Laurel E. Zeiss

Laurel E. Zeiss is an Associate Professor of Musicology and Music History at Baylor University's School of Music. She holds a PhD and MA in Musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, along with a BM in Voice from Greensboro College. Recognized for teaching excellence, she received the Outstanding Professor Award (2013) and was named a Baylor Fellow (2015). Her research focuses on opera studies, 18th-century music, and aesthetics, with publications in prestigious journals like The Cambridge Opera Journal and The Journal of Singing. She has also contributed to major edited collections, including Taste in the Eighteenth Century: Aesthetics and the Senses.

Education:

• PhD in Musicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• MA in Musicology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• BM in Voice, Greensboro College

Scientific Awards and Recognitions:

• Outstanding Professor Award, Baylor University (2013)
• Baylor Fellow (2015)
• Opening Speaker, British Library's Celebrations of Mozart's 250th Birthday (2006)
• Speaker, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center (2015, 2016, 2018)
• Visiting Research Fellowship, Centre for Opera Research at the University of Sussex (2011)