VOICE TEACHER, OPERA DIRECTOR, TENOR
1440 Edora Road, Apt. 19, Fort Collins, CO 80525 941.993.9897
www.LubasVoice.com, lubasvoice@gmail.com, mark.lubas@unco.edu
Directing, Performance, and Teaching Reels: https://youtube.com/@marklubas6704
University of Northern Colorado (2023-present)
Doctor of Arts in Music (Vocal Performance with a Secondary Area in Opera Stage Direction)
ABD, expected graduation May, 2026. Current GPA – 4.0
Dissertation Topic: The Use and Efficacy of Non-verbal Gestures in Applied Studio Voice Instruction and Vocal Coaching
Awards:
Full Teaching Assistantship
Voted Most Outstanding Graduate Voice Student by the Voice and Opera Faculty, 2023-2024;
Graduate Student Association Grant for International Study, July 2024
New England Conservatory of Music (1996-2002)
Master of Music (Vocal Performance), 2002, summa cum laude
Thesis: Dramatic development in Early Italian Opera
Master of Music (Opera Studies), 1999, summa cum laude
Awards:
Full Teaching Assistantship
Voice Department Scholarship
The University of California – Berkeley, Extension Division
Immersive Italian Language Studies, Summer 1995
The University of Connecticut, (1987-1992)
Bachelor of Arts in Music (Vocal Performance), 1992, magna cum laude
Thesis: Thematic development in German Lieder from Mozart through Strauss
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Organizational Psychology), 1992, magna cum laude
Practicum: Corporate Human Research
Awards:
University of Connecticut Alumni Scholarship (1989, 1990)
University of Connecticut Cross-Discipline Scholarship (1989, 1990, 1991)
University of Connecticut Merit Scholarship (1990, 1991)
University of Connecticut Scholars Award (1990)
Victor Borge Fine Arts Scholarship (1989, 1990, 1991)
Honor Societies:
Pi Kappa Lambda (1990)
Psi Chi (1989)
Golden Key (1990)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO (August 2023-present)
Instructor of Record: undergraduate classical lessons for voice majors and minors
Instructor of Record: two-semester diction sequence for music education majors (English/Italian; French/German)
Director, UNC Opera Theatre, Mainstage:
Impressario (Mozart) Stage Director, Author of Updated Libretto (April 2025)
Le docteur Miracle (Bizet) Stage Director, Set Designer, Translator (November 2024)
“Zitto, zitto, piano, piano,” La Cenerentola (Rossini) Director (April 2024)
Where the Birds Sing (Caleb Drake) Director, Set Designer (November 2023)
Cabildo (Amy Beach) and Penal Colony (Philip Glass) Assistant Director (November 2023)
Adjunct Professor of Voice, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL (August 2017-May 2023)
Taught Musical Theater (BFA) and Voice (MUS Ed and Performance) majors.
Directed scenes for Voice Performance/Opera Workshop Ensemble. Instructor for Vocal Pedagogy, Diction, and Music History.
Adjunct Professor of Voice, State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL (August 2017-May 2023)
Taught Classical and Musical theatre vocal majors in AA program – facilitated transfers to 4-year
Music Programs.
Provided paid internship positions for voice students in professional performing arts organizations
and churches.
Voice Faculty, Patel Conservatory, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (March 2011-June 2020)
Taught voice lessons to professionals and conservatory students (adults and teens).
Prepared Classical, Musical Theatre, and Pop-based literature for student recitals and auditions.
Conducted Vocal Master Classes.
Directed Opera Scenes Programs.
Taught Vocal Intensives, including residential 2–4-week Musical Theater and Opera scenes programs
(ages 18-30).
Adjunct Professor of Voice/Vocal Health Consultant, Hillsborough Community College,
Ybor Campus (Jan 2015-May 2018)
Taught individual lessons for classical and musical theatre vocal majors. Directed Opera and Musical Scenes for Vocal Ensemble Classes.
Designed and taught seminar-based introductory diction for singers.
Consulted by Voice Colleagues to recommend treatment/next steps for students experiencing vocal dysfunction.
Voice Teacher/Coach, Canterbury School of FL (Jan 2012-Dec 2017)
Taught voice lessons and coached specific musical theatre roles to Canterbury students.
Ran music rehearsals for musical theatre productions.
Prepared students for District and State Thespian Competition.
Consulted by Director on staging/planning of plays and musicals.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Executive Director, Director-in-Residence, Opera Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO (June 2025-Present)
Operating as initial point of contact and as public face of Opera Fort Collins in the community and nationally.
Leading, managing, mentoring, and supporting OFC staff and artists.
Directing mainstage productions and identify/hire any guest directors.
Actively coordinating all facets of shows as Production Manager.
Collaborating with Artistic Director on all casting, hiring, and programming to ensure artistic
and strategic consistency.
Managing daily OFC operations, support Board operations.
Developing, implementing, and achieving all aspects of Opera Fort Collins’ strategic vision.
Developing, implementing, and managing all grant writing, corporate development, and fundraising initiatives.
Developing and maintaining relationships with community stakeholders and other community cultural members.
Identifying and negotiating performance venue and collaborative vendor contracts.
Collaborating with Treasurer and Board to develop, manage, and oversee OFC budget for each OFC fiscal year.
Opera Tampa (2015-2019)
Offstage performance conducting of chorus and principal artists, rehearsal conducting, choral warm-up (2016-2018).
Wrote script and was Technical Director for Holiday Extravaganza, performed in Jaeb Theatre at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, Dec 2016
Director of Theatre Arts, The Out-of-Door Academy (2006-2010)
Produced, directed, designed, marketed, and built over 30 comedies, dramas, and musicals.
Created a dual track academic and skills-training based Theatre Department from scratch, teaching both Middle and High School students.
Established and taught classes for college-bound theatre students (Acting 1-4, Technical Theatre, and Independent Study Assistant Directorships and Technical Directorships).
Quadrupled the number of students participating in shows.
Instituted a uniform audition process to level the playing field for all students.
Contributed significantly to design and planning of new Arts Center, including Black Box Theatre.
Oversaw and instructed students in all technical aspects of shows, including light/sound design and execution. Worked in conjunction with other area theatres (academic and professional) and non-profit organizations to create strategic and marketing partnerships in the community.
Worked closely with fine arts department and administration to coordinate large-scale musicals, raise visibility of program in the community, and standardize expectations of performance levels.
Assisted in writing successful grant proposals for funding of school and fine arts initiatives.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
Boulder Opera, Boulder, CO (March-April 2026)
Der Rosenkavalier, Strauss, April 16-19, 2026:
Responsible for production staging, rehearsal schedule construction, coordination of set design and build, supertitle composition.
Opera Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO (December 2025-February 2026)
Il Segreto di Susanna, Wolf-Ferrari, February 13-15, 2026
Act 2 of Carmen, Bizet, December 31, 2025
Responsible for production staging, casting selection and management, rehearsal schedule construction, coordination of set design and build, lighting design, supertitle composition, costume, prop, and furnishing acquisition and management, participation in media interviews, and construction/administration of production week schedule.
School of Theatre Arts and Dance, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO (August-November 2025)
*Urinetown, Hollmann and Kotis, November 13-23, 2025:
Run of 8 sold-out performances performed in the thrust. Responsible for production staging and choreography integration, rehearsal schedule construction, casting selection and management, and prop identification.
Director and Production Manager, Opera Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO (December 2024-March 2025)
*Don Pasquale, Donizetti, March 7-8. 2025:
Responsible for production staging, rehearsal schedule construction, coordination of set design and build, lighting design, supertitle composition, costume, prop, and furnishing acquisition and management, participation in media interviews, and construction/administration of production week schedule
Assistant Director, Lyric Arts France/Opera Bastide, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, FR (June-July 2024)
*La flûte enchantée, Mozart, July, 2024:
Responsible for maintaining a log of blocking direction, addressing actor/singer concerns, reblocking problematic scenes, learning and abiding by French labor laws, and running rehearsals in the absence of the director.
Assistant Director, Opera Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO (May-June 2024)
*La Vida Breve, de Falla, June 2024:
Responsible for maintaining a log of blocking direction, addressing actor/singer concerns, reblocking problematic scenes, and running rehearsals in the absence of the director.
PROFESSIONAL SINGING PERFORMANCES
Boulder Opera, Boulder, CO – Italian Singer, Der Rosenkavalier, Strauss, April 16-19, 2026
The Pops Orchestra of Sarasota/Bradenton – Scrooge, A Christmas Carol – The Concert, December 13-15, 2025
UNCO Opera Theatre Nemorino – L’elisir d’amore, Donizetti, April 2024
UNCO Opera Theatre Sherlock Holmes – 221B, Cortese/Luedloff, Score Reading, April 2024
The Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra – Alfredo, “Un dì felice” La Traviata and Arturo, Lucia Sextet, An Evening of Operatic Favorites, April 2024
Choral Artists of Sarasota (2013-2023) –
Tenor Soloist, Say a Little Prayer: Magein Avot, Zilberts, November 2022
Tenor Soloist, Neue Liebeslieder, Brahms, March 2021
Tenor Soloist, Out of Adversity: Embracing Our Differences, “Fumée,” Hahn, Oct 2020
(sang and directed film scene)
Tenor Soloist, Liebeslieder Polkas, PDQ Bach, Nov. 2017
Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Anthem, Alan Gershwin, 2015
Tenor Section Leader, 2014-2023
Sarasota Choral Society (Dec 2013, 2016, & 2022) – Tenor Soloist, Messiah, Handel
The Artists Series of Sarasota (2014-2022) –
Chip, On The Town, November 2021
Tenor Soloist/Frederic, An Afternoon of Operetta/Pirates of Penzance, May 2019
St. Brioche, The Merry Widow, Lehar, April, 2014
Opera Tampa (2015-2019) – Dr. Blind, Die Fledermaus, December 2018 Spoletta (Cover), Tosca, April 2017
The Pops Orchestra of Sarasota/Bradenton – Scrooge, A Christmas Carol – The Concert, December 2019 Great Music Series of Sarasota, (Dec 2019 & 2020) * Tenor Soloist, Messiah, Handel
Great Music Series of Sarasota (Dec 2019 & 2020) – Tenor Soloist, Messiah, Handel
EARLY CAREER PERFORMANCE VENUES/COMPANIES (pre-2013)
Aspen Opera Theatre, CO; Boston Lyric Opera, MA; Granite State Opera, NH; Mobile Opera, AL; Nashville Opera, TN; Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Ryman Auditorium, TN; Natchez Opera, MS; New York City Opera, NY; Opera Carolina, NC; Washington National Opera, Kennedy Center, Wash DC
*Full Performance CV provided upon request
*Performance and Directing Examples Found at www.LubasVoice.com
*Reference List on Next Page
REFERENCES
Dr. Melissa Malde, Associate Dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Email: melissa.malde@unco.edu ; Cell: (970) 301-0864
Robin Stamper, Artistic and Managing Director, Opera Tampa, Tampa, FL. Email: robin.stamper@strazcenter.org; Cell: (407) 375-5756.
Steven Aguiló-Arbues, Artistic Director, Opera Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO. Email: artisticdir@operafortcollins.org; Cell: (646) 643-0656.
Dr. Charles Moore, Associate Professor of Voice, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Email: charles.moore@unco.edu; Cell: 225.428.6775
Dr. Steven Morschek, Professor of Vocal Studies, The University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
Email: steven.morschek@unt.edu; Phone: 940.565.3759
Dr. Deborah Kauffman, Head of Graduate Studies (Music), Professor of Music History and
Literature, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Email: deborah.kauffman@unco.edu;
Phone: 970.351.2319
Dr. Jonathan Bellman, Professor Emeritus of Music, The University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley, CO. Email: jonathan.bellman@unco.edu; Phone: 970.351.2151
Dr. Michael Oravitz, Associate Professor of Music Theory and History, The University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Email: michael.oravitz@unco.edu: Phone: 970.351.1941
Dr. Hein Jung, Professor of Voice, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL. Email: hjung@ut.edu ; Cell: (608) 217-4574.
Melodie Dickerson, Director, Performing Arts, State College of Florida, Bradenton, FL. Email:
dickerm@scf.edu ; Cell: (941) 932-7073
