Elysabeth Muscat, Soprano, sang leading roles in European Opera Houses, solo concerts with Orchestra, and won several vocal competitions before transitioning into teaching voice.
She is currently Adjunct Voice Faculty of Peabody Conservatory, Chair of the Peabody Preparatory Voice Department, and President of the National Assocation of Teachers of Singing, MD/DC Chapter. She has a Masters of Music in Voice from the Mannes College of Music in NY and a B.S. in Psychology from Tulane University.
Her students have been accepted to top music conservatories and colleges including Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Eastman, Peabody, Oberlin, Mannes, Westminster Choir College, and many others with sizeable scholarships. They also regularly win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at NATS State and Regional Auditions and other vocal competitions.
Performance Highlights:
Staatsoper Prague: Adele in Die Fledermaus
Zurich Opera: Azema in Semiramide (starring Edita Gruberova and conducted by Nello Santi); Modistin in Der Rosenkavalier (starring Dame Gwyneth Jones and conducted by Ralf Weikert); Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring (Directed by Grischa Asagaroff, conducted by Thomas Barthel)
Vienna Kammeroper: Adele in Die Fledermaus (Directed by Robert Herzl of the Vienna Volksoper and conducted by Dietfried Bernet); Adele in the world premiere of "Soirée bei Prinz Orlofski" at the Schönbrunner Schlosstheater (starring Alfons Haider)
Koblenz Opera: Anna in Die Lustigen Weiben von Windsor; Bronislawa in Der Bettelstudent; Oscar in Un ballo in maschera; Clorinda in La Cenerentola; Papagena in Die Zauberflöte; Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos
L'Opéra Français: Stephano in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Yves Abel
Solo Orchestral Engagements: Südwestdeutsche Symphonie, Rheinische Philharmonie, IGNM Orchester Basel, Northshore Symphony Orchestra
Competitions and Awards: Individual Artist Award in Solo Voice from the Maryland State Arts Council, 2006 and 2002. Winner, Pittsburgh Concert Society Auditions, 1998. Finalist in numerous competitions: International Belvedere, Julian Gayarre, Jenny Lind, Palm Beach Opera, Stewart Awards, etc. Recipient of Peabody Faculty Grant, 2006.
Elysabeth Muscat is also Managing Director of Baltimore Ballet.
Sound Clips
Beau Soir by Claude Debussy
Fleurs by Erik Satie
Les chemins de l'amour by Francis Poulenc
Youkali by Kurt Weill
Les filles de Cadix by Léo Delibes
Ich wollt ein Sträusslein binden by Richard Strauss