Voice Master Class with Mary Gayle Greene

The public is invited to attend this free class. Mezzo soprano Mary Gayle Greene, known for her vocal range and rich contralto timbre is a former North Carolina Visiting Artist and a national Metropolitan Opera Auditions finalist. She has performed with Oper der Stadt Bonn in Germany, Edinburgh Music Festival, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Lyric Opera Studio, Knoxville Opera, and the St. Louis Symphony. She has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, the North Carolina Master Chorale, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Greensboro Oratorio Society, Greensboro Symphony, the Winston-Salem Symphony, Longleaf Opera, Piedmont Opera and Opera Carolina. Her performances have been broadcast on NPR and PBS and she is the mezzo-soprano soloist on the world premiere recording of Kaplan's K'dusha Symphony with soprano Roberta Peters. She is often a soloist with the Choral Society of Durham and Duke Chapel Choir. Ms. Greene recently sang the role of Madame de Croissy in "Dialogues of the Carmelites" with the Portland Symphony in Maine and the Winston-Salem Symphony in North Carolina. Ms. Greene's career provides the opportunity to perform in opera, oratorio, and recital and also to teach. Many of her students are successful singers, artist managers, and music teachers across the U.S.. This summer she taught and performed at the Spoleto Study Abroad Program in Spoleto, Italy. She is on the voice faculty at the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.