Daniel Ragone

Daniel Ragone, vocal coach and pianist, is a native of Philadelphia where he began his piano studies at the age of seven. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Penn State University in piano performance. While at Penn State he decided he wanted to spend his musical future collaborating with singers. Fortuitously, John Wustman, famed accompanist of... Luciano Pavarotti, visited Penn State to do a master class and was sufficiently impressed with Daniel's talent to invite him to study at the University of Illinois. Mr. Ragone received a teaching assistantship there where he spent 2 years completely immersed in the study of vocal music. He received a Master of Fine Arts in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying before moving to New York City. There he quickly became a mainstay of the vocal scene and one of the city's most highly regarded vocal coaches. He collaborated with many artists from the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera and performed recitals in all of New York City's prestigious concert halls. His reputation as a first rate pianist made him a sought after recital collaborator and recording artist. Among his affiliations were the Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition for Singers, Rome Opera Festival and The Center for Contemporary Opera. Highlights were the musical preparation of the world premiere of Stephen Paulus' Hester Prynne at Death at the 92nd Street Y and the Weill Hall world premiere of vocal music of the Croation composeer, Bozidar Kunc. In 2007 Daniel relocated to Long Island where he set up a vocal studio in Port Jefferson. Since that time he has become somewhat of a brand in Long Island music circles fulfilling an important need. He is the artistic director of Music on the Sound in Port Jefferson and the concert series at Old South Haven Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven as well as music director of the ensemble, Divalicious!. He has appeared as a performer and guest lecturer at Hofstra University, SUNY Stony Brook, Suffolk County Community College and St. Joseph's College. ...Read More