(Actor/Singer/Voice Teacher) has had an extensive career in musical theater, opera, conducting, and vocal coaching.  He was seen in the 2nd National Tour of Sunset Boulevard.  International Tour credits include Phantom of the Opera.  Chorus Master/Conducting credits include Broadway’s My Fair Lady and Camelot, Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, and the Greater Miami Opera.  Regional credits include Carnival (Grobert), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes/Don Quixote), La Cage aux Folles (George), Brigadoon (Tommy), and many others.  Currently, Michael is the Assistant Coordinator of Vocal Studies at The Steinhardt School at New York University and has directed many NYU productions.  Michael was the co-founder and artistic director of Brooklyn Theatre Works.  He holds degrees in piano, accompanying, and conducting from Mannes College of Music and Manhattan School of Music, and studied additionally at the Catholic University of America and The Juilliard School of Music. michaelricciardone.com