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Robert C. White, Jr

Baritone

Member Bio

Training: B.S., Susquehanna University; M.A. and Ed.D., Columbia University, additional vocal study, Florence, Italy. Teaching: Affiliate Teacher, Lindemann Young Artists' Development Program, Metropolitan Opera; Adjunct Professor of Voice, New York University; Adjunct Professor of Music, The Juilliard School of Music; Retired Professor of Music, Queens College and Graduate Center, City University of New York. Private studio in New York City. Students currently performing at Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, other major American and European theaters. Master Classes on vocal technique in the United States and Germany.

Current Activities

March 3-6, 2004 Masterclass at the University of Montana and the Montana State Nats

Member recordings

Member publications

  • Italian Art Song. (with Ruth Lakeway), Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1989. 398 pp.
  • Guide to Aida. New York, Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1979. 32 pp.
  • Overture to Opera. New York, Metropolitan Opera Guild, 1979. 8 pp.
  • "On The Teaching Of Breathing For The Singing Voice." Journal of Voice. The Voice Foundation, 2:26-29, March, 1988.
  • "School Musicals Without Voice Abuse." Music Educators Journal. 63:26-33, May, 1978.
  • "Stop Voice Abuse." Music Educators Journal. 63:38-42, October, 1976.
  • "Renaissance Music -- A Healthy Choice For Adolescent Voices." School Music News. 39:28-31, December, 1975.
  • "A Plea For Vocal Pedagogy." American Music Teacher, 24:28-29, June-July, 1975.

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