Elizabeth Nash

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Fulbright Grantee: Opera, Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst, 1959-1961 -
Cert.: Arts Administration, Harvard University, 1978 -
Ph.D.: Theatre Arts, Indiana University, 1975 - none
M.A.: Theatre and Music, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1971 - none
B.F.A.: Dramatic Arts and Dramatic Literature, Columbia University, 1957 - none

Publications

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Autobiographical Reminiscences of African-American Classical Singers, 1853-Present: Introducing Their Spiritual Heritage into the Concert Repertoire. The Edwin Mellen Press, Nash, Elizabeth, 2007.
The Memoirs of Sylvia Olden Lee: Premier African-American Classical Vocal Coach. Sylvia Olden Lee, The Edwin Mellen Press, Nash, Elizabeth, 2001.
The Master Singer: An Interview with Todd Duncan: Patricia Turner, Forbes, Nash, Elizabeth, American Legacy, V.4, #3, 1998.
Singing Acting: Applause Books, Nash, Elizabeth, The Vocal Vision: Views on Voice By 24 Leading Teachers, Coaches & Directors , 1997.
Geraldine Farrar, Opera's Charismatic Innovator, second edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers , Nash, Elizabeth, 2012.
Life of Camilla Williams: African American Classical Singer and Opera Diva. The Edwin Mellen Press, Nash, Elizabeth, 2011.
Singing Through Signing: American Society for Deaf Children, Nash, Elizabeth, The Endeavor, Summer, 2010.

Activities

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"Spirituals Are a Part of Whatever I Am": Biannual Convention, National Association of the Teachers of Singing. July 2, 2006 -
"From Low D to High E: African-American Singers in Paris," The Jazz Age in Paris 1914-1940, Smithsonia Institution Traveling Exhibition October 29, 2000 - none
Member, German Equity none - none
Member, Voice and Speech Trainers Association none - none
Member, National Association of Teachers of Singing none - none
Speech consultant 1975 - present
Who's Afraid of Classical Text? (Workshop): Educational Theatre Association Annual Conference. October 3, 2003 - none
Singing Through Signing: VASTA Annual Conference, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN. July 29, 2013 -

Leading Singer/Actress, Mistress of the Wardrobe, The Emperor's New Clothes, Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN 1979 - 1980
European Operatic Career: Leading coloratura soprano: Hessisches Staatstheater (Kassel), Landestheater (Detmold), Theater am Domhof (Osnabruck), Pfalztheater (Kaiserslautern); Guest Artist: Amiens, Nancy, Strasbourg, Salzburg. 1961 - 1970
Operatic Roles Performed : Queen of the Night (Mozart's Magic Flute), Konstanze (Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio), Susanna (Mozart's Marriage of Figaro), Gilda (Verdi's Rigoletto), Violetta (Verdi's Traviata), Olympia (Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman), Zerbinetta (R. Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos), Rosina (Rossini's Barber of Seville), Adele (J. Strauss' Fledermaus), Elisetta (Cimarosa's Secret Marriage), Amor (Gluck's Orpheus and Euridice), Dew Fairy (Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel), Wood-bird (Wagner's Siegfried), Woglinde (Wagner's Gí¶tterdí¤mmerung), Edelknabe (Wagner's Tannhí¤user).

Awards

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Contemporary Authors Online, 2001 - 2007
University of Minnesota Graduate School Grant-In-Aid of Research, Artistry, and Scholarship, 1995 - 1996
Bush Foundation Summer Fellowship, 1978 - none
Who's Who of American Women, 1999 - 2009
Who's Who in America, 2009 - 2012
The Writers Directory, 1995 - 2012

Courses

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