Dr. Joseph Wiggett
About
Dr. Joseph Wiggett is a Professor of Voice at California State University, Stanislaus, where he directs the Opera Workshop and maintains an active Applied Voice studio. He also teaches Vocal Pedagogy, Lyric Diction, and Vocal Literature. He is the former Director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Stanislaus State and the former Artistic Director and principal Stage Director for Townsend Opera of Modesto. As a past member of the Juilliard Opera Center, the Lyric Opera of Chicago Center for American Artists, and the Prague Mozart Academy, he has performed over three-dozen operatic roles and has given recitals and made concert appearances throughout the United States, Europe, China, and the former Soviet Union. Dr. Wiggett has taken first place honors in the Metropolitan Opera New England Regional Auditions, the Chicago Union Civic and Arts Leagues Competition, and the Center for Contemporary Opera International Competition. He is also the only three-time winner of the prestigious Lillian Nordica Prize. Among his major debuts are roles with the New York City Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a solo recital in the Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Series, and his Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall as the baritone soloist in Orff's Carmina Burana.
Education & Qualifications
Doctorate in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from University of Colorado, Boulder; Masters Degree in Performance from Manhattan School of Music; Music Education degree from University of Maine