ROBIN RICE
baritone
1844 Ridgecliff Rd.
Columbus, OH 43221
614.378.3894
RobinRice.net
Rice.11@osu.edu - drjrr@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Successful and proven teacher/artist who maintains a highly active and very competitive voice studio.
Thoroughly professional with a high level of pedagogical, artistic and interpersonal communication skills.
 Ability to assess, recruit and develop outstanding vocal talent.
 Promote a philosophy of strong, “common sense”, healthy and dependable vocal technique that generates
success and referral recruitment.
 Strong ability to motivate and supervise singers of all stages in the process of career building.
 Proven ability to recruit students nationally and internationally from Europe, South America and Asia.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
Chair, Voice Area (1996-98)
The Ohio State University - 1987 - present
Applied Voice
The Cycles of Schumann
Diction for Singers
Survey of Song Literature
German Diction
French Literature
Italian Diction
Faure & Poulenc Lit. Survey
International Asian Opera Wkshp
Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.
Voice 2009
Vocal Master Teacher
Amalfi Coast Music Program
Voice 2006-07
Vocal Instructor
Castellina in Chianti Workshop
Tuscany, Italy
Voice 2002
Vocal Master Teacher
San Diego Opera (YAP)
Florida Grand Opera (YAP)
Cullasaja Vocal Workshop
Utah Opera (YAP)
Voice 2001, ‘06
Voice 1994 – 98
Voice 1996
Voice 1994
Visiting Vocal Coach
Visiting Vocal Coach
Vocal Instructor
Visiting Vocal Coach
Northern Kentucky University
Adjunct Instructor
Applied Voice -- 1986-87
Opera Workshop Director
Opera Director
Voice Teacher
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
Applied Voice -- 1984-87
Teaching Assistant
Voice Teacher
EDUCATION
D.M.A., Vocal Performance
(cognate studies in Opera Directing)
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati, 1993
M.M., Vocal Performance
College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati, 1984
B.M., Vocal Performance
Baylor University, 1981
MASTER CLASS TEACHER
*Master Class Teacher - Tung-hay University, Taichung, Taiwan
*Master Class Teacher - Yet-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
*Master Class Teacher - Taipei Municipal University of Education and National Sun
*Master Class Teacher - Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Master Teacher, Castellina in Chianti Vocal Workshop, Tuscany, Italy, 2002
*Guest Recitalist & Teacher Panelist, Association of Teachers of Singing of the United Kingdom National
Conference Bournemouth, UK
University of Colorado at Boulder
Rice University
Saint Mary’s College of Notre Dame
San Diego Opera Ensemble
Baylor University
Emory and Henry College
University of Utah
Utah Opera
Hastings College
Cullasaja Vocal Workshop
Otterbein College
Trinity University
ADDITIONAL STUDIES
Maestra Alberta Masiello Italian Opera Workshop
Mannes College of Music
Brevard Music Center
A.I.M.S. Graz, Austria
1981-82
1981-82
1981
1978
PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
OPERA
Count Almaviva
Papageno
Masetto
Guglielmo
Danilo
Lord Capulet
Apollo
Roderick
Gil
Des Grieux
Wagner
Father Philipe
Vernon
Samuel
Le Nozze di Figaro
Die Zauberflöte
Don Giovanni
Cosi fan tutte
The Merry Widow
Romeo et Juliette
La Dafne
La Chûte de la Maison Usher
Il segreto di Susanna
Le portrait de Manon
Faust
The Wandering Scholar
Summer and Smoke
The Pirates of Penzance
ORATORIO
Messiah
Requiem
Elijah
Requiem
Requiem
Magnificat
Mass in Time of War
Missa Brevis, K. 192
Christmas Oratorio
Christmas Oratorio
Mass in G
Seven Last Words
Wachet auf
Handel
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Fauré
Duruflé
Bach
Haydn
Mozart
Saint-Saëns
Bach
Schubert
Dubois
Bach
Mozart
Mozart
Mozart
Mozart
Lehar
Gounod
Gagliano
Debussy
Wolf-Ferrari
Massenet
Gounod
Holst
Hoiby
Gilbert and Sullivan
WORLD PREMIERES
R.O.S.
The Hollow Men
Blake Songs
O Captain! My Captain!
Dmitriev
Reynolds
Rytel
Rytel
ORCHESTRAL
Northern Czech Republic Philharmonic Orchestra - Teplice, Czech Republic
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
The Ohio State University Orchestra
The Ohio State University Wind Ensemble
Greater Miami Symphony Orchestra
Longview Symphony Orchestra
VOCAL STUDIES
Barbara Honn
Gary Kendall
Kenneth Griffiths
Donna Loewy
Jon Spong
Richard Hughes
Theodore Uppman
Joyce Farwell
Carol Mayo
College-Conservatory of Music
College-Conservatory of Music
College-Conservatory of Music
College-Conservatory of Music
Private Study - New York City
Private Study - New York City
Mannes College of Music
Baylor University
Baylor University
MASTER CLASS PARTICIPANT
Cleveland Art Song Festival: one of ten singer/pianists chosen nationally to work with Elly Ameling,
Gerald Souzay and Dalton Baldwin
John Alexander College-Conservatory of Music
Jan Peerce
Mannes College of Music
Benita Valente Baylor University
Paul Plishka
Baylor University
Norman Shetler A.I.M.S.
AWARDS
Strathmore’s Who’s Who 2003
“Distinguished Teaching Award”, The Ohio State University School of Music, 2000
Marquis’ Who’s Who of the Midwest 1996
“Outstanding Service and Contributions”, Sphinx and Mortarboard Fraternity Award, OSU 1994
Winner, Carolyn Brice Award, NATSAA Competition, Tampa, FL 1993
One of eleven chosen from a national search to participate in first NATS Summer Intern Program
at the University of Minnesota.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Teachers of Singing (1988-2005)
Pi Kappa Lambda
ADDITIONAL INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Small Business Entrepreneur
Written and submitted 2 US Patents; both are pending completion
Written and hold one US Copyright
Full-time chauffeur to my very active, social and successful gymnast 13-year-old daughter, Reagan