DEBORAH CONQUEST VOICE STUDIO

Deborah is an American soprano, passionate about teaching and singing, and has more than twenty years teaching experience. Deborah holds a Doctorate of Music (ABD) and Masters in Music, both in voice, from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. In addition, she graduated cum laude from SUNY Fredonia in New York with a Bachelor’s in Music, in voice.

Deborah teaches singing, vocal pedagogy and master classes in vocal technique, vocal style, music theory and performance most recently at music conservatories in Florence, Pisa and Lucca, Italy and in the US, at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance, and Nazareth College, and Finger Lakes Community College in Rochester, NY, as well as at Florida International University, Barry Westminster Christian School and the University of Miami, Florida. In the summer of 2000, she opened a branch of the Musical Arts Center in Cincinnati. Recent projects have included teaching a series of technical courses in Miami.

Her students have gone on to sing with major opera companies, on Broadway, on The Voice and American Idol, and recorded with major international record labels.

Deborah has sung and taught all over the world, and recently returned from a 4-year tour in Italy.

In the U.S., Deborah has sung with the Florida Grand Opera, Aspen Music Festival, Chautauqua Opera, Cincinnati Opera Theatre , Grandin Music Festival, Hispanic American Lyric Theatre, the Kenan Vocal Arts Institute, Florida International University Opera Theatre, Florida International Symphony, Fredonia (NY) Chamber Players, the Brevard (FL) Community Chorus and Orchestra, and Cincinnati AIDS Benefit Concerts.

Deborah has been featured singing the national anthem on several U.S. TV channels and international sporting events. Deborah is a registered Music Together® teacher and a licensed Music Together Center Director having received extensive training from founder Dr. Lili M. Levinowitz at the Centro Music Together di Bologna,Italy. She has also completed training with “Music For People”. She has taught Italian and English as a second language, as well as piano.
Deborah believes in teaching healthy singing, regardless of genre: opera, musical theatre, jazz, pop, folk.

Her students have gone on to sing with major opera companies, on Broadway, The West End, The Voice, and American Idol, recorded with major international record labels, Disney, Broadway Tours, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs at prestigious conservatories. Locally, they frequently star in shows at Geva, Stages, Spotlight, Summer Stars, Stars of Tomorrow, ROC City Singers, Lyric Voices, and their respective schools… and much more!