Todd Graber

About Todd

Todd Graber is a Full Professor at the State University of New York at Oswego, where he teaches applied voice, Alexander Technique, beginning music theory, and opera history. He is joining Interlochen’s Summer Arts Camp in 2023 as an instructor of the Alexander Technique.

Throughout his career, Graber performed professionally with numerous American opera companies and made his European debut in Biel, Switzerland, singing the role of "Ferrando" in Mozart's Così fan tutte. His last appearance as "Don Ottavio" prompted Britain's Opera magazine to proclaim him "...a clear, even, unforced tenor singing as if Mozart sat at his right hand." Equally at home on the concert stage, Graber served as tenor soloist in Voices of Light - The Passion of Joan of Arc – featuring the Anonymous 4. His Severance Hall debut took place in Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny Songspiel, and other concert engagements include performances with Grand Rapids Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Lansing Symphony, and the Cayman Island International Music Festival.

Additionally, Graber has sung numerous and varied voice recitals championing the music of Britten, Beethoven, Schumann, Poulenc, Purcell, and others. Professional recordings include chamber music, musical theatre, and both of Schubert’s seminal song cycles: Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise.

Former students have achieved success on Broadway with lead and supporting roles in Wicked, Hamilton, American Idiot, In the Heights, Pippin, Next to Normal, Altar Boyz, and Rock of Ages. Others have gone on to work in national touring shows such as 42nd Street, Ragtime, and Porgy and Bess, singing on the operatic stage, or have continued their education at schools such as Indiana University, Manhattan School of Music, Eastman School of Music, Oberlin and Florida State.

I love the learning process—it is fun, it is messy, and it keeps us present and in the moment. If you don't make mistakes, you're not learning.