SIUC Voice Area

02/08/2022

THIS WEEKEND!!! Come see our production of Sir Lennox Berkeley's comic opera "A Dinner Engagement" this coming Friday and Saturday night, February 11 and 12, at 7:00 pm in Shryock Auditorium. FREE! and open to the public! Limited seating, so get there early!

Take a step back and imagine listening to an old-time radio show as the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Lyric Theater Ensemble presents “A Dinner Engagement” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, in Shryock Auditorium.

11/10/2021

Our voice students had a wonderful time working with Monica Dewey during our Art Song Festival masterclass! Here are some pictures from the event. Thank you Monica for sharing your time and talent with us!

10/21/2021

We are just a couple of weeks away from the 2021 SIU Art Song Festival! Excitement is building as we prepare for our featured guest artist recital by Monica Dewey, which will take place at 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 6, in Shryock Auditorium. This event is FREE and open to the public, thanks to support from the SIU Fine Arts Activity Fee! Enjoy this video of Ms. Dewey performing "Chacun le sait" from "La fille du Regiment" by Donizetti!

Monica Dewey, sopranoMarzio Conti, conductor Michael Shell, DirectorIndiana University Opera and Ballet Theater, Sept 2016

10/18/2021

Today's Alumni Spotlight is Madalyn Mentor! She is off doing big things with Atlanta Opera. Congrats Madalyn!

10/05/2021

We are proud to have some of our singers in this show! Live theatre is back and you don’t want to miss it!

Hi Everyone!
Don't forget, our musical production of
WORLD GOES ROUND opens this week! It opens this Thur., Oct. 7 and runs until Sun. Oct. 10. Also, we have an amazing pre-show lecture taking place at 1:30pm, Sunday, before the matinee. It is open to all patrons. More information is listed in the flyer below. Look forward to seeing you all there!!!!

09/27/2021

Alumni Spotlight: Breanna A. Williams

Soprano Breanna Williams (MM Vocal Performance 2020, student of Dr. Brittany Benningfield) starred in Southern Illinois Music Festival's 2019 summer production of Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi," wowing the audiences with her beautiful performance of "O mio babbino caro." Since then, she's gone on to sing with Redwoods Opera Workshop, Studio LIS "Quarantine Sing!" performances in New York City, and is now one of the first members of Los Angeles Opera's HBCU Opera Career Comprehensive program. Congratulations Breanna!

09/27/2021

We are back in the swing of things here at SIU! It's wonderful to be in the studio with our singers and pianists, fully masked and still fully creating!

We have some very exciting events coming up this year in the SIU Voice Area. First up this fall will be the return of our Art Song Festival, featuring soprano Monica Dewey! Ms. Dewey will be on campus with us Nov. 5-6, presenting a private masterclass with our students and then a public recital. More information to come! In the meantime, check out this video of Ms. Dewey's stunning rendition of "Caro Nome" from Verdi's Rigoletto, at none other than the George London Foundation competition.

Monica Dewey, sopranoLydia Brown, pianistGeorge London Finals, Feb 21, 2020Morgan Library and Museum

03/24/2021

We mourn the loss of a great supporter of young opera singers.

With heavy hearts, Des Moines Metro Opera shares the loss of our beloved Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus, Robert L. Larsen. He passed away peacefully in Indianola on Sunday, March 21, 2021. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and former students at this time of immense sorrow.