Richard Miller (singer)
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Richard Miller (April 9, 1926 [citation needed] - May 5, 2009) was a professor of singing at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music and the author of numerous books on singing technique and vocal pedagogy.
He sang recitals, oratorios, and numerous roles as a lyric tenor with major opera companies in Europe and America.
Work background
- Otolaryngology Adjunct Staff, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Collegium Medicorum Theatri member
- American Academy of Teachers of Singing
- Founder/Director of the Vocal Arts Center (OBSVAC) at Oberlin Conservatory
- Wheeler Professor of Performance at Oberlin Conservatory.
Miller taught for 28 years at the Mozarteum International Summer Academy in Salzburg, Austria. He presented lectures and classes at the Paris Conservatoire Superieure, at the Marseilles National Opera School, and at Centre Polyphonique.
Awards
In May 1990, he was decorated Chevalier/Officier into the French Order of Arts and Letters at the hand of Madame Régine Crespin "in recognition of contributions to the art of vocalism in France and throughout the world". In 2006 Miller received the Voice Education Research Awareness Award from The Voice Foundation for his contributions to the field of voice communication.
In November 2005, he retired from the Oberlin Conservatory, where he had taught for more than forty years. After retirement, he continued to teach some masterclasses. Internationally renowned for these masterclasses, he taught in Austria, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and 38 US states.[citation needed]
Writings
He has written articles for over 120 professional journals. He also edited several musical anthologies and collections.
His texts include:
- National Schools of Singing (Scarecrow, 1977, reissued 1997)
- The Structure of Singing (Schirmer Books/Macmillan, 1986)
- Training Tenor Voices (Schirmer Books/Macmillan, 1993)
- On the Art of Singing (Oxford University Press, 1996)
- Singing Schumann: An Interpretive Guide for Performers (Oxford University Press, 1999)
- Training Soprano Voices (Oxford University Press, 2000)
- Solutions for Singers: Tools for Performers and Teachers (Oxford University Press, 2004)
- Securing Baritone, Bass-Baritone, and Bass Voices (Oxford University Press, 2008)