Here it is folks, the long awaited list of Mr.Riggs credentials and some of his students. It is quite long and extensive. SOrry for the wait, we were not able to get my fax to work correctly for awhile. Mary Beth Felker-Osborn SPeech Level Singing Insructor. SETH RIGGS:
Lecture and Teaching Experience: Distinguished Alumnus Award: Peabody Conservatorys of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Maryland Lecturer and Teacher in Vocal Therapy and Singing Technique: Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles; University of Calgary, Banff Music Centre; University of Toronto;Southern Methodist University; University of Southern California; San Francisco Conservatory; University of Redlands;'California State University, Fullerton; Actors Studio West, Los Angeles. Musical Theatre, selected students; Lucy Arnez,Tom Bosley, Carol Burnett, Ricahrd CHamberlain, Tim Curry, Tony Danza, John Davidson, Sandy Duncan, Nancy Dussault, Leila Florentino, Peter Gallagher, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Guillaume, Barbara Harris, Greg Harrison, Goldie Hawn, Jeremy Irons, Ann jillian, Stacy Keach, Paula Kelly, Lorna Luft, Millicent Martin, Olivia Newton-John, Bernadette Peters, Donna Pescoe, Molly Ringwald, Chita Rivera, Douglas Sills, Ben Vereen, Leslie Anne Warren. OPERA, Selected students: Donald Ray Albert, Bass Bariton Angela Maria Blasi-Lyric Soprano, Kammersangerin* Rodney Gilfrey, Lyric Baritone Thomas McKinney, Lyric Baritone* Eduardo Villa, Tenor* James Wagner, Tenor* * Winner of Metropolitan National Opera Final Auditions in New York OPERA,:Featured performances by artist/students: Covent Garden, Munich Opera, Vienna State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco opera, Saltzburg Mozart Festival, La Scala, Paris Opera, Bastille Opera, Berlin Opera, Royal Opera House, Basel Opera OPERA, conductors for Rigg's Artists: Gerde Albrecht, Herbert Blomstedt, Semyon Bychkov, Sir Colin Davis, Nicholas Harnoncourt, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Sir Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Michel Plasson, Georges Pretre, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Guisseppe Sinopoli. Popular Music, selected students: Anita Baker, Natalie Cole, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Julio Iglesias, James INgram, Marilyn McCoo, Geoffrey Osborne, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder Directors, Film Voice Consulting: Roger Allers (Lion King), Warren Beatty, James Brooks, Bob Clark, BLake Edwards, Bob Fosse, Rowdy Herrington, David Lynch, Herb Ross, Hen Russell, Mark Rydell, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone Physicians, vocal therapy consulting: Dr. Gould, New York City; Dr. Edward Kantor, Beverly Hills; Dr. Michael Leavitt, Beverly Hills, Dr. Henry Rubin, Beverly Hills; Dr. Randy Schnittman, Beverly Hills; Dr. Joel Schulman, Century City, Dr. Joseph Sugarman, Beverly Hills; Dr. Hans Von Leden, Beverly Hills Performing experience, Opera and Broadway: For Producers: Bob Fosse, Lerner & Loewe, David Merrick, Rogers & Hammerstein Hal Prine, Jules Styne Under Conductors: Leonard Bernstein, Jay Blackton with Etherl Merman, Paul Calloway, Paul Hindemith, George Hurst Julius Rudel. Guest Artist Contract, New York City Opera (six seasons) Member, Original Company, Lincoln Center (With Beverly Sills and Norman Treigle) Education and Training: Master of Music in Opera, Theater: Manhattan Schoold of Music, New York Bachelor of Science, Music Major: Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Instructional Approach - approach emphasizes speech level singing which is exceptionally adaptable to a broad range of styles because it does not force rigid technique. Deelops voice free of clutter, manufactured sounds, and overculture. - Individual application of seventeenth century Italian Bel Canto Technique originating in the Schola Canotorum, including an intimate understanding of Castratti techniques of vocal registration and balance. -Approach responds to both the immediate and structural problem of the individual singer including constriction caused by high larynx and resultant inability of the vocal cord sturcture to allow easy pitch control and natural vowel formation in the throat. -Techniques are successful for improving the voices of singers ages 8 to 85 and are particularly effective at rejuventating senior and damages voices. Additional Studies under: Technique: John Charles THomas, Robert Weede, Tito Schipa, Heige Roevangc, Keith Davis Repertoire: Pierre Bernac, Martial Singher, Leo Taubman, Charles Wasworth, John Brownlee, Hanz Heintz, Louis Graveure, Acting: Lee Strasbert, Sandy Meisner, Bobby Lewis, Frank Silvera Dance: peter Gennaro, Matt Mattox, Luigi.
Please disregard any misspellings I may have thrown in here, it's late at night, and the fax was very blurry. Hope this answers, or generates more questions about Seth and Speech Level Singing. Sincerely, Mary Beth Felker- Osborn
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