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CHELSEA BONAGURA

ABOUT Chelsea

Lauded for her “soaring dramatic soprano” and described as “a star in the making" (Classical Voice North Carolina), American soprano Chelsea Bonagura enchants audiences with her “gorgeous sound” and “parallel mixture of tenderness and fire” (The Roanoke Times). Quickly gaining an international reputation as a premiere voice teacher and vocal technician, Ms. Bonagura is on staff at the Mannes School of Music, and also maintains an active private studio catering to singers of a wide array of disciplines, including opera, classical, musical theatre, and contemporary styles. Specializing primarily in the Garcia and Bel Canto operatic techniques, two singing styles that have produced some of the finest singers in the history of opera, Ms. Bonagura prioritizes a holistic technical approach designed to maximize vocal efficiency, which allows students to enjoy decades of healthy vocal artistry and freedom of expression.

WORK WITH Chelsea

Chelsea is on staff at The Mannes School of Music, and in addition maintains an active private studio in New York, New York, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and enjoys working with singers from a wide array of disciplines, including opera, classical, musical theatre, and contemporary styles.

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WHAT Students ARE SAYING

“IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO WORDS JUST HOW PHENOMENAL OF A VOCAL INSTRUCTOR CHELSEA IS! HER EXPERT KNOWLEDGE OF SINGING TECHNIQUE PAIRED WITH HER ABILITY AS A COMMUNICATOR CREATES THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT OF SAFETY AND SUPPORT IN WHICH TO THRIVE AND TAKE YOUR VOICE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I CANNOT RECOMMEND HER HIGHLY ENOUGH!”

-Emalie Savoy, Soprano

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