adria at The Ritz Taipei, with the Ambassadors of Opera

For more than four decades, Adria Firestone has built a life in the performing arts, from international opera houses and musical theatre stages to university classrooms, master classes, workshops, and keynote platforms.

Her work as an educator and mentor is grounded in real-world performance experience. For more than two decades in the university classroom, she has taught voice, acting, movement, speech for performance, stage presence, career development, and the practical skills emerging artists need to build sustainable lives in the profession.

Whether she is working with a young performer finding their voice, an artist navigating transition, or a room full of students preparing to enter the business, Adria brings the same belief to the work:

Technique matters. Craft matters. But the artist behind the work matters most.

Adria’s teaching bridges professional technique and real-world performance. Her students learn to integrate voice, body, character, interpretation, confidence, and professional discipline.

Presented at Duke University, Northwestern State University, Lincoln Center’s Meet the Artist, the National University of Singapore, Dubai English Speaking School, and institutions internationally.

From her internationally acclaimed Carmen to musical theatre, concerts, television, and Family Guy, Adria Firestone built a 40-year career across six continents, including performances for U.S. troops during Operation Desert Storm.

Adria Firestone speaks on reinvention, embodied authority, voice, presence, and navigating profound change. 

She also mentors performing artists and speaks about  Hiding in the Spotlight and the Business of Show Business.

In June 2026, she was named a Top 50 Finalist in Next Top Speaker Season 7, selected from 4,000 international applicants.

Available for university teaching, workshops, master classes, guest lectures, adjudication, and private performance coaching.

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