Naomi André is an American scholar of music. She is the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor in Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] She is also the first scholar-in-residence of the Seattle Opera and the Des Moines Metro Opera.[2][3]
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Biography
editAndré grew up the only child of a single mother.[4] Her mother sang high coloratura soprano and studied operatic singing at the Juilliard School.[5][6] She received her B.A. from Barnard College in 1989.[5] She was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University’s department of music in 1996.[5]
André taught at the University of Michigan, first at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, then at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts until 2022,[7] when she joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] Her scholarship focuses on 19th century Italian Opera as well as the issues of race, representation and gender in Opera with an expertise in the works of composer Giuseppe Verdi.[2]
In 2020, André was named the inaugural scholar-in-residence of the Seattle Opera, where she acts as an adviser to help the opera company become more inclusive, both for contemporary audiences and behind the scenes, such as improving racial and gender representation in the company's internal operations.[2] In 2022, she was also named the inaugural scholar-in-residence of the Des Moines Metro Opera for the 2022 festival season.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b Zachary, Catherine (2022-06-14). "Dr. Naomi André appointed the David G. Frey Distinguished Professor in Music". Department of Music. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Seattle Opera may have the country's only opera scholar in residence, helping make the art form more diverse and relevant". The Seattle Times. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Albertson, Teresa Kay. "Des Moines Metro Opera celebrates 50 years with inaugural Scholar-in-Residence Naomi André". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Marching Together?". Barnard Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ a b c "Being the First | Naomi André '89". Barnard College. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Race and Music: A Portrait of Professor Naomi André". Writetheworldreview. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Naomi André | U-M LSA Residential College". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ "Des Moines Metro Opera Names Dr. Naomi André as Fellow-in-Residence". OperaWire. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Des Moines Metro Opera Announces Dr. Naomi André As Scholar-In-Residence". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.