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Constance Fee serves as Director of Vocal Studies and Associate Professor of Vocal Performance at Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, NY. An accomplished opera singer, she has performed leading roles with major opera companies worldwide including the Opéra de la Bastille, Opéra Comique, and Houston Grand Opera, collaborating with renowned conductors and stage directors.
Her educational background spans both music and education:
- Performer's Certificate in Opera Performance, Curtis Institute of Music
- Master of Music in Vocal Performance, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
- Bachelor of Vocal Music Education, Westminster Choir College
- Ph.D. in Reading Education with distinction, Syracuse University
- M.Ed. in Childhood Literacy, St. Bonaventure University
- B.S. in Elementary Education, St. Bonaventure University
Professor Fee's research and teaching focus on Voice, Opera, and Diction. With a repertoire of over fifty soprano and mezzo-soprano roles spanning Puccini, Bizet, and Strauss, she integrates extensive performance experience into vocal pedagogy. Her expertise covers classical literature from Mozart to contemporary works, emphasizing dramatic interpretation and technical precision.
She received the Alumni Merit Award for Distinguished Achievement in Vocal Performance from Westminster Choir College.
Professor Fee mentors students who consistently win national and international competitions and secure placements at elite institutions including Juilliard, Rice University, and Indiana University. Her advisees perform with major opera companies like Washington National Opera and participate in prestigious programs such as Tanglewood and San Francisco Opera/Merola.
She directs vocal studies at Roberts Wesleyan and serves on faculty at the Franco-American Vocal Academy in France and Crescendo Summer Institute in Hungary. As president of the Westminster Foundation, she maintains leadership roles in alumni affairs and vocal arts development.
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