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Dr. Joseph Wiggett is the Director of the Opera Workshop, and an Associate Professor of Voice. As a past member of the Juilliard Opera Center, the Lyric Opera of Chicago Center for American Artists and the Prague Mozart Academy, he has performed over thirty five operatic roles and brings a wealth of hands-on experience to the studio and the stage. He has given recitals throughout the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including three Birgit Nilsson Prizes, as well as two grants from the Puccini Foundation. As a contest singer, he has ranked among the finest in the country and has taken first place honors in such prestigious competitions as the Metropolitan Opera Competition, New England Regional Auditions, the Chicago Union Civic and Arts League Competition, the Center for Contemporary Opera International Competition, and he is the only three time winner of the Lillian Nordica Prize. Among his major debuts are roles with the New York City Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a solo recital in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Series, and his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall as the baritone soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana. As a concert performer, Dr. Wiggett has appeared with numerous orchestras including the Portland Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony and the Colorado Symphony. He holds degrees in Music Education from the University of Maine, a Master's Degree in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and a Doctorate in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder. |
