Todd Ranney Voice Masterclass
Todd E. Ranney has performed over 100 operatic productions throughout the Midwest with the Michigan Opera Theater, Cleveland Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Iowa, Ohio Light Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, and Dayton Opera. His roles include Figaro, Don Giovanni, Guglielmo, Papageno, Marcello, and Sharpless. He has been a featured soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and has sung with the Symphony Orchestras of Dayton, Akron, Lakeside, Wooster, and the Cleveland Pops.
Dr. Ranney is an Associate Professor of Voice and Opera at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, where he directed and produced The Consul by Menotti. He completed his DMA in voice at The Ohio State University with an emphasis in choral conducting and vocal pedagogy.
Dr. Ranney performed 12 seasons with Cleveland Opera as an Associate Artist, appearing in numerous productions. Dr. Ranney is the founding Artistic Director of Akron Lyric Opera Theatre, where he has directed and sung the roles of Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Marcello in La Boheme, and Escamillo in Carmen.
