mezzo-soprano
Alta Dantzler
Opera / Concert / Theatre
"Ms Boover [Dantzler] expresses joie de vivre as well as she expresses tragedy. She presents superlative vocalism, expressive and sensitive to the words."
-Hansen American Record Guide
APPEARANCES:
Souvenir: A Fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperly
Chamber Music Recital with Drake Dantzler, tenor, Ayaka Taniguchi, viola, and Simon Adda-Reyess piano
May 31, 2026 Société de la Texonière, Limoges France
June 1 Temple de Neuilly sur Seine, Paris France
Haydn's Paukenmesse (Mass in the Time of War)
Oakland Symphony Orchestra
Souvenir: A Fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperly
Leonard Bernstein's Candide
SOUVENIR REEL:
Function-based instruction
Each singer should feel empowered to sing in a style that feels authentic to them. Function-based technique means that ALL styles can be explored and optimized.
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I am available to work in-person or online
My personal singing background is in opera and musical theatre. I hold degrees from Skidmore College (BA) The Eastman School of Music (MM) and The University of Texas at Austin (DMA), and I've sought extensive post-Doctoral training in contemporary singing styles. This includes Somatic Voicework, Estill training, and Vocology--the biomechanics of the singing voice-- with premiere voice scientist Dr. Ingo Titze. I've worked with singers of all ages and with non-singers on vocal re-habilitation. My students have performed in concert halls, opera houses, and entertainment venues around the world, on Broadway, and on National Broadway Tours. Many have earned regional and national recognition for top placement in competitions through the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the American Collegiate Theatre Festival, as well as televised singing competitions.
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I work with singers in the same way a personal trainer works with athletes. We work together on your vocal fitness; we optimize the function of your instrument for your genre, and we build flexibility and endurance for a healthy, life-long singing career.
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As an Associate Professor of Voice at Oakland University I am proud to teach Business for Musicians, a course intended to bridge the gap between formal study and a career as an independent musician & entrepreneur.
Bon Appétit!
In this 20 minute opera, we prepare a cake in real time and get a peek at the most influential chef of the 20th century. This is an operatic setting of an actual transcript of an episode of PBS's The French Chef. I provide the recipe for the cake in advance so that the audience can bake along at home before the show.
Sweethearts | American Operetta
With movie magic, and a bit of history peppered in, we explore the musical landscape of the early 20th century and the optimism & nostalgia which is inherent in American Operetta. Hear the story of America through the eyes and ears of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy.
Diction Refresher
Use the International Phoenetic Alphabet (IPA) to clarify mouth shapes for your singers in their solo or ensemble work. Having this common language helps us to build successful and consistent sounds.
Music by Women Composers | Illuminations
A dynamic animation of of the artwork of polymath Hildegard of Bingen, created by Kimmie Fabian Parker accompanies the chanting of Hildegard's musical works. This work has been presented across the country including in Boston, Los Angeles, and Detroit.
Presentations
Music by Women Composers | By Her Hand
This program was created at the invitation of the Detroit Institute of Arts, which commissioned a musical companion to their exhibit By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800 —and was premiered in the DIA’s Diego Rivera Court, offering an musical counterpart to the exhibit’s celebration of women’s achievement in a male-dominated art world.
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Since that premiere, By Her Hand has continued to tour, with performances at the Steinway Gallery in Detroit, Chamber Music at the Scarab Club, and the Michigan Music Teachers Convention at Hope College. Each performance draws a through-line from the exhibit’s original inquiry — what it means to reclaim space for women’s creative work across centuries — into the concert hall, spotlighting composers whose music has too often gone unheard alongside their better-known male contemporaries.
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Make it Pop! | Efficient Vocal Production for Every Style
A workshop on vocal health and function for singers of any style, built around the “High Five” — five simple, function-based exercises that give singers and teachers a practical, science-grounded toolkit they can use immediately. This is simple enough for early development middle school aged singers to use as warmups and substantive enough to help vocal music educators reframe tools for vocal health and function.
Sing, Save, Work | How financial literacy prepares you for career success
Financial literacy and business fundamentals are necessary for the gig-economy of today's performing artists. This is an overview of how preparing for financial success leads to career success.
