A Simple Song
Copy of Translation (if song is in a foreign language)

Karaoke Track

Sheet Music of the Piece

Plenty Of Water

Comfortable Wear

An Open Mind

Rhea D’Souza is a set and production designer based in New York with an innate desire to birth worlds by balancing the honesty of humanity with the magic of film and theatre. Originally from Mumbai, India, she went on to complete an MFA in Production Design from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (2021). She has worked on Indian feature films like Gully Boy, A Death in the Gunj, etc. and on commercials and photoshoots for Nestle, Vogue, United Colors of Benetton, UPS, Meta etc. Her work in theatre includes musicals (Urinetown at Sharjah Performing Arts Academy), opera (Cendrillon, City Lyric Opera) and a variety of plays (Tartuffe, Molière in the Park).

Of Indian origin, based in Colorado, USA, acclaimed International Concert Artist, Vocal Coach & Consultant, Deirdre Lobo comes from an extremely artistic family. Deirdre began her musical training under her mother, Celia Lobo, well known opera singer, theater director, and voice teacher in India – teacher and director to many artists and personalities including Sunidhi Chauhan, Sachin, Tendulkar, Shiamak Davar, Dalip Tahil, Sunita Rao, Shweta Shetty, etc. Deirdre is winner of the GRAND PRIZE in the Messiah Soloist Competition, San Diego, California (Dec 4, 2011), and SECOND PRIZE in the Barry Alexander International Vocal Competition, New York (Dec 19, 2011).

In 1996, Deirdre was invited to sing in Sangat, an Indian International Music Festival held in Bombay, sponsored by the Mehli Mehta Foundation, and chaired by Zubin Mehta. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Deirdre has performed frequently in recitals with the Rossmoor Concert Series, Noontime Concerts, Santa Rosa Concert Series, and the Community Music Center Concert Series.

In 2009, Deirdre did a solo concert tour in India with concerts in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. In Feb 2013, she was invited to do a solo recital at the Monte Music Festival, Goa, INDIA. In May 2014, Ms. Lobo-D’Cunha sang a solo recital program of mostly Pop, Broadway, Classical, and Crossover repertoire, to a packed audience and standing ovations. Deirdre attended the APAP conference 2018 in New York and performed a Showcase Recital for agents and presenters. On April 26, 2018, Deirdre did a solo concert with the Symphony of India Chamber Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, INDIA under the baton of Maria Badstue. In 2019 Deirdre performed in, and presented a Tribute Concert to her mother Celia Lobo at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai, India showcasing students of her mother, and those of her own.

As a Vocal Coach and Consultant, she has taught over 65+ workshops and masterclasses. She has worked with Tara Sutaria, Pia Sutaria, Meher Mistry, Shiamak Davar, Dhawal Chandawadkar, Aditi Paul, Abhilasha Chellam, etc. In 2014, Deirdre was hired as Vocal Director for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in India, where she worked with the late Alyque Padamsee.

Deirdre has been teaching voice since 1988 and teaches students vocal technique enabling them to sing the following genres of vocal music with ease and efficiency: Pop, Jazz, Rap, Broadway, Western Classical, Indian Classical – Hindustani / Carnatic. This kind of technique transcends even speech and drama students. Deirdre works with students of all levels of vocal and musical development – from beginners to advanced levels, and even specializes in teaching students with special needs. Some of her star students have performed in the United States, on Broadway – Hannah Bautista played Ngana in SOUTH PACIFIC, Cosette in LES MISERABLES, to name a few. In India, Tara Sutaria was host for Disney India, played lead roles in musicals such as GREASE, and is now an actress in Bollywood. Meher Mistry played lead roles in plays, and musicals, among her biggest roles was Belle in India’s Disney production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.

Deirdre has been teaching ONLINE via her International Vocal Studio since 2010, and recently designed her one of a kind online 6 month vocal program: Deirdre Complete Vocal Transformation (DCVT).

Another big part of Deirdre’s teaching career is doing voice workshops and masterclasses worldwide online and offline for high school, college, and university choirs, dancers, voice teachers, actors, and singers.

Deirdre is Founder, and Artistic Director of the Celia Lobo Academy of Voice (CLAV) www.clavusa.com training the up and coming Pop, Broadway, Indian and Western Classical vocalists of tomorrow. She is also the Founder and Artistic Director of One Voice Institute of Music and Art (OVIMA Global) www.ovimaglobal.com, a complete performing arts institute serving students globally, offering online, hybrid, and in-person Non-Certification, and Certification courses in all areas of the performing arts.

As Drama Director, Deirdre has directed over 17+ musical, and stage productions where she worked with students ages 7–16 years. Lastly from 1997, Deirdre has been principal Cantor and Choral Director for many churches in the United States, and continues to do that. She has been a soloist for weddings and funerals.

Deirdre owes all she has accomplished to date to all the teachers, coaches, directors,  conductors, and mentors she has worked with over the years. Just to name some:

• • Marilyn Zschau

• • Voltaire Verzosa

• • Phyllis Bryn-Julson

• • Dr. Robert Harrison

• • Katherine Sternberg

• • Jean Kingdom-Vollenweider

• • Celia Lobo

• • Richard Harrell

• • Kathryn Cathcart

• • Mark Markham

• • Joann Kulesza

• • Martin Isepp

• • Joanne Grillo

• • Dr. Angela Yeung

• • Dr. Joseph Esmilla

• • Dr. Francisco Feliciano

• • Amelita Guevarra

• • Shulamit Hoffmann

• • Roger Brunyate

• • Carol Palca

• • Dennis Jackson

Deirdre is grateful to her parents and family, especially her husband Neville D’Cunha and son Andre D’Cunha for supporting her career!

Graduate Performance Diploma
Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins Institute, USA

Master of Music Degree
University of Colorado, Colorado, USA

Bachelor of Music Degree
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Bachelor of Arts Degree
University of Mumbai, India

Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC)
National Association of Teachers for Singing (NATS)
International Society of Female Professionals (ISFP)

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