Training
•Bullet: Creative track within the comprehensive BMA Lyric Theatre program
•Bullet: Emphasis on composition, directing, playwriting, choreography, and sound design
•Bullet: Develop original work and creative leadership skills for the musical stage
•Bullet: 12 hours of concentration-specific electives including composition, stage directing, and playwriting
•Bullet: At least 6 hours must involve performance of original work
•Bullet: Core curriculum spans vocal studies, acting, dance, Italian diction, English diction and dialects, and musical theatre repertoire
•Bullet: Alexander Technique instruction for vocal and physical health
•Bullet: Co-directed by Nathan Gunn (Grammy-nominated baritone, Metropolitan Opera) and Julie Jordan Gunn (Professor of Vocal Coaching)
•Bullet: Sarah Wigley — Resident Stage Director and Contemporary Voice Specialist
Performance & Productions
•Bullet: Fully staged musical theatre and opera productions at Krannert Center's Tryon Festival Theatre
•Bullet: Performance opportunities in Lyric Studio workshops, opera scenes, and cabaret
•Bullet: Repertoire spans contemporary musical theatre, bel canto opera, Baroque, and Latin American works
