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Dr. Sam Savage is a tenor whose varied performance experience includes opera, oratorio, musical theater, and recitals. Dr. Savage’s previous teachers include the late Maestro Franco Corelli, Linda Mabbs, Dr. Kenneth Bowles, Jeremy Silver, Vladimir Chernov, and David Jones. His repertoire consists of over thirty roles. Dr. Savage won the Virginia Music Teachers Concerto competition, the a. Eli and Esther Rosenfeld Award for Outstanding Tenor, and a finalist in the Richard Tauber International Competition for Tenors. He has appeared with the New York City Opera’s national tour, the Opera Festival di Roma, the Virginia Opera, the Sarasota Opera, the Maryland Opera Studio, and the Western Plains Opera, and had an association with the Metropolitan Opera for ten years as a member of the extra chorus. Dr. Savage made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1996, performing tenor solos by Leonard Bernstein and Adolphus Hailstork.

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Graduate schools

Students have been accepted and received scholarships and assistantships from:

Indiana University

Nyu Steinhardt School Of Music & Tisch Musical Theatre

North Park University

University of Michigan

Bowling Green & State University

Howard University

Converse College

Eastman School Of Music

University Of Maryland At College Park

University of Toledo

Cincinnati Conservatory Of Music

University of North Texas

Baylor University

Texas Christian University

WINNERS AND FINALISTS

Past students have been the winners and finalists in the following categories:

Classical Singer

Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions

Mtna

Nats

Dallas Opera Vocal Guild

Gerda Lissner Foundation

PAST PERFORMANCES

Past students have performed in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions as well as with the following Opera Companies:

Natchez festival of music

Fort Worth Opera

San Francisco Opera

Columbus Opera

Michigan Opera Theatre

Toledo Opera

Opera Festival Di Roma

Dallas Opera

Knoxville Opera

Western Plains Opera

Asheville Opera

Spartanburg Repertory Theatre

Broadway & Off-Broadway Theatres

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Florentine Opera

Central City Opera

Palm Beach Opera

Tulsa Opera

Lyric Opera Of Orange County

Der Arnold Schoenberg Chor

Raimund Theater

Musik Theater An Der Wein

Weiner Musikverein

Teatro Communale Bolzano

Staatsoper Hamburg

Stadttheater Bremerhaven

our Lessons

Performance experience includes opera, oratorio, musical theater, and recitals.

Virtual lessons

In-person lessons

Master Class

Testimonials

Molly Noori

Molly Noori

Mezzo soprano, teacher, director

Molly Noori, Mezzo-Soprano and owner of Molly Noori voice studio in orange county, CA- I began studying with Dr. Savage my sophomore year of undergrad at Indiana university, Fort Wayne. This is when I first realized that I had the potential to sing operatically and professionally. Prior to working with Dr. Savage I had only scratched the surface of my potential. He was able to help me discover my voice and paint a picture of what my voice could become.
Sergio Cepeda

Sergio Cepeda

Tenor

One of the greatest qualities Dr. Savage possesses is his dedication to teaching voice. He is constantly searching for alternative ways to to explain his ideas, seeking ways to improve his own voice, and is dedicated
Emily Swallow

Emily Swallow

Actress, Singer and Armorer in the Mandalorian

I have been a singer all my life. I sang in the children's choir at church, graduated to the teen and then adult choir, took on the school chorus, enrolled in university singers at uva, and did my fair share of musicals with pretty solid success. And then, in the summer after my freshman year of undergrad, I took on sondheim's sweeney todd and felt like I had no idea what I was doing. The vocal technique required to sing the role of johanna was beyond what my instincts could conquer.
Martha Gerhart

Martha Gerhart

Retired New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Dallas Opera, SMU

I’ve observed Dr. Savage’s voice lessons and his interaction with his students. He is an excellent, supportive, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and energetic teacher, with an engaging personality and a sense of humor.
Peter L. Atherton

Peter L. Atherton

Bass-baritone, Retired Director of Operatic Studies, College of Performing Arts Chapman University

It has been a joy performing with and observing sam teach. He is a wonderful artist with a vast understanding of the voice. He puts that knowledge into practice in his own performances and successfully communicates the concepts and principals of a tried and true technique grounded in the old italian tradition to his students. I give him my strongest recommendation!"
Professor Jing Ling-Tam

Professor Jing Ling-Tam

UT Arlington

He is absolutely amazing! He has the ability to take any voice and turn it into a voice that's ready for a professional career. In all of my years at uta, sam has proven to be the most effective voice teacher, ever. My choirs are singing so much better because of his teaching. I take mini-lessons from sam whenever I can. I've learned so much about the voice from him.
Darren Keith Woods

Darren Keith Woods

Seagle Festival, Fort Worth Opera

Sam is one of the finest teachers in the area. I love what I hear coming out of his studio.
Melanie K. Day

Melanie K. Day

Associate Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

After a long period of study with Franco Corelli, Dr. Savage has developed an extremely consistent solid technique. Pedagogically he has a wonderful natural teaching ability and is able to establish excellent foundation skills.... Moreover, it is obvious that he “connects” with students immediately.

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