A teaching & training overview…

Voice Faculty

American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA, NYC) 2015-Present

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Beginning Vocal Technique Class for Actors & Dancers

• Voice Consultant for Acting Workshop Performances

Wagner College (Staten Island, New York) 2010-2025

• Individual Vocal Instruction (2010-2025)

• Opera Workshop Director (2010-2020)

• Performance Hour Instructor (2010-2020)

Orfeo Vocal Arts Academy (Dresden, Germany) 2015-Present

• General Director

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Master Classes

• Group Classes

American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) (Graz, Austria) 2011-2013

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Master Classes in Early Music

• Early Music Concert Preparation & Conducting

Musica Coeli (Graz, Austria) 2013

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Master Classes

Festa Lirica Italiana (Ischia, Italy) 2007

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Master Classes in Musical Style

• Dramatic Interpretation, & Audition Preparation

Institut für Logopädie (Dresden, Germany) 2002-2004

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• Special Needs

Musikschule am Wasaplatz (Dresden, Germany) 2001-2004

• Individual Vocal Instruction

• College Preparation

Cypress-Fairbanks School District (Houston, Texas) 1996-1998

• Individual Vocal Instruction (Cypress Creek HS/Langham Creek HS/

• Competition Preparation Jersey Village HS/Cypress Falls HS)

Guest Lecturer / Master Classes

Chemnitz Opera House (Chemnitz, Germany) 2026

Columbia University (New York, New York) 2012/2013

American Institute of Musical Studies (Graz, Austria) 2012/2013

Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas) 2012/2013

Private Studio
(Opera/Oratorio/Art Song/Early Music/Musical Theater/Commercial Music)

New York, New York 2005-Present

Dresden, Germany 2000-2004

Houston, Texas 1996-1998

Stage Director

Wagner College Opera Workshop (Wagner College, NYC) 2012-Present

Fierce Moments in Opera (Opera Feroce - NYC) 2010

Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci (Figment Festival – Governor’s Island, NYC) 2009

A Walk in the Park (Various Scenes) (Manhattan, NYC) 2009

I Pagliacci Workshop Performance (Manhattan, NYC) 2008

My Own Education/Training

Meisterklasse (1st Year) Hochschule für Musik Dresden 2005

Postgraduate Degree Hochschule für Musik Dresden 2004

Singer's Diploma Hochschule für Musik Dresden 2002

Bachelor of Arts in Music Sam Houston State University 1996

Voice: Diana Soviero, Michael Chance, John Norris, Mark Oswald, Prof. Margret Trappe, Walter Foster, Barbara Corbin, Catherine Wafford

Audited: Deb Birnbaum, Ira Siff, Dr. Joyce Farwell

Master Classes: Michael Chance, John Norris, Niklas Trüstedt

Coachings: Kathy Olsen, Olaf Bär, Liora Maurer, Lucy Arner, Ludger Rémy, Elizabeth Priday, Jonathan Dudley, John Churchwell, Rodger Hamilton, Vérène Rimlinger, Sabine Klinkert, Thomas Gläser

Conducting: Dr. Kent Hatteberg, Dr. Carol Smith

Acting: Dr. James Miller, Prof. Andreas Baumann

Languages: German (fluent), Italian, French, Latin (Italianate & Germanic Pronunciation)