Craig Maddox
Associate Professor of Voice
Dr. Craig W. Maddox, baritone, joined the Stetson University voice faculty in 1984. He has performed with opera companies such as Orlando Opera, Shreveport Opera and Mobile Opera, as well as numerous leading roles in musical theatre. Graduates of his studio at Stetson have sung with the leading opera companies in the U.S., including the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, San Francisco Opera and New York City Opera. Following their undergraduate studies at Stetson, his students have been accepted for master’s degrees at nationally recognized programs, such as the Manhattan School of Music, Eastman School of Music and New England Conservatory. Dr. Maddox’s teaching combines a traditional “bel canto” approach with the usage of modern technology. Spectrography allows a singer to “see his voice” in real time, giving an insight into his singing, as well as the singing of successful professional singers past and present. In addition to his teaching at Stetson, Dr. Maddox is also a member of the voice faculty at the Seagle Music Colony, a summer training program for aspiring opera singers.
Education
- D.M., Voice Performance, Florida State University
- M.M., Vocal Performance, FSU
- M.M., Opera Stage Directing, FSU
- B.M., Voice Performance, North Carolina School of the Arts
Research
- Voice Spectrography and its use in the training of classical singers
- Spectrographic comparison of classical singers and actors trained in the Arthur Lessac approach to speech for the stage
Courses
- Private Voice lessons at all levels
- Voice Pedagogy
- Italian/Latin Diction for Singers
Publications
- Most recent performance: Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” in Lakeland, Fla. (09/11/11)
