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