Leann B Schuering
Style: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Rock; Classical; Musical Theatre
Title: Adjunct Professor of Voice, Webster University
Bio: "Blessed with a voice that is lovely and rich" (St. Louis Post Dispatch), soprano Leann Schuering was highly praised for her 2018 turn as leading lady Josephine in Union Avenue Opera's H.M.S. Pinafore, a production that was "highlighted by [her] magnificent soprano" (Ladue News). Leann has charmed audiences in a wide range of roles from Don Giovanni's Zerlina, in which she "sailed through a refined performance with ease" (Ann Arbor News), to Zerbinetta in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos, in which she "consciously acted every single note she sang, finding some sort of meaning in each coloratura run written in the score. Her showstopper aria was astounding" ([art]seen). Recent career highlights have included Vivaldi's Gloria with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas McGegan; Miss Wordsworth in Union Avenue Opera's acclaimed 2017 production of Albert Herring starring Christine Brewer, for which Leann was applauded for her "splendid work" (KDHX); Händel's Messiah with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra, and others; and two solo concerts at LOFTRecital in Minneapolis. Additional stage credits include The Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte), The Fairy Godmother (Cendrillon), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Monica (The Medium), and Laurey (Oklahoma!). In 2009, Leann was awarded a Stern Fellowship to attend SongFest, the nation's premier art song festival, where she studied and performed with pianists Martin Katz, Margo Garrett, Graham Johnson; and American composers Lori Laitman, Tom Cipullo, John Musto, and Jake Heggie. In 2017 she was one of ten singers from across the country chosen to attend the Art Song Festival at Baldwin Wallace, and she continues to champion the performance of art song in her own community. Leann is a two-time District Winner and Third Place Regional Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. In 2013 she was awarded Third Place at the International Czech and Slovak Singing Competition in Montréal, and in 2014 she was an International Semi-Finalist at the Hans Gabor Belvedere Opera Competition in Düsseldorf. Dr. Schuering has over eight years of teaching experience at the collegiate level, including Applied Voice, Opera Workshop, Diction, and Vocal Literature. She has taught at Millikin University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois. Leann enjoys teaching all styles of Applied Voice, including classical, musical theater, and commercial music. She has a Level I certification in Somatic Voicework and is a certified yoga instructor through the National Exercise Trainer's Association, and her teaching reflects a holistic, whole body approach. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago, an MM in Voice from the University of Illinois, and a DMA in Voice from the University of Michigan.
Voice Type: Soprano
Music Styles Taught: Pop; Opera; Jazz; Folk; Rock; Classical; Musical Theatre
Availability: I am available as a performer; I have a wait-list for private lessons; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program
