About
Craig Juricka* is a vocal pedagogue, actor and singer. Praised by OperaToday as an “engaging, malleable baritone,” Mr. Juricka’s versatile performance career has brought him to musical theatre, concert, choral, and opera stages around the nation. Mr. Juricka has recently been seen in the Boston POPS’ production of Ragtime as Harry K Thaw/Lower East Side Ensemble, FPAC’s Little Mermaid as King Triton, and in a broadway workroom workshop of Michael Mott’s new musical In the Light. Some favorite roles include Pandolfe (Cendrillion), Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), Owen Hart (Dead Man Walking), and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast).
In the concert singing world, Craig is a sought-after soloist and chorister. He has sung with esteemed ensembles and orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Boston POPS, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, Ensemble Altera, Emmanuel Music, Bach Akademie Charlotte, and Marsh Chapel. And he has performed in opera houses with Des Moines Metro Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Odyssey Opera, and MassOpera. He most recently made his Boston Symphony Hall solo debut with the Handel and Haydn Society, performing Handel’s Israel in Egypt.
As an advocate for the pedagogy behind a versatile mechanism, Craig's approach to teaching singing is routed in his cross-trained background as a singer. Comfortable in teaching all genres, Craig’s students range from high school through graduate students and professional actors and singers. His students can be seen working on Broadway (Funny Girl, Great Gatsby), in National Tours (Jagged Little Pill), and in regional theatre and opera houses around the nation. His goal as a voice teacher is to help students access their strengths and develop their weaknesses, so they can become reliable and employable singers. Developing their “tool belt” and ultimately fostering sustainable technique routed in the ability to be expressive emotionally and physically in any genre of singing. Craig holds voice faculty appointments with The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee College of Music, and The Walnut Hill School of the Arts. He also maintains a private studio in Melrose, MA.
Mr. Juricka holds a Masters of Music in Vocal Pedagogy, from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, as well as professional affiliations with the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and Early Music America. In 2016, he received his BM from Capital University in Vocal Performance, with an emphasis on Opera and Musical Theatre. During the summers of 2021 and 2018, he was featured as an Apprentice Artist with Des Moines Metro Opera. In 2017, he was a national finalist in the Classical Singer Competition (Emerging Classical & Musical Theatre Professional Division) in Chicago, IL.
*Mr. Juricka is an active member of AEA (Actor’s Equity Association) and AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists).
