Onelia Soldini is Head of singing at the ICMT (International College of Musical Theatre), London, and has been teaching voice & singing for more than fifteen years across Italy, Ireland, France, Germany and the UK.
Meet Our Faculty
Mitchell Piper & Robin Blauers-Piper bring a passion for artistic excellence, and together with their entire artistic team provides a professional environment that responds to the needs and expectations of young artists wishing to enter into a professional career in the performing arts.
Directors
J. David Jackson
Music Director
J. David Jackson gained critical acclaim leading the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in performances of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice staring Anthony Roth Costanzo. He returns to the Met this season for Die Zauberflöte.
Robin Blauers Piper
Artistic Director
Robin Blauers’ directed the European Premiere of Mark Adamo’s Little Women at the Stadsschouwburg in Bruges, Belgium.
Mitchell Piper
Executive Director, Music Academy International
Mitchell Piper's far-reaching accomplishments have positively influenced the careers of young performers for over three decades.
Musical Theater
Stacy Alley
Choreographer
Stacy Alley is a professional director and choreographer who also serves as Professor and Head of Musical Theatre at The University of Alabama
Henry Lewers
Conductor
Prior to joining the faculty at University of Alabama, Henry was the associate conductor on the US National Tours of Memphis and Bullets Over Broadway, as well as a music assistant on the Broadway production of Aladdin.
Jack Holden
Music Director - Brolo Gala Concerts
Jack Holden has been a music director, keyboardist, and rehearsal pianist for many musicals including Cabaret, Chicago, Into the Woods, and The Last Five Years while also working for San Diego Musical Theatre Academy.
Vincent DeGeorge
Stage Director
Award-winning New York City director, Vincent is the Joseph Weinberger Chair of Acting for the Lyric Stage and the Patricia A. Corbett Distinguished Chair of Musical Theatre at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.
Robert Meffe
Studio Director MT / Conductor
Robert Meffe, Head of the SDSU MFA Musical Theatre Program, spent twenty-two years in New York City as a professional conductor, music director, keyboardist, orchestrator, arranger and music copyist.