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Credentials
Welcome
“Music gives a soul to the
universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination and
life to everything.”
-Plato
A little about me
Mezzo-Soprano Tracy Watson is a
certified Singing Voice Specialist and a
prolific performer know for the depth
and beauty of her voice, as well as her
interpretive skills. Praised for her
versatility, Ms. Watson is equally at
home on the opera and concert stage.
She began her career in Chicago as a
member of the prestigious Lyric Opera
Center for American Artists after
earning her Master of Music degree
from Northwestern University and a
Bachelor of Arts from Mount Holyoke
College. Her career took her to
Germany where, at her first house
audition, she was immediately
engaged to sing the role of Dorabella
in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte by the
Staedtische Buehnen Dortmund. This
led to her first Niklaus in Offenbach's
Les Contes d'Hoffmann. While living in
Europe, she was fest at the Theater
Oberhausen, where she sang such
diverse roles as ...
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2 years in the German opera theater
system
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Was a member of the Lyric Opera Center
for American Artists
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Concert performances with Bach Society
of St. Louis, Grant Park Music Festival,
Music of the Baroque, Richmond, South
Bend, Flagstaff, San Antonio symphonies
and more
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7 appearances at Carnegie Hall.
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18 years of university teaching experience.
Currently Assistant Professor of Voice at
Central Michigan University. Have been on
the faculty of Loyola, Northwestern and
Roosevelt Universities
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10 years teaching at Northwestern
University's National High School Music
Institute.