David Ronis

David Ronis has sustained a rich and diverse career as a director, teacher, singer, actor, and administrator for over 25 years.

• Currently, he is the co-director of the Queens College Opera Studio at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York; and teaches voice at Hofstra University.
• In 2010, his production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo won first place in it’s category of the National Opera Association’s Opera Production Competition.
• He is a frequent master classes and workshop presenter and also coaches singers on acting and audition skills.
• He is the co-director of the Baroque Opera Workshop at Queens College, which recently celebrated it’s second successful season, as well as being a faculty member at the Westchester Summer Vocal Institute.
• First trained as a classical singer, David has sung over 50 operatic roles with more than 30 companies in Europe and Asia, and the U.S.
• In concert, he has appeared as soloist at Carnegie, Avery Fisher, and Alice Tully Halls in New York as well as in other venues throughout the country.
• He has performed in both musical and non-musical theater in New York City, Los Angeles, and throughout the U.S.
• David toured the country performing the roles of Monsieur D’Arque and Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
• He has worked on-camera in independent and industrial films and been featured in nationally televised commercials and print advertisements.
• Through the variety and breadth of his work, David has gained a unique perspective on how singing and acting can work in tandem. He has developed techniques for teaching this interdisciplinary art and regularly uses principles derived from this work in directing. Additionally, he is actively involved in researching theories and methodologies of acting for singers and their practical application.
• He is a member of the National Opera Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, the College Music Society, Actors’ Equity Association, the American Guild of Musical Artists and the Screen Actors Guild.

David has also been active with the Slow Travel community. He is a moderator of its forums.

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