Dorothy Yanish

Dorothy J. Yanish is an artist, educator and administrator who supports the evolution and development of individual, community and statewide programs in the arts, arts education and interdisciplinary participation.

She is incorporator, director, performer and administrator for the Raylynmor Opera, where she has been involved since 1995. Yanish’s theatre credits include production and stage direction for operas ranging from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro to Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe. She also directed Georges Bizet’s Carmen, a professional production that also included 21 Jaffrey Elementary School students. In 1998, Yanish designed and produced Raylynmor’s six-month Young Artist Program in opera performance.

Yanish has performed as a recitalist and soloist at both professional and community levels in Pittsburgh, Washington, DC, Boston and on tour through the Soviet Union. She has appeared with the Raylynmor Opera, Lowell Opera, De Capo Opera, Pittsburgh Light Opera, Opera Barga, and Peterborough Players. As a voice instructor, Yanish teaches at Franklin Pierce College and has also taught at Keene State College, Newton South High School in MA, and grades K-8 at the Well School. Yanish also teaches private students of every level at her Peterborough studio.

She holds a BS in Music Education and Voice from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MM in Voice and Opera Performance from the Catholic University of America. She has taken additional studies at the Hartt School of Music, the Longy School of Music, and the New England Conservatory. Yanish is a member and former state governor of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.

Last updated: February 29, 2008