Vocal Training with Lyndsay M.

Lyndsay M. (mezzo-soprano) holds a Master of Music degree in Voice from The Cleveland Institute of Music, as well as a Bachelor of Music in Voice and a Bachelor of Arts in Painting from DePauw University. While at CIM, she received the Frederick B. Prentice Award for Excellence in Voice, and at DePauw, she received the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. In 2008 and 2009, Ms. M. earned four first place awards in the NATS Great Lakes Region competition. Her roles on the operatic stage have included Maurya (Vaughn-Williams’ Riders to the Sea), Marcellina (Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro), Fidalma (Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto), Mère Marie (Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites), Zita (Puccini's Gianni Schicchi), L’Architecture (Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants), L'écureuil (Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges), and La Badessa (Puccini’s Suor Angelica), among others. Ms. M. is a featured alto soloist with the Fairmount Presbyterian Church choir and has performed recently with Opera Night Cleveland. She currently studies with tenor Clifford Billions. In teaching, Ms. M. aims to develop the fundamentals of healthy vocal technique, focusing on breathing, alignment, resonance, and audition preparation in styles ranging from classical singing to Broadway.