Todd Queen

Todd Queen

Dr. Todd Queen currently serves as Dean of the LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts. His unique combination of teaching, directing and performing experience has allowed him to travel the world as an educator, stage director, singer and arts leader. At LSU, Queen worked with the faculty to modernize the undergraduate curriculum to meet the needs of the 21st century artist with new courses in technology, marketing, entrepreneurship, and arts leadership. Queen is also a strong advocate for international study.  Queen co-founded Opera Orvieto, a three-week summer intensive Italian operatic experience, where he served as Artistic and Stage Director.  In 2016, Opera Orvieto merged with Operafestival di Roma, and the newly-formed festival just completed another successful summer in Italy, where Queen serves as Executive Director. He  forged a partnership with East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, where he was named Visiting Professor. Former students are in top-tier competitive young artist programs, conservatories and graduate schools, and have placed in the district and regional finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions.