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Faculty Biographies - Robin Rice  

Robin Rice
Voice

Robin Rice, baritone and Associate Professor of Voice at Ohio State University, received his B.M. degree from Baylor University and his M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In addition, he has studied at the Mannes College of Music in New York City and the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. A specialist in the French repertoire, Rice became an honored participant under Elly Ameling, Gerard Souzay, and Dalton Baldwin at the Cleveland Art Song Festival. An active performer, he was a recitalist for the Association of Teachers of Singing of the United Kingdom in Bournemouth, England and was a soloist with the Northern Czech Philaharmonic Orchestra in Teplice, Czech Republic under the direction of Maestro John Apeitos. Rice's operatic repertoire spans such diverse roles as Mozart's Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro and the joyous Papageno in The Magic Flute, to Lee Hoiby's Vernon in Summer and Smoke. He has also performed the world premieres of Reynolds' The Hollow Men, Rytel's Blake Songs, and Dmitriev's R.O.S. Robin Rice has already achieved acclaim as a teacher of voice. He is active as a Master Teacher throughout the United States and Europe. His many Master Classes and Workshop venues include: the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Castellina in Chianti Vocal Workshop in Tuscany, Italy, the Cullasaja Vocal Workshop, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Rice University and Baylor University. He has also been a guest vocal teacher for Utah Opera's Young Artist Program and Guest Vocal Coach for the Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Program and the San Diego Opera's Artists' Ensemble Program. His students sing major roles in major venues throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Vocal Program
Vocal Program, Faculty