Dr. Megan Zuhowski

Education

• Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance
  University of South Alabama
• Master of Science in Nonprofit Management
  University of Maryland
• Master of Music in Vocal Performance
  Peabody Institute at The Johns Hopkins University
• Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance, Pedagogy, and Literature
  James Madison University

Biography

Megan Zuhowski, Soprano, is an Assistant Professor of Voice at the University of South Alabama and Assistant Director of USA Opera Theatre. She teaches applied voice, vocal diction, art song literature, and music business. Dr. Zuhowski’s continuing research focuses on young artists entrepreneurial skills in the ever changing field of music.

Dr. Zuhowski is an active member of the Alabama Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing. She has presented research at the NATS national conference.

In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Zuhowski maintains an active performance schedule and has performed roles such as Suor Angelica in Puccini’s Suor Angelica, Madaline Usher in Glass’s The Fall of the House of Usher, Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, The Governess in Britten’s The Turn of The Screw, Anne Trulove in Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and Adina in Donizetti’s l’elisir d’amore. Dr. Zuhowski has also directed opera scenes and Monteverdi’s l’incoronazione di Poppea.

In addition to her operatic performances, Dr. Zuhowski has been heard performing with Mobile Symphony in the choirs for both Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. She has been a finalist at NATS 2016-2019, placing first in her category in 2019. She has also participated in several masterclasses with Metropolitan Opera singers such as Renée Fleming, Karita Mattila, Nicole Cabell, and Nicholas Brownlee.

When not performing Dr. Zuhowski enjoys working in educational outreach, and spending time with her husband and their pets.