Music Director of the Peabody Opera

Johns Hopkins University

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Posted:

September 14, 2021

Location:

Baltimore, Maryland

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Salary:

Open

Type:

Full-time

General Description

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time faculty position as opera coach/pianist/conductor in the Conservatory. The ideal candidate for this position will be a passionate educator and an extraordinary musician who is committed to excellence in teaching, has a demonstrated record of national or international musical engagement as an opera coach/conductor, and enjoys working in a campus climate that promotes cultural diversity and multicultural understanding. The appointment will begin July 1, 2022. Compensation is commensurate with professional experience.

Located in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America's first academy of music. Today, through its degree-granting Conservatory and its community-based Preparatory music and dance school, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level. Each year Peabody stages nearly 1000 major public concerts and performances. Peabody is one of the nine divisions of the Johns Hopkins University.

Opera at Peabody:

The opera program typically mounts two fully staged productions with orchestra in the mainstage theater every year. The Opera in Action program reaches into the community; staged opera scenes showcase our singers; our unique Opera Etudes program collaborates with the composition department; a yearly off-site chamber opera is presented; and a bi-annual early-music work is mounted. The vocal studies department serves up to 120 voice majors each year.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Coach, conduct and rehearse undergraduate and graduate students in rehearsals, performances, and in the classroom, exhibiting a thorough knowledge of the standard operatic repertoire, musical style, and facility in standard operatic languages.
Develop and teach courses which educate singers for musical success in the ever-changing 21st century operatic scene while maintaining a strong link to the core repertory.
Fashion a teaching outline of desirable and necessary musical and language skill sets for operatic training to be mastered by the voice students during their tenure.
Oversee all musical aspects of two major productions, chamber operas, and scenes programs. Will include the following: coaching/conducting students; overseeing preparation and work of student repetiteurs and conductors; overseeing guest conductors/coaches; budgeting and scheduling.
Inspire singers and colleagues in other disciplines throughout Peabody and JHU to work together to take full advantage of interdisciplinary resources and opportunities.
Foster programs that reach into the Baltimore-Washington region and bring opera into otherwise underserved communities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in music or comparable professional experience; Master's preferred
Minimum 5 years teaching in higher education or young artist programs
A comprehensive knowledge of the standard operatic repertoire
High level of familiarity and commitment to the performance of contemporary operatic repertoire and new works
High level piano skills
High level conducting skills
Mastery of French, German, Italian and English language and diction. Mastery of additional language(s) a plus
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
NOTE: The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

Application Instructions

To ensure full consideration all materials must be received by November 11, 2021, however, applications will be received until the position is filled.
Required Materials for Application:
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Phone and email contact information for five references
Links to video demonstrations excerpts of at least 3 recent opera productions directed and/or produced of varying styles. Videos(s) must be submitted via website link(s) and uploaded as one attachment.
A statement outlining how the candidate envisions (1) the teaching opera in a conservatory setting in remote, hybrid online and in person forms and (2) how opera will change (if at all) in a post-COVID-19 world.

Internal Number: A-94253-1

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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