About Carley D.
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Voice Teacher
Sep, 2015 - PresentLB Music School
At LB Music School, I teach private and group singing classes to students as young as 5 and those a bit more grown. I also teach young children's classes in singing and opera-based learning.
Teaching Artist
Sep, 2015 - PresentThe Metropolitan Opera Guild
I am a teaching artist with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Boston contingency. I work with Kindergarteners and 1st graders, teaching singing through a choral and opera-based curriculum.
Professional Singer - Soprano
Sep, 2013 - PresentCarley DeFranco
I am a professional singer, working with opera companies, orchestras and choral societies on the East Coast. I am a member of Boston Opera Collaborative, Cantata Singers and Emmanuel Music and perform frequently with these organizations in Boston. I have appeared as a soloist here and abroad with Greater Worcester Opera, Emerald City Opera, Longy School of Music’s Sistema Side-by-Side Orchestra, the Bach Sinfonia, the Polymnia Choral Society, the BACH Orchestra in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the Vladimir Symphony Orchestra and the Madrigirls of Glasgow, Scotland. Recent opera roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Nannetta in Falstaff, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. I am a recent second place winner of Celestial Opera Company’s Young Artist Competition and a semi-finalist in the American Prize Competition (Art Song/Oratorio).
Voice Teacher
Sep, 2009 - May, 2013Sitar Arts Center
My first private voice teaching job was with Sitar Arts Center in Washington DC, an afterschool program for low-income families. I spent four years teaching young children - adults.
Education
B.A. (Music)
Sep, 2009 - May, 2013American University
Master of Music (Vocal Performance)
Sep, 2013 - May, 2015Longy School of Music of Bard College
Certifications
Teaching Artist Certificate
May, 2015Longy School of Music of Bard College
Awards
2nd Place, Young Artist Competition
May, 2016Celestial Opera Company
Semi-Finalist (Art Song/Oratorio)
Jun, 2016The American Prize
Languages
French
Limited Proficiency
Italian
Limited Proficiency
German
Limited Proficiency
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