Tracy Brighty
Vocal Instructor

SoBe Music Institute
751 Euclid Avenue, Suite 2
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
305 674-9220
 

Positions:

  • SoBe Music Institute (Miami's Institute for Performing Arts) - Vocal Instructor (2005 - current)

  • Lied Austria B The Step Beyond Singing (Co-Founder, Executive Director, Voice Teacher) www.LiedAustria.com
  • Amici dell'Arte (Board of Directors, since 2002) - Duties have included assisting in Programming, Production Organization and Fundraising
  • American Institute of Music (AIMS)   (Summer Administrative Staff, since 2002)
  • Private Voice Institute in Miami, FL (1997-2000, 2002-2005) - Students have won numerous competitions and awards - Students have been accepted to and have received full scholarships to: Boston University, Florida State University, Stetson University, University of Miami, New York University
  • Coral Reef Music Magnet (Part-time voice teaching, 1999-2000, 2002-2005)- Rated 13th High School in the Country by US News and World Report 2005 - Duties have included assisting in Musical Preparation and Stage Direction for: Gianni Schicchi (Puccini), Amelia goes to the Ball (Menotti), Dido and Aenaes (Purcell), The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan) - Mentoring and Assisting Students in Career and College choices - Preparing Students for Auditions and Competitions - Language assistance in Choral work - Other Assorted Necessary Duties

Operatic Experience:

  • The Witch - Hänsel und Gretel - Humperdinck (60 plus Performances)
  • Grandmother - Little Red Riding Hood - Seymour Barab (60 plus Performances)
  • Tatiana - Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
  • La Ciesca - Gianni Schicchi - Puccini
  • Countess - Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart
  • Noémie - Cendrillon - Massenet
  • Marschallin - Der Rosenkavalier - Strauss
  • Amelia - Un ballo in maschera - Verdi
  • Magda Sorel - The Consul - Menotti
  • Rusalka - Rusalka - DvoÍák
  • Fiordiligi - Cosí fan tutte - Mozart
  • Agathe - Der Freischütz - Weber

  (Greater Miami Area, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Graz, Austria)

Solo/Concert Experience:

  • Church by the Sea, Bal Harbor, FL. Soprano Soloist (1996-1999)
  • Christ Church, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Soprano Soloist (1999-2000, 2002-2005)
  • Solo Operatic Concerts: Milwaukee, WI; Miami, Vizcaya, FL; Graz, Austria Lieder
  • Recitals: Miami, FL; Milwaukee, WI; Echem, Germany
  • Vocals/Voice over:    Joy    (A Film by Gabriel Quintero), Vier letzte Lieder- Strauss, Ein deutsches Requiem - Brahms, Stabat Mater - Rossini, Stabat Mater - Schubert MagnificatSchubert, Gloria – Vivaldi,  Aspen Jubilee - Ron Nelson (conducted by Composer) I never saw another butterfly  - Ellwood DerrPrecious friends hid in death's dateless night  - Martin Mailman (Milwaukee, WI; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Miami, FL; Graz, Austria)

Education:

  • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Vocal Performance, 1987-1991)
  • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Comparative Literature, 1993-1996)
  • University of Miami Summer Program in Salzburg (Summer 1996, >97, >98)
  • University of Miami (Bachelor of Music, 1998)
  • University of Miami (Master of Music, 2000)
  • American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS, Summer 2000)

Scholarships:

  • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
  • University of Miami
  • University of Miami Summer Program in Salzburg

Voice Teachers:

  • Dr. David Alt (University of Miami)
  • Dr. Franklin Summers (University of Miami)
  • Lucile Evans (McGill University)
  • Patricia Stiles (Indiana University)
  • Dr. Karen Peeler (Ohio State University)
  • Yolanda Marculescu (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee)
  • Mary Galbraith, Patricia Nelson

Coaches:

  • Margaret Singer
  • Dr. Robert Evans (McGill University)
  • Betty Bullock (Washington Opera)
  • John Kolody
  • Ansi Verwey (Hannover Oper)
  • David Aronsen (Wiener Staatsoper)
  • Stefan Gyarto (Mozarteum)
  • Rick Fanning (Wiener Staatsoper)
  • Lucy Arner (Metropolitan Opera)
  • Dr. Russell Young (University of Miami)
  • Dr. William Reber (University of Arizona)
  • Katherine Kozak (Julliard School)

Masterclasses:

  • Helen Donath
  • Marjana Lipovšek
  • Charles Spencer
  • Jerry Hadley
  • Philip Langridge
  • Cynthia Hoffman
  • Sarah Arneson
  • Bodo Igesz

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