Florencia Frete

Florencia Frete is a Researcher at the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University. She is a doctoral candidate with a specialization in Information and Communication Technologies in Higher Education from Universidad Nacional de Villa Maria (UNVM), Argentina, and holds an MA in Music Composition from the University of York.

• Education
  • Specialization in ICT in Higher Education, UNVM (Argentina)
  • MA in Music Composition, University of York (UK)
  • BA in Music Composition (Popular Music), UNVM (Argentina)

Her research focuses on:

• Accessibility challenges in opera captioning
• Multimodal performance analysis
• Community engagement through audiovisual translation
• Interactive technologies in musical education
• Practice-based opera research
• Intercultural vocal performance methodologies

Her publications and projects demonstrate expertise in:

• Discord-based collaborative research
• UNVM's vocal performance model
• Multicultural music composition
• Technology-enhanced opera accessibility
• Experimental opera analysis
• Interdisciplinary arts-science collaborations

Scientific awards include:

• 2024 Northern Bridge Consortium Collaborative Doctoral Award
• 2022 Argentinian Ministry of Science 'Doctor Cesar Milstein' Grant
• 2016 University of York Overseas Student Scholarship
• 2011 UNVM Mobility Scholarship to Oklahoma Panhandle State University

She has received funding through Argentina's Ministry of Science for educational art-science platforms (2020) and leads research projects on digital inclusion in choral practices. Her work intersects performing arts, technology, and accessibility studies.