Music Department Faculty
Melissa Martin
Lecturer
Office: 3114 Kenan Music Building
Email: melissa_martin@unc.edu
Phone: 919-843-7960
Melissa Martin
(Lecturer) received her Bachelor of Arts in Music and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she was a recipient of the David Reeves Scholarship and the Naumberg Scholarship.
Dr. Martin’s operatic performances include the roles of Pamina in
Die Zauberflöte, Valencienne in
Die Lustige Witwe, Rose Maurrant in
Street Scene, Belinda in
Dido and Aeneas, Zerlina in
Don Giovanni, Annina in
La Traviata and Gertrude Stein in
The Mother of Us All. A versatile performer committed to contemporary music, she was featured in the UNC Opera world premiere performance of James Legg’s
The Power of Xingu as Mrs. Garnett. She also created the role of Joy in the children’s opera,
The Araboolies of Liberty Street by Ronald Perera, and appeared as Marni in the world premiere of the musical
Child of God
at New York City’s Ohio Theater. Dr. Martin has also performed in recitals and concerts throughout the United States and Italy. Prior to joining UNC’s Music Department, she was a part-time Lecturer at Rutgers University.
