Ms. Karen Young

Instructor - Voice, Music

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Roberts Hall
Room 202A
Huntsville, AL 35899
Campus Map

256.824.6436
karen.l.young@uah.edu

Biography

Karen Young (Soprano) received her M.M. degree in Vocal Performance from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama where she studied with Dr. David Smith. Her education also includes master's classes and/or coachings with Patricia Wise, Carol Vaness, Fredrica von Stade, Martin Katz, Joan Dornemann, Nico Castel, Richard Miller, Virginia Zeani, Mary Dibbern, David Aronson (Wien Staat Oper), and Ellen Rissinger (Dusseldorf Opera).

Ms. Young's operatic/musical theatre credits include Nedda (Pagliacci), Magda Sorel (The Consul), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica), Desdemona (Otello), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Mrs. Nolan (The Medium), Mother/Blair Daniels (Sunday in the Park with George), Edwin Drood/Alice Nutting (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), Aldonza/Dulcinea (The Man of La Mancha), Mary Magdalene (Jesus Christ Superstar), and Elsie Hickam (premier role, Rocket Boys, the Musical).

Ms. Young has performed regionally and abroad with such programs as the University Of Miami Frost School Of Music Salzburg Program, and the Savannah Music Festival's American Traditions Competition.

Curriculum Vitae


Education

  • M.M., Vocal Performance, Birmingham-Southern College
  • B.A., Elementary Education, Secondary Emphasis in Music, The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Affiliations

  • National Association of Teachers of Singing