University of Michigan Masterclass (2)

Professor Daniel Washington coaches students on the art of fearless singing. Students will learn how to let go and trust their technique to explore their full sound and get the maximum potential out of their individual voice.

Daniel Washington is a bass-baritone and tenured Professor of Music (Voice) at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance. An award-winning artist, teacher, mentor, scholar, and administrator, Washington is an expert on African American classical music and spirituals, Porgy and Bess, and diversity in the arts. An active performer, Washington’s career has taken him to the world’s major opera houses and concert stages. Highlights of his operatic career include his Royal Opera Covent Garden debut in Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten, conducted by Bernard Haitink, as Jochanaan in Salome at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Sicily, and as Porgy at Theater des Westens (Berlin) in the highly acclaimed production directed by Götz Friedrich.