Anna Hersey

A noted expert on Scandinavian repertoire and diction, Anna Hersey was a Fulbright Scholar at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm. She conducted research at Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium and Københavns Universitet, on a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Scandinavian Foundation. Hersey’s articles have been published in the Journal of Singing, Voiceprints, Voice and Speech Review, and the Opera Journal, and her translations have been published by Carnegie Hall and numerous other performing arts venues. Her first book, Scandinavian Song: A Guide to Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish Diction and Repertoire was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2016. Recent performances have been sponsored by Finlandia Foundation, American Scandinavian Foundation, Sons of Norway, and the Grieg Society. She is an active member of professional organizations in her discipline, presenting regularly at regional, national, and international conferences, and is an alumna of the NATS Intern Program. She holds master’s degrees in performance and musicology from the University of Minnesota and pursued advanced studies at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Hersey earned a doctorate from the University of Miami and has taught at Iowa State University, Barry University, Broward College, University of Miami, Eastern New Mexico University, and Cleveland Institute of Music. She is currently professor of voice at University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.