Genie

Dramatic Mezzo-Soprano

Dramatic Coaching, Masterclasses & Young Artist Development

 

A performing artist's only job is to tell the story


 

Whether you are a singer, dancer, actor, or musician, your job is to take your audience away from the world they left outside the performance venue, and bring them into the world and story you are inhabiting. The opera singer needs the technique to master the ability to use their voice to navigate all the intricacies of the vocal line while taking the text and moving the drama/story with the thoughts, emotions and the brilliant music of the composer, bringing craft to the level of Art.

The beauty of opera is that it takes all these aspects and combines them into a single person's performance.

No matter the situation, the emotions drive the drama.

Amneris in Verdi's Aida | Barcelona Gran Teatre Del Liceu

Amneris in Verdi's Aida | Barcelona Gran Teatre Del Liceu

The Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel + Gretel | Lyric Opera of Chicago

The Witch in Humperdinck's Hansel + Gretel | Lyric Opera of Chicago

Venus in Wagner's Tannhäuser | Austin Lyric Opera

Venus in Wagner's Tannhäuser | Austin Lyric Opera

work with me

 
 

MASTERCLASS

PRIVATE COACHING

CAREER DEVELOPMENT LECTURES

 
 
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30 years of performing experience to be passed on to the next generation

  • Master classes and private coaching with Young Artists in various opera companies in the U.S.

  • Directing and coaching for summer programs for college age Emerging Artists

  • Career Development Lectures for various organizations

  • Artist in Residence at Capital University in Columbus Ohio for several weeks directing opera scenes programs

  • Director of Citywide Youth Opera in New York City for two seasons.

  • Referred by private teachers in New York City for Master classes and coaching

For more information, see About Me & Portfolio.

 

Live Performances

 
 
Soprano Deborah Voigt and mezzo-soprano Eugenie Grunewald sing the duet "E un anatema" from La Gioconda by Ponchielli

Eugenie Grunewald as Azucena in Il Trovatore 1A - Part 1 - Scene 1