Private Lessons with Crystal G.
Crystal G.
Crystal made her role debut with Taconic Opera as Blondchen in Die Entfürung aus dem Serail and Lauretta from Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi. In 2022 she performed with Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC for the world premiere of Rhiannon Giddens’ and Michael Abels’ new opera, Omar, as well as a featured soloist for their concert series. Since its premiere, it has received rave reviews from NY Times and Wall Street Journal. During her collegiate career, she has performed major vocal works by Verdi, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff at Carnegie Hall in NY and the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. During her graduate study, she performed several piano recitals in Greenfield Hall and other concert venues in the New York City area. Crystal has been a recipient of prestigious awards such as Manhattan School of Music Vocal scholarship, Westminster Choir College Voice Award in 2011 and second Place in 2013, Five Towns Music & Art Competition, and Harlem Opera Theater Competition. In recent years, Crystal has served as a studio artist at New York Opera Conservatory, CoOPERAtive in Princeton, New Jersey, Martina Arroyo's Prelude to Performance, New York Summer Opera Scenes in New York City and Le Chiavi di Bel Canto in Houston, Texas. In addition to performing, Crystal has enjoyed teaching for seven years in both Connecticut and New York. She teaches voice and piano for a wide range of ages and ability levels, from as young as 4 years old to adult. Crystal is capable of working with her piano and voice students in a variety of musical styles, including classical, musical theater and popular. Crystal holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ and a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music, both in Voice Performance.