Deborah Conquest, American soprano, has over 20 years teaching singing vocal pedagogy and master classes in vocal technique, vocal style, music theory and performance at music conservatories in Italy and in the US, at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance, and Nazareth College, and Finger Lakes Community College in Rochester, NY. Previous teaching experience include Florida International University, Barry University, Westminster Christian School and the University of Miami, Florida.

Conquest Voice Studio students have gotten accepted into the Musical Theatre, Theatre, and Music programs at: NYU, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Syracuse, Ithaca, Boston College at Berklee, Oklahoma City University, Pace, Fordham, University of the Arts, Eastman and more.

Her students have sung with major opera companies, on Broadway, National Tours, The West End, The Voice, and American Idol, recorded with major international record labels, Disney, Broadway Tours, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Garth Fagan. Closer to home, they often star in shows at Geva, Hangar Theatre, Merry-go-round/The Rev, Stages, Spotlight, Summer Stars, Stars of Tomorrow, ROC City Singers, Lyric Voices, and their respective schools.

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.In the summer of 2000, she opened a branch of the Musical Arts Center in Cincinnati. Recent projects have included teaching a series of technique and audition courses in Miami.

Deborah can be seen singing the national anthem on several US and Italian 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, and piano.

Passionate about teaching and singing, Deborah has over twenty years teaching experience. Deborah holds a Doctorate of Music (ABD) and Masters in Music, both in voice, from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She graduated cum laude from SUNY Fredonia in New York with a Bachelor’s in Music, in voice. Additional recent training at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music, LoVetri Institute, Shenandoah College Contemporary Commercial Music Institute, Penn State CCM Institute, Eastman Summer Institute (Training Male Voices)

Proud member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), College Music Society, Association Insegnanti di Canto Italiana, NYSTA and MTEA.