Dr. Carl DuPont
Carl DuPont is an artist, innovator, and educator dedicated to Transformational Inclusion in the arts and Care of the Professional Voice. His articles can be found in The Laryngoscope and the Voice and Speech Review. His voice can be heard on the world premiere recordings of the Caldara Mass in A Major, The Death of Webern, and his solo album of art songs by Black composers entitled The Reaction.
DuPont has held center stage in performances at The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Carolina, Opera Columbus, First Coast Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Saratoga, Sarasota Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera, El Palacio de Bellas Artes, Opera Company of Brooklyn, the IN Series, Carnegie Hall, and Leipzig Opera. He has been invited to present research and recitals in Salzburg, Rome, Stockholm, New York, Portland, and Miami. He has also proudly toured as a soloist and ensemble member with the American Spiritual Ensemble, the only professional ensemble dedicated to the preservation of the Negro Spiritual. Recent roles include Hawkins Fuller in Fellow Travelers, Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville, and Leporello in Don Giovanni. In concert, his recent highlights include performances with Bach in Baltimore in the title role of Elijah, in recital at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp, and in concert at the Anchorage Festival of Music in Alaska.
A graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM), Indiana University (MM), and the University of Miami (DMA), DuPont currently serves as an associate professor at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. There, he has developed a course on art song by African American composers, co-chairs the Culturally Inclusive Task Force, and serves on the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. He also creates and leads dynamic workshops in the private and public sector as an Executive Education faculty member of the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business.
Prized for his innovative approach to vocal pedagogy and higher music education DuPont has given masterclasses and lectures for a host of organizations including Temple University, Morgan State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Winthrop University, Eastern-NY NATS, College Music Society, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Students from his studio have: won first place in district and regional NATS competitions, sung leading roles in collegiate opera productions, and been accepted into prestigious graduate schools and summer programs. He is the artistic co-lead of the John F. Kennedy Center’s Washington National Opera Institute and a member of the voice faculty at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival.
As CEO/founder of DuPont Consulting, LLC, he leverages his research, expertise, and compassion to design and implement strategic initiatives in diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and sustainability. This includes training, programming, and talent acquisition, utilizing holistic evidence-based solutions for organizations. His scalable strategies have been tailored to clients ranging from small cultural institutions to Fortune 100 companies.