Professor Dr. Theresa Brancaccio

Biography

Theresa Brancaccio is a mezzo-soprano and Senior Lecturer at Northwestern University, where she has taught voice and vocal pedagogy since 1999. She has an extensive performance background, having appeared at prestigious venues such as the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, and the Chicago Lyric Opera. Brancaccio has worked with international acclaim, training singers who have performed major roles and received awards from organizations like the Richard Tucker Foundation and the Marilyn Horne Foundation. In addition to her performance career, she is a strong advocate for vocal health and has developed the Singer Savvy Mobile App to track vocal function and help with vocal pacing. Her research interests include vocal fatigue and the development of technologies to improve vocal health. She has published several articles on vocal pedagogy, contributing to the academic community as well as participating in conferences and workshops. Brancaccio oversees the Voice Lab at Northwestern and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Vocal Pedagogy. She has received numerous awards for her contributions to music education and vocal health initiatives.

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