductor
• Sandra Bernhard - Drama Coach. Stage Director, Houston Grand Opera
• Deborah Birnbaum - Breath Support Master Class
• William Hobbs - San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera
• Chuck Hudson - Director/Audition Techniques Masterclass
• Gina Lapinski - Stage Dircetor
• Anthony Manoli - Pianist/Coach/Conductor
• Mark Moliterno - Faculty, Westminster Choir College, Yoga instructor for CoOPERAtive
• Laura Brooks Rice - Co-Director CoOPERAtive
• Debra Scurto-Davis - Musical/Language Coach. Swarthmore College, Westminster Choir College, Florence Voice Seminar
• 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
• Erika Switzer - The Julliard School
• Bill Bennett - Velvet Singer
• Kathleen Kelly - Director of Music Staff, Vienna State Opera

Optional voice lessons may be arranged with the following faculty:

• Christopher Arneson
• Mark Moliterno
• Laura Brooks Rice
• Nova Thomas
• Sharon Sweet
• Thomas Faracco
• Margaret Cusack
• Sally Wolf
• Elem Eley

Faculty have included:

• Lydia Brown
• William Burden
• Steven Crawford
• Kathleen Kelly
• Yelena Kurdina
• Brian Zeger

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