Music, Theatre and Dance Department Faculty

Dr. Kathleen Arecchi is associate professor of voice, and director of Voice Performance Studies and The Company. She holds a Master of Music degree in vocal performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Maryland. A lyric-coloratura soprano, Dr. Arecchi has performed with the New Hampshire Music Festival in opera, cantata, oratorio and chamber music. For Opera North (New Hampshire and Vermont), Dr. Arecchi has performed the title role in The Merry Widow, Adele in Die Fledermaus and soubrette roles in several Mozart operas. She has appeared in numerous musical theatre, operetta and opera production in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York. In summer 2001, Dr. Arecchi joined the faculty/staff of Opera Festival di Roma and spent the month of July in Rome teaching voice and staging a concert of American musical theatre for Italian audiences. For 10 years, Dr. Arecchi has served as a casting consultant for the North Country Center for the Arts Papermill Theatre. Currently, Dr. Arecchi is the NATS governor for New Hampshire and a member NATS New England Region governing board.