Dr. Melody Racine

Biography

Melody Racine is a mezzo-soprano and a Professor Emerita at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She has a distinguished career as a master teacher in classical performance and musical theatre. Racine has previously served as the chair of the Department of Voice and as the senior associate dean for academic and faculty student affairs, as well as interim dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. She is a recipient of the Harold Haugh Award for excellence in studio instruction and maintains a professional studio for singers, many of whom grace the Broadway and operatic stages. Notable students include Gavin Creel, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Alex Gemignani, and Daniel Reichard. Racine continues to perform while managing her teaching and administrative responsibilities, having sung with world-renowned collaborative pianist Martin Katz. Her performance experience spans music festivals such as Aspen and Tanglewood, as well as various concert and operatic stages across the United States and Italy. She has performed leading roles in works such as Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, and Lakmé, as well as recent concert appearances, including Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony with the University Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Kenneth Kiesler.

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