Patricia O'Neill
Voice
Patricia
O'Neill's (Professor of Voice) career has taken her throughout
much of the United States, to Germany and the Far East. Among others,
she has appeared with the Frankfurt Opera, Stuttgart Opera, Berlin Opera,
Santa Fe Opera, Opera Midwest, Baton Rouge Opera, Utah Opera, Birmingham
Civic Opera, Chicago Symphony, Utah Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic(New
Orleans) and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Some of her operatic roles have
included Pamina in The Magic Flute, Gilda in Rigoletto,
Violetta in La Traviata, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro,
Mimi in La Boheme, Micaela in Carmen, and Marguerite in
Faust. Educated at Louisiana State University, O'Neill then studied
in Berlin with the famous pedagogue, Margarete von Winterfeldt.
O'Neill has performed extensively as a recitalist. The art song recital is a medium she especially enjoys, "because of its intimacy." In addition to performances throughout the U.S., her travels have taken her to Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, S. Korea and on a month-long tour of The People's Republic of China for both recitals and master classes.
What started out as a hobby for O'Neill, has become a new facet in her career. Inspired by the famous Irish harpist, Mary O'Hara, O'Neill decided to explore her 'Irishness.' "I found an Irish harp, learned to play it, and then began the wonderful journey into the world of Irish folklore and folk music, entertaining my friends with my newly found treasures." She now offers concerts of Irish folk songs, accompanying herself on the harp, and spicing the program with folk tales and a bit of Irish history. Now available is her recording entitled The Quiet Land of Erin, produced in 1989.
Recently promoted to Professor of Voice, Ms. O’Neill continues to offer recitals, vocal master classes and workshops in the Alexander Technique at several universities in the U.S. and abroad. In March she presented The Quiet Land of Erin at Reinhardt College in Atlanta. Summer, 2006, saw her fifth visit to Des Moines Metro Opera where she offers a workshop and classes in the Alexander Technique. She returned to the University of Costa Rica in May, 2006 to teach classes in the Alexander Technique. In October of 2006, she visited Seoul, Korea for the fourth time, also teaching Alexander Technique and Vocal Master Classes to various universities and arts high schools. In 2005, her lecture Thought Shepherding in Singing presented in Oxford, England at the 7th International Congress for the F.M. Alexander Technique was published in the Congress Papers.
For nine years O'Neill sat on the voice faculty of Northwestern University in Illinois. Since 1990 she has been on the voice faculty at Louisiana State University, where she teaches applied voice and graduate courses in German, French and Italian Diction. Particularly dear to her heart is a course she continues to develop called Performance Craft. It is designed to facilitate emergence of the young singer's own personal artistry. A graduate of Philadelphia's Alexander Alliance, and an ATI Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique she offers a class in The Alexander Technique every fall. She is also a stage director for the LSU Opera Theater when her schedule allows. In May, 2004, she was given the Tiger Athletic Foundation President's Award for her teaching at LSU.
Patricia O'Neill, Professor
School of Music
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
Voice: 225/578-8807
Fax: 225/578-2562.
E-mail: poneil4@lsu.edu
