Lizbeth Reszel, studio owner, has a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance.  See full Performance and Education, Professional, Study credentials and experience below.

Performance Credentials.  Soprano, Lizbeth Reszel, has appeared as soloist with various civic and professional orchestras including performances of A Midsummer’s Night Dream with the St. Louis Symphony Summer Fest, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass with the Belleville Philharmonic and a series of performances of Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Leonard Slatkin and with the Grant Park Symphony in Chicago.  Other appearances include Faure’s Requiem, Messiah and Haydn’s Creation.  Ms. Reszel was also a featured soloist during the special Farewell Concert Gala commemorating Leonard Slatkin’s departure from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in June of 1997.

As a member of the American Opera Center in Chicago, Ms. Reszel created the title role in a new original opera production by contemporary composer Mae Cohen, Annabel, My Dear.  She has also performed as soloist and chorus member in numerous concerts with the Chicago Symphony, the Ravinia Festival Orchestra and the Grant Park Symphony.

She was a finalist in the 1987 Saint Louis Symphony Young Artists Competition and the winner of the Webster University Distinguished Graduate Award in 1987.  Ms. Reszel was the district winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions held in St. Louis in 1989.  She has been a professional member of many symphonic choruses and small ensembles since 1986 and has been a featured member of such groups as The Saint Louis Chamber Singers, The Bach Society of St. Louis and the short-lived, 12-member Chicago female ensemble, Skylark.  Ms. Reszel has held several professional positions with Chicago and St. Louis area churches and synagogues including Chicago Sinai Congregation and St. Vincent Ferrer Church of River Forest.

Although Ms. Reszel has focused on concert and recital repertoire, she has enjoyed an extensive background in musical theater, light opera and contemporary music, including such roles as Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, Lucy in The Telephone and leading roles in My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music and The King and I.

Education.

• American Opera Center Chicago, IL 1989-1991 Study Center
• Saint Louis Conservatory St. Louis, MO 1988-1989 Performance Program
• Webster University St. Louis, MO 1986-1988 M.M. Voice, and Pedagogy
• Southeast Missouri University State Cape Girardeau, MO 1978-1982 B.M. Voice

Teachers/Voice Coaches.

• Amy Kaiser New York, New York 1995-1997
• James Uhselman Los Angeles, California 1994-1995
• Virginia Botkin Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas 1991
• Dan Balestrero Chicago, Illinois 1989-1991
• Ted Taylor New York, New York 1988-1990
• Mary Henderson Cincinnati, Ohio 1988-1990
• Dee Pavelka St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1988
• Shirley Zielinski Cape Girardeau, Missouri 1975-1986

Teaching Experience.

• Reszel Voice Studio (RVS) Geneva, Illinois 2002-present
• Bloomingdale School of Music Bloomingdale, Illinois 2001-2002
• Private Voice Studio St. Louis, Missouri 1988-1991
• STLU Aquinas Institute St. Louis Missouri 1988-1991
• Webster University St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1988

Professional Cantor and Choir Membership(s).

• Chicago Sinai Congregation Chicago, Illinois 1991-Present, Cantor and Professional Quartet Member
• St. Vincent Ferrer Church River Forest, Illinois 1998-2004, Cantor, Professional Chorus Member, and Section Leader
• St. Louis Symphony Chorus St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1997, Professional Member, Soloist, and Section Leader
• St. John Methodist Church St. Louis, Missouri 1993-1997, Professional Chorus Member and Section Leader
• Grant Park Symphony Chorus Chicago, Illinois 1991-1993, Professional Member, Soloist, and Section Leader
• Chicago Symphony Chorus Chicago, Illinois 1991-1993, Professional Member, Soloist, and Section Leader
• Ravinia Festival Chorus Chicago, Illinois 1992, Professional Member and Section Leader
• St. Peter Episcopal St. Louis, Missouri 1988-1990, Professional Chorus Member and Section Leader
• 2nd Presbyterian Church St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1988, Professional Chorus Member and Section Leader
• B’nai El Temple St. Louis, Missouri 1988-1997, Professional Quartet Member
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Geneva, IL 2018 – 2021, Professional Section Leader
• Adjunct faculty at Marmion Academy 2021-2022