Patricia SnappEmeriti

Patricia Snapp, mezzo-soprano, performed in both traditional and contemporary opera and musical theater throughout her career. She appeared in a wide variety of roles such as "Dame Quickly" in Verdi's Falstaff, "Rosina" in Rossini's The Barber of Seville, "Miss Pinkerton" in Menotti's The Old Maid and the Thief, the "Mother" in Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, "Dido" in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, "Maria" in Bernstein's West Side Story", "Antonia's Mother" in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman, "Rosalind" in Goodman's The Audition, and as "Mary" in the American premiere of The Miracle of the Nativity by Edmund Pendleton. In addition to opera and musical theater, Dr. Snapp appeared in recitals and concerts throughout the United States. She also performed locally with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra as the "Alto Soloist" in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and, in her fifth appearance with the MSO, as a guest artist in A Night At the Opera.

Dr. Snapp has been an active vocal adjudicator/clinician throughout the region and has always enjoyed working with students involved in opera, musical theater, jazz, country, rock, commercial, and                     a cappella styles of music. At Gustavus, she serves as the advisor for the a cappella ensemble, Kaleidoscope. Dr. Snapp has been the State Program Chair for the Minnesota State Board of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and a Regional Governor of the North Central Region for the National Opera Association. A passionate advocate for opera and opera education,     Dr. Snapp has also previously served as the State Governor of Minnesota for the National Opera Association (NOA). 

Before pursuing her doctorate at the University of Northern Colorado, Dr. Snapp was the Chair of the Voice Department at Brevard Community College in Cocoa, Florida. Presently an Associate Professor of Music at Gustavus where she has taught since 1992, Dr. Snapp is the Voice Area Coordinator and teaches applied voice lessons, voice (class) lessons, and vocal techniques/vocal pedagogy for voice majors, 

Dr. Snapp lives in Mankato with her husband, Dr. Douglas Snapp, Professor of Jazz and Trumpet in the Music Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato. They have two children, Rebecca and Josh.

Contact

Music Department
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 West College Avenue
Saint Peter, MN 56082

Office:Fine Arts - Music, 101
Phone: 507-933-7359
E-mail:snapp@gustavus.edu

Courses Taught