I am a conductor and collaborative pianist/vocal coach based in Berlin, Germany where I run my full-time vocal coaching studio for professional and pre-professional singers, and travel extensively as a conductor and coach, with affiliations in Italy, South Africa, and the USA.Previously I was based in Philadelphia, PA, where I worked for more than a decade with all the city's major arts and academic institutions. I was based principally at the Academy of Vocal Arts and the Delaware County Symphony, with whom I enjoyed two seasons as Music Director. I was also active as a broadcaster and assistant director for simulcasts of Opera Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and hosted regular interviews and lectures for the Orchestra. I am now seeking to combine my experience at these institutions and many more by focusing on developing a career in opera conducting. I have eighteen years of freelance experience and doctoral level training in conducting, piano, vocal coaching, musicianship, music history and theory, and classroom teaching, plus fluency in Italian and German.Specialties: Conducting, coaching/collaborative piano, writing, presenting, consulting