Lucy T. Yates, internationally acclaimed soprano and keyboardist, teaches Italian grammar and poetics for Bel Canto at Caramoor/Teatro Nuovo and for dell’Arte Opera Ensemble. She serves as language coach and dramaturg for the New York City Opera, and in 2017 joins the coaching staff of UCLA. Miss Yates holds a BA in piano and English from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MM in voice from the Manhattan School of Music. She is a regular panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Radio Quiz.