Opera Voice with Kelly M.

Hi, I'm Kelly! I'm a coloratura soprano who currently resides near New York City. With a strong emphasis on vocal technique, I teach voice in my private studio or at The County College of Morris, where I serve as an adjunct faculty member. Some of my previously staged operatic and musical theater roles include Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Angelina (Trial by Jury), Le rossignol (L'enfant et les sortileges), Soeur Gerald (Dialogues des Carmelites), The Shepherdess (Venus and Adonis), Christine in the New Jersey collegiate premier of The Phantom of the Opera, Lily (The Secret Garden), Cinderella (Into the Woods), Cosette (Les Miserables), and Cinderella (Cinderella). With an intense focus on character study, I've performed lecture recitals and partial roles of Baby Doe (The Ballad of Baby Doe), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Blondchen (Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail) and Musetta (La Boheme). I attended NYU, earning a Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance receiving the Founder's Day Award and The Steinhardt School's Outstanding Achievement and Citizenship Award. Also, I hold a Master's Degree in Music with a specialty in Opera Performance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where I started teaching voice lessons while earning my degree. I served as an artist for the International Vocal Arts Institute of NYC, working alongside Metropolitan Opera professionals. I have also performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kimmel Center, NJPAC, MPAC, Province Town Playhouse, The Frederick Loewe Theater, and Roxbury PAC. I serve as Music Director at Brundage Park Playhouse and have directed performances of South Pacific and Into The Woods. Current member of: -Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA) -National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) I am passionate about connecting students to their own unique voice through discovering the relationship between the body, the brain, vocal discipline, and personal expression. I work on creating a resonant and freely produced sound throughout all the registers. My goal is to promote healthy vocal technique while having full engagement in a song. I believe that singing is about conveying your emotion, your engagement, and your character's situation to the audience. Once your voice is lined up with great technique, your own true voice will begin to surface with an increased vocal range, resonance, and heightened flexibility between notes. You will explore who YOU are as a singer and discover what repertoire works best for you. I'd love to hear more about your goals as a performer and how we can work together to help you achieve those goals!