Mitchell Hutchings

Style: Opera; Folk; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Title: Florida Atlantic University | Associate Professor of Voice & Director FAU Opera

Bio:

• President, NATS South Florida Chapter

• State Representative of Florida, National Opera Association

• NATS Intern Program Alum, 2018

• DMA, Eastman School of Music

• Associate Professor of Voice & Director, Florida Atlantic University Opera Theatre

Dr. Mitchell Hutchings, baritone

www.mitchellhutchings.com

Dr. Mitchell Hutchings is Associate Professor of Voice and Director of Florida Atlantic University Opera Theatre, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate singers in Vocal Performance and leads one of Florida’s longest-established university opera programs. He is also Founder and Program Faculty Leader of FAU Opera in Italy and serves as President of the National Association of Teachers of Singing South Florida Chapter.

His work as a voice teacher centers on the development of technically secure, expressive, and versatile singers prepared for opera, classical performance, musical theatre, graduate study, and professional careers. Students from his studio have performed with Washington National Opera, the National Symphony Orchestra, Palm Beach Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Croatian National Theatre, Pittsburgh Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Seagle Festival, and Ohio Light Opera. They have been finalists and prizewinners in the NATS Student Auditions, Premiere Opera International Vocal Competition, and Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.

Former students have received admission and scholarship offers from institutions including Yale University, Eastman School of Music, Florida State University, Mannes School of Music, Peabody Institute, Boston University, and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. One former student was selected for the Joyce DiDonato Master Class Series at Carnegie Hall.

At Florida Atlantic, Hutchings directs an opera and vocal performance environment that combines individualized voice study with fully staged productions, lyric theatre, language and diction, vocal pedagogy, international study, and interdisciplinary training. Florida Atlantic Opera Theatre, established in 1966, serves students in the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music programs in Vocal Performance. Through FAU Opera in Italy, singers study and perform in Italy while collaborating with the Conservatorio Giacomo Puccini La Spezia. Hutchings has also helped develop international artistic and academic collaborations connecting Florida Atlantic with institutions in Europe and Latin America.

His work in voice pedagogy has been featured in CS Music (Classical Singer), Schmopera, and Modern Singer. He was selected for the NATS Intern Program in 2018 and has served as a guest artist, teacher, and clinician for organizations including Opera Orlando, L’Ateneo Internazionale della Lirica di Sulmona in Italy, and Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua in Mexico. In 2024, he received Florida Atlantic University’s Faculty Talon Leadership Award, presented annually to one faculty member for exceptional leadership and service.

Hutchings maintains an active professional profile as a baritone, producer, conductor, and recording artist. His performance credits include Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, Opera Saratoga, Pensacola Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Ensemble San Felice in Italy, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Rochester Oratorio Society, and performances at Carnegie Hall. His operatic repertoire includes Gianni Schicchi, John Proctor in The Crucible, Michele in Il tabarro, Marcello and Schaunard in La bohème, Escamillo in Carmen, Ben in The Telephone, and the title role in Sweeney Todd.

A Voting Member of the Recording Academy®, Hutchings has contributed to classical and commercial recording projects as a producer, vocal producer, arranger, conductor, and performer. His interdisciplinary work has included San Diego Opera’s Opera Hack 3.0 and Music Theatre and New Technologies, a €5.28 million European and Italian government-supported initiative exploring opera, technology, performance, and education.

Dr. Hutchings earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music, the Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Florida State University, and the Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Western Carolina University.

Voice Type: Baritone

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Folk; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I have a wait-list for private lessons; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program

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