COACHES/ACCOMPANISTS
Note: Some coaches here are recommended by singers. Others have asked to be listed. Contact information will not be published without their written permission. If you know a coach who'd like to be listed, have them email info@thebusinessofsinging.com! Inclusion here does not imply personal knowledge or guarantee of good service. My personally recommendations have * by their name.
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area
Veronika Agranov-Dafoe (Russian Coach/Accompanist, West Bay Opera)
Charles Calhoun
Kathryn Cathcart
Steve Bailey
Craig Bohmler (Opera San Jose)*
Lisa Dahl (Accompanist, San Francisco Conservatory; plays auditions)*
Steve Damonte
Timothy Fitzpatrick
Mary Fleming
Daniel Glover
Alex Katsman (Russian Coach/Accompanist/Conductor, San Francisco Opera, Opera
San Jose)
Lori Lack
Bruce Olstad
Kristin Pankonin
Irina Prilipko (Russian)*
Ava Soifer
Marcie Stapp
Ron Valentino
Robert Wood
LA
Linda Zoolaian
626-318-4669
casadellamusica@hotmail.com
Twyla Meyer
Coach/Accompanist at Cal State LA
Work: (323)343-4078
Cell: (951)775-4169
Home: (909)593-0766
Frank Fetta
Conductor, Redlands Bowl*
Victoria Kirsch*
213- 304-2480
vhkirsch@earthlink.net
Tova Marcos*
William Vendice (Head of Music Staff & Chorus Master, LA Opera;)
Joel Goldes, Dialect Coach*
818-879-1896
Joel helped me prepare for a role where I had to speak with an accent. We coached by phone and I was very impressed with his preparation and with the coaching itself. Also, his site has some charts on vowels and anatomy that would be of interest to any classical singer.
FLORIDA
North Miami Beach
Esther Simkin (teacher and coach)
305-652-0953
edsimkin@aol.com
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Kimberly Beasley
Richard Boldrey (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northwestern University)
Kitt Bridges (DePaul)
Donna Brunsma (Lyric Opera of Chicago)*
Alan Darling (Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northwestern University)
Donald Palumbo (Lyric Opera of Chicago)*
Mary Pinto (Lyric Opera of Chicago)*
Tim Shaindlen (Lyric Opera of Chicago)*
Ken Smith (Northwestern University)*
Highland Park
Susan Merdinger
KANSAS
McLouth
Paul Meier, Dialect Coach
Tel: (785) 863-2518
paul@paulmeier.com
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis-St.Paul
Barbara Brooks
Tom Linker
Jerry Rubino
Sonya Thompson
Excelsior
Lucie Shores
(763) 442-7418
PENNSYLVANNIA
Philadelphia
Lisa Harer de Calvo
LisaHarerdeCalvo@aol.com
NEW YORK
Shoshana Seid-Green
Musical Theatre and Classical Accompaniment
(650) 769-7713
shoshana.sg@gmail.com
$50/hour, $40/for students
Stephen Purdy
Musical Theater
NYVOCALCOACH@Gmail.com
646 361-5402
Christopher Fecteau
Pianist and Coach
1803 Riverside Dr. #6M
cfilto@aol.com
646 796-3492
Lloyd Paguia Arriola
Pianist and Coach
Phone: 212-245-8674
Cell: 941-228-2802
Ji Young Lee
Pianist and Vocal Coach
Phone: 212-665-3070
Cell: 917-363-7091
Lucy Arner (Met)*
504 West 136th St. #1D
NY, NY 10031
Home: (212) 234-4746
Cell: (917) 685-8497
info@lucyarner.com
Connie Barnett
Career Coach. Coaching/Consultation/Publicity.
Former CAMI agent and singer helps you develop a personal game plan and career
strategies.
(201) 871-1223
Connie1195@aol.com
Earl Buys
Mitch Cirker (great for heavy or difficult-to-play rep)*
Bob Cowart - Diction Coach, the Met and Manhattan School of Music.
Steve Crawford - Vocal Coach/Conductor/Pianist. Met conductor.
815 W 181st St., 4-H
New York, NY 10033
(212) 927-7914 (phone and fax)
$60/hour
home.earthlink.net/~maestrosteve
David Holkeboer*
The Ansonia
2109 Broadway, #8-157
New York, NY 10023
Tel: (212) 874-1050
davidholkeboer@gmail.com
Jen Hoppe - Coach/Pianist
631 W. 207th Street #39
New York, NY 10034
(212) 544-0527 / Cell (917) 375-6877
Coaching $35/hr, auditions $30
pianohop2@aol.com
Joan Krueger*
Yelena Kurdina (Russian; Met)*
Liora Maurer (Met)
504 West 136th St. #1D
NY, NY 10031
Home: (212) 234-4746
Cell: (917) 685-8497
Brent McMunn - Coach/Conductor at NYCO
Daniel Ragone
Vocal Coach/Accompanist
Hotel Ansonia
2109 Broadway, Ste. 4-157
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724-4987 (phone and fax)
Ellen Rievman (recommended)
2 Sutton Place South
Suite 8E
New York, NY 10022
Tel/Fax: 212 421-6877
Email: erievman@aol.com
Ji Young Lee
Pianist and Vocal coach
Tel: (212) 665-3070
Cell: (917) 363-7091
Email: wjlee2448love@aol.com
Jane Steele*
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte
Katarina Souvorova
(Central Piedmont Community College Opera Workshop). Contact through Opera Carolina (704) 332-7177 or Central Piedmont's Music Dept. (704) 330-6757.
TEXAS
Dallas
Martha Gerhart
Julian Reed*
Houston
Hal Lanier
(832) 643-2069
Jack Buckhannan
Peter Pasztor
Austin
Dale Dietert*
Maimy Fong*
(512) 626-9341
dmafong@hotmail.com
Elden Little*
Music Administrator and Coach, Austin Lyric Opera
(512) 472-5927
David Mead*
Julian Reed*
Cindy Sadler
Voice lessons
Career consultation privately or via The Business of Singing workshop
cindy@cindy-sadler.com