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Education
Notes of
Laura Mann, Soprano
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Doctor
of Musical Arts degree, completed December 1995, in vocal
performance, pedagogy, and opera production at the University
of Maryland-College Park; 4.0 (A) average in all studies.
Studied with Leon Major (Canadian National Opera, Dallas Opera,
Washington Opera, San Diego Opera); Rhoda Levine (New York Opera,
Netherlands Opera, Edinburgh Festival, Juilliard, Yale); acting/speech
coaches from The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC; Robert
McCoy, Music Director, Fairbanks Opera Festival, Alaska; Prof.
Louise Urban, former Vocal Division Chair, University of
Maryland, and prominent artist teacher.
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Jazz/popular
standards stylizing with Stef Scaggiari, Concord Jazz
recording artist
- Private coaching with Richard Woitach of the Metropolitan Opera, who served as my accompanist while in NYC
- Private
coaching with David Garvey, exclusive accompanist for Leontyne
Price.
- Private
coaching with Kammersaengerin Edith Lang, former leading
dramatic soprano of the Hamburg Staatsoper.
- Performances/private
coaching with Edwin McArthur, New York coach to
international singers such as Hildegard Behrens, and former
Met conductor.
- Hochschule
fuer Musik, Cologne, Germany; coached with leading opera/concert
conductors active on the international opera/concert scene.
- Hochschule
fuer Musik und Bildene Kunst, Berlin, Germany; studies with Kammersaenger Dr. Herbert Brauer, Deutsche Opera Berlin and others.
- Eastman
School of Music, Rochester, New York; Bachelor and Master
of Music degrees, Voice/Performance major, Music Literature
minor, Performer's Certificate in Voice and Opera; studied with
former Metropolitan Opera artists Anna Kaskas, Julius
Huehn; later with John Maloy, former Vocal Division
Head.
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