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has been performing as a concert pianist since the age of four and continues to delight audiences all over the world with his virtuosity at the keyboard.
His musical studies included intensive training in piano, conducting, musical composition and voice. He had the honor of studying with such well known artists and teachers as Albert Bowen (Tanglewood), Barbara Marchesani, Pasquale Caputo (Mohawk Valley Opera Society), Maryanne Covert (Ithaca College School of Music), Solomon Mikowski and Sonia Vargas (Manhattan School of Music), Abraham Kaplan (Juilliard School of Music), Carmen Savoca and Peyton Hibbitt (Tri-Cities Opera) and Rita Shane (Metropolitan Opera, Vienna StaatsOper). As an operatic tenor, he sang with the Mohawk Valley Opera, as a Resident Artist with the Tri-Cities Opera, and was later mentored by the legendary soprano Licia Albanese (Metropolitan Opera, La Scala).
As a pianist and conductor, Bill Doherty has performed in some of the world's finest performance halls and Cathedrals including The Prudential Center (Boston), Lincoln Center (New York), St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York), and the Villa Faccanoni - Lake Iseo (Italy). In June of 2010 he appeared as accompanist to opera performers from the International Opera Center of America at the Leoncavallo International Opera Festival in Ticino Switzerland and throughout the Italian Riviera. As a concert pianist, he has performed throughout the United States and Europe in solo recitals and concerts of all kinds. He has also conducted and accompanied extensively in opera for over 20 years, collaborating with some of the world’s greatest operatic stars including the legendary Licia Albanese and serving as accompanist to world-renowned Metropolitan Opera sopranos Deborah Voigt and Susan Neves through cooperation with the Vero Beach Opera.
Mr. Doherty is also one of the nation's leading voice coaches, his specialty being the Bel Canto method. His students have drawn international attention in principal roles with opera companies throughout the United States and Europe, on and off Broadway, and by winning top awards in regional, national, and international vocal competitions. His roster of students has included such singers as Grant Norman (Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera, Broadway Cast, NY and London), Renee Lawless (Beauty And The Beast, Broadway Cast, NY; Wicked! Broadway National Tour) Joseph Melendez (Jesus Christ Superstar, Broadway Revival Cast, NY), Wren Harrington Griffin (Phantom of the Opera, Broadway Cast, NY), Noel King (Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera), and Samuel Reynolds (Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Winner, NY), among many others.
An internationally recognized teacher and workshop clinician, Bill Doherty has conducted Master Classes in opera and voice at universities and conservatories throughout the world, including Marymount Manhattan College NYC, and the Conservatoire Leo Delibes, Ville de Clichy-La-Garenne, France among others. His interviews and performances have been broadcast on PBS, CBS, and NBC. He has also appeared on various talk shows including the "Late Show with David Letterman".
Year after year, for the past fifteen years, Mr. Doherty has served as adjudicator for the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation’s International Vocal Competition in New York City and has also performed as an accompanist for the Foundation’s Gala concert at Lincoln Center, NY.
He is Founder, General Director, and Principal Conductor of the Central Florida Lyric Opera, Inc. and also serves as President of Music LIVE!. His recent work with the International Opera Center of America, Central Florida Lyric Opera’s International Exchange Program, has been recognized and commended by both Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former United States President George W. Bush. Among his many other honors and awards, Mr. Doherty is the recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts Humanities Award.
In addition to his busy teaching and conducting schedule, Mr. Doherty continues to maintain an active performing schedule of solo classical piano performances throughout the world and is the Director of Music Ministries at St. Timothy Catholic Church in the Villages, FL. In the summer of 2011, he will appear in concert on tour throughout the Italian Riviera and in October 2011 will perform a series of concerts in Japan.
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