Robert Wells
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Master of Music (MM), University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Bachelor of Music (BM), State University of New York, College at Fredonia
Biography
Baritone Robert Wells is currently Professor of Voice and Coordinator of Vocal Pedagogy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro College of Visual and Performing Arts. His students have been recognized for their achievements in regional, national, and international performances and competitions that include the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Merola Opera Program, Santa Fe, Glimmerglass, Chautauqua Opera, Opera North, Opera Carolina, and Arizona Opera, among others. Current and former students of Dr. Wells hold faculty positions at the university level and in public and private schools throughout the country.
A frequent recitalist and master class clinician, Dr. Wells has most recently been invited to present series of master classes and lecture-recitals in China. He has also enjoyed an active career in both oratorio and opera in the United States as well as Great Britain and Europe. He has sung leading roles Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Madama Butterfly, and Albert Herring and has appeared as baritone soloist in numerous oratorio performances, including Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and the St. John Passion of J. S. Bach.
Dr. Wells is a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), serving as Vice President for Auditions and as Governor of the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Subjects Taught
- Applied Voice
- Principles of Voice Pedagogy
- Advanced Voice Pedagogy
- Pedagogy of Phonetics