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Director of Yale Opera and Coordinator of Vocal Studies | Yale School of Music
Gerald Martin Moore was appointed in 2020 as Director of Yale Opera and Coordinator of Vocal Studies for the Yale School of Music. Mr. Moore is an internationally renowned singing teacher and a vocal consultant. He has worked in such houses as Covent Garden, La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco and Opera de Bastille in Paris as well as the Aix-en-Provence, Edinburgh and Glyndebourne Festivals. He has given masterclasses at Glyndebourne, Merola, Washington National Opera, and is on the regular teaching faculty at Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center, Merola Opera and Ravinia Steanes Music Institute.
A frequent recitalist with Renée Fleming, he has performed before such dignitaries as President Obama, President Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, HRH King Charles, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Mr. Moore was featured accompanying Renée Fleming in the soundtrack for the movie Bel Canto and also coached Julianne Moore who plays the role of Roxanne. In May 2024, Mr. Moore performed in recital with soprano Erin Morley at the Kennedy Center to mark the launch of their album “Rose in Bloom” by Orchid Classics.
Mr. Moore may be heard as a regular host of the Metropolitan Opera Quiz, and is a frequent judge for prestigious vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. Upcoming engagements include recitals with tenor Jonghyun Park at Carnegie Hall and with Erin Morley in Dallas.
