 Dr.
Beverly Coulter
Professor,
Voice/Opera/Musical Theatre
bcoulter@mail.barry.edu
| Teaching Philosophy |
| “I strongly believe each student possesses a unique talent, and my role is that of actively participating in the student’s musical and artistic evolution. The journey from vocal student to young artist is an exciting one, a path which delights daily in newly revealed individualities. What keeps teaching exciting day after day, year in and year out, is searching for that special key that unlocks each student’s artistic potential. Envisioning what my students might be able to achieve, I plan musical projects which will build the performance skills necessary in realizing that potential. The ongoing goals are to develop musical curiosity and artistic integrity.” |
Beverly Coulter is the Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at Barry University. A native of Dallas, Texas, she holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Miami. Her directing credits in opera, operetta, and musical theatre encompass a history of forty-five fully staged productions. She is the Artistic Director of the Riuniti Opera, which was officially inaugurated in 2000 as an organization designed to help young singers bridge the gap between student and professional by being afforded performance opportunities in which they work with established professionals in the opera field. She has long been active as a performer, professor, conductor, and clinician in the area of vocal music in addition to being the winner of numerous awards and competitions in the area of solo piano. Present and former students of Dr. Coulter have won local, statewide, national, and international acclaim as winners of competitions such as the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the National Association of Teachers of Singing Local and Regional Auditions, the Luciano Pavarotti Vocal Competition, Telemundo’s “Sueños de Fama” Auditions (Miami and Hawaii), the Boca Pops Vocal Competition, the Suncoast
Opera Vocal Competition, and the Florida Grand Opera’s Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition. They have also been featured in leading roles in prestigious music schools and conservatories such as the Manhattan School of Music,
Indiana University School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Boston University, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, and
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
| Selected Professional Activities: |
| 2004 – present |
Recent operatic roles include Elvira in Bellini’s I Puritani, Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Lia in Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue, and Musetta in Puccini’s La Bohème |
| 2008 |
Soprano soloist, role of Mica in the South Florida Premiere of Carly Simon’s opera
Romulus Hunt |
| 2008 |
Second appearance as soloist in Carnegie Hall; New York City |
| 2004 to present |
Recent opera conducting engagements: Verdi’s La Traviata, Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Puccini’s La Rondine. |
| 2002 |
Bio listed in the 2002-3 Marquis published edition of Who’s Who of American Women |
| 2000 to present |
Founder and Artistic Director of Riuniti Opera, an organization established to provide opportunities for young singers |
| 1998 to present |
Soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Rutter’s Magnificat and Requiem, South Florida Premiere of Raminsh’s Symphony of Psalms, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Saint-Saëns’s Christmas Oratorio, and Fauré’s Requiem |
| 1994 |
Recipient of prestigious Stanley Sutnick Endowed Teaching Chair by Miami-Dade College |
| 1990 to present |
Professional memberships: Opera America, National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Music Teachers Association, Florida Vocal Association |
| 1990 to 2002 |
Director, Division of Vocal Arts; Wolfson Campus of Miami-Dade College |
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