Private Voice Lessons

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elena offers private voice instruction in-person and virtually via Zoom.

While maintaining her private studio, Elena is also currently an Adjunct Voice Professor at Broward College, an Adjunct Voice Instructor at Nova Southeastern University, the Voice Instructor for the Girl Choir of South Florida, and an Adjunct Voice Teacher at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut, Creek, FL. Elena is a returning Voice Faculty member at Ithaca College’s Summer Music Academy, and has taught private lessons and repertoire classes as a Visiting Guest Teacher at Ithaca College and Cornell University. She has maintained her private voice studio since completing her teaching internships at Ithaca College, working with students ages twelve to eighty in classical voice, musical theater, jazz, and pop from amateur to the pre-professional level. Elena was also a Dana Intern with the nationally renowned Ithaca Children’s Choir while attending Ithaca College. Elena has students who have gone on to study music at such schools as Temple University, New York University, St. Olaf College of Music, and Ithaca College and have students who have successfully auditioned for competitions, summer performance programs, and school entrance examinations across the country.

Elena has trained in the United States and Italy with internationally regarded teachers including Catherine Cook, Patrice Pastore, Barbara Honn, and Benita Valente. While pursuing her operatic career, Elena has worked with young and aspiring singers through educational outreach programs with the San Francisco Opera Guild, Florida Grand Opera, Virginia Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Livermore Valley Opera.

Elena holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Vocal Performance from Ithaca College and a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.