Dr. Arikka Gregory

Assistant Professor of Voice
Opera Director
Office Phone: (912) 478-5408

E-Mail: agregory@georgiasouthern.edu

Education:
D.M.A., The University of Texas
M.M., The Florida State University
B.A., The University of Florida
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About Dr. Gregory:

Arikka Gregory has been seen most recently in performances with Procantus Lyric Opera including The Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors and Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana. She has also sung principle roles with Austin Lyric Opera in productions including Faust , Cold Sassy Tree , and La Cenerentola .  Other performance highlights include singing with Chautauqua Opera, Opera in the Heights, Treasure Coast Opera and Seaside Music Theater.  Her operatic roles performed include Siebel in Faust , Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte , Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro , Hansel in Hansel and Gretel , and L'Enfant in L'Enfant et les sortileges .  Looking back at her work as a concert artist, including performances of solo arias in Vivaldi's Gloria , Handel's Messiah , Saint-Saëns' Christmas Oratorio , and Durufle's Requiem , she is most proud of having been the alto soloist under the baton of the late Mr. Robert Shaw in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah .  

While Dr. Gregory has just joined the faculty of Georgia Southern University as the new Opera Director and Assistant Professor of Voice, she has also held faculty positions at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, The University of Florida, Concordia University, and St. Phillip's College. She completed her doctorate in Voice Performance at the University of Texas, her Master of Music degree at The Florida State University, and her Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Florida.   Dr. Gregory was recently chosen for the Young Leaders Award by The National Association of Teachers of Singing.