Testimonials

TEACHING STUDENTS

"What Ann Baltz does in a three hour class is a bit of a miracle. …Her ability to instill immediate trust with the students is inspiring. I saw my students take risks that I never expected...In my years as a director and educator, my evening watching Ann work was one of the most magical I have spent."

–David Gately, Director of Opera, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

"Ann has a talent for coaching a student without telling them what to do. Rather, coaxing the work from their own creative talent. This has a tremendous impact on the students, empowering them to be their own individual artists….Our voice faculty in particular saw the change in the students and they will often comment on the difference between students' work pre-Ann and post-Ann!"

–James Haffner, Professor of Opera, University of the Pacific

YOUNG ARTISTS at OPERA COMPANIES

“This masterclass was incredibly freeing in the way that it incorporates different activities and different ways to process the music and drama at hand….In this masterclass, we were given so much freedom to explore. It was incredibly active and exciting.”

--Mariam Mouawad, Resident Artist Shreveport Opera

ADMINISTRATORS

"Having Ann Baltz work with my professional singers was incredible! The amount of freedom they gained from her improvisation work and coaching was visible immediately. Her skills are not just for universities, but emerging artists who have worked with her have said her classes were the best all season."

–Darren K Woods, Artistic Director, Seagle Festival

PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS

“(Ann’s vision) — that to convey the humanity that lies behind true artistry, singers need to sing as their own true selves, free of artifice and imposed expectation.”

–Wendy Hillhouse, Mezzo-Soprano international career; Voice faculty, Stanford University

“Ann’s special talent for listening from a position of constructive honesty rather than a judgmental standpoint has the effect of allowing talent to blossom that might not have been otherwise visible.”

–Wendy Hillhouse, Mezzo-Soprano international career; Voice faculty, Stanford University

"Ann Baltz is a champion of artists. She cares more for creativity, innovation, passion, and authenticity than she is beholden to performance practice. Ann is willing to directly challenge known musical conventions in order to empower artists to communicate and create what is true for them."

–Jayme Alilaw, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Good Soil Management; Executive Leadership and Life Coach

"I have personally seen young artists undergo dramatic transformations in their thinking as performers in just a few sessions with Ann. …Her unique abilities to help a singer discover their true voice are a goldmine of information."

–Priti Gandhi, Associate Director, Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition

Testimonials

TEACHING STUDENTS

–David Gately, Director of Opera, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

YOUNG ARTISTS at OPERA COMPANIES

“This masterclass was incredibly freeing in the way that it incorporates different activities and different ways to process the music and drama at hand….In this masterclass, we were given so much freedom to explore. It was incredibly active and exciting.”

--Mariam Mouawad, Resident Artist Shreveport Opera

ADMINISTRATORS

–Darren K Woods, Artistic Director, Seagle Festival

PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS

​​“(Ann’s vision) — that to convey the humanity that lies behind true artistry, singers need to sing as their own true selves, free of artifice and imposed expectation.”

–Wendy Hillhouse, Mezzo-Soprano international career; Voice faculty, Stanford University

“Ann’s special talent for listening from a position of constructive honesty rather than a judgmental standpoint has the effect of allowing talent to blossom that might not have been otherwise visible.”

–Wendy Hillhouse, Mezzo-Soprano international career; Voice faculty, Stanford University

"Ann Baltz is a champion of artists. She cares more for creativity, innovation, passion, and authenticity than she is beholden to performance practice. Ann is willing to directly challenge known musical conventions in order to empower artists to communicate and create what is true for them."

–Jayme Alilaw, CEO & Chief Creative Officer, Good Soil Management; Executive Leadership and Life Coach

"I have personally seen young artists undergo dramatic transformations in their thinking as performers in just a few sessions with Ann. …Her unique abilities to help a singer discover their true voice are a goldmine of information."

–Priti Gandhi, Associate Director, Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition

“(Ann’s vision) — that to convey the humanity that lies behind true artistry, singers need to sing as their own true selves, free of artifice and imposed expectation.”