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OUR FACULTY

Learn from Professionals.

Faculty dedicated to training the next generation of opera professionals through individualized instruction and real-world performance experience.

MEET OUR FACULTY

OUR FACULTY

Faculty Who

Inspire Excellence

Faculty dedicated to training the next generation of opera professionals through individualized instruction and real-world performance experience.

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Voice Department Chair, Voice Teacher, Opera Director, Lecturer

Jacque Trussel

Hugh Murphy

Conductor, Coach, Lecturer

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Voice Teacher, Lecturer

Kaori Sato

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Dr. Sherry Overholt

Voice Teacher

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Voice Teacher

Bryan Murray

Cate Webber

Voice Teacher

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Portrait of a man with a bald head and light skin, wearing a black shirt, holding a sheet of music, standing against a dark background.

Lecturer

Gerry Hecht

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Djordje Nesic

Coach, Lecturer

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Movement Styles Teacher, Alexander Technique Teacher

Thomas Baird

Margaret Vignola

Assistant to the Director

Collaborative Pianist, Diction Coach

Bonnie Hamiliton

Special Advisor

Naseer Ashraf