Nedda Casei [SEP] voice type
Nedda Casei
Nedda Casei (born September 9, 1932) is an operatic mezzo-soprano.
Career.
Early in her career Nedda Casei was selected by Leopold Stokowski to sing the role of Jocasta, in Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex. She made her operatic debut at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels in 1960 and also debuted at La Scala, Milan in the same year. During her career she appeared at the Teatro San Carlo, Prague Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera and other
work on tax reform, health insurance and copyright laws for performing artists. She was president of The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), a post she held for 10 years. Nedda Casei is an active teacher of voice, having been Visiting Professor of Voice and Opera Staging at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music, Nagoya, Japan. She has given master-classes at numerous universities, music schools and festivals as well as being a judge for many vocal contests worldwide, such as The Metropolitan Opera