CHRISTOPHER BILLY

Chris Billy offers diction coaching in German, Russian, and Italian for singers and other performers. This includes assistance in rehearsing vocal scores as well as work on spoken dialogues. 

 

• Diction coaching in German, Russian, and Italian for singers, conductors, composers and musicians.

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• Language instruction in German, Russian, Italian, and French for singers who want to improve their command of the language(s) in question. Lessons can be customized to meet the student’s requirements and could include work on grammar, syntax, vocabulary, or conversational skills.

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• Textual and grammatical analysis of librettos, scores, and songs, as needed, to ensure thorough comprehension. This could include line-by-line literal translations of the text.

 

Education

 

• Bachelor’s Degree, Haverford College (Haverford, Pennsylvania). Concentration in German and Russian; music and music history; piano; choral music and performing.

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• Fulbright-Hayes Grantee at Karl-Ruprecht Universität, Heidelberg, Germany. German, Russian, and Italian; linguistics and phonology; music history.

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• Master’s Degree, Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Slavic Languages and linguistics; general linguistics and phonology; music history.