Badiene Magaziner, a highly sought out international voice teacher, on the faculty of The Juilliard School from 2015-2021, from which she holds a Master of Music Degree in Voice. Badiene is the go-to voice teacher, recommended by New York’s top agents, managers, and casting directors for her ability to immediately identify issues and provide healthy solutions for clients to book the jobs. Her stu
dents, both children and adults, have appeared in feature films, on television shows, and in numerous Broadway shows, including Mrs DOUBTFIRE, (Analise Scarpaci, Casey Garvin, Avery Sell) Dear Evan Hansen, (Michael Lee Brown) Hamilton, Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge, West Side Story, The Lion King, Hadestown, A Bronx Tale (Chazz Palminteri) Fun Home, (Tony Nominee, Sydney Lucas) Annie, (Lilla Crawford) Matilda, Frozen, Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, An American in Paris, The King and I, Les Misérables, Pippin, Finding Neverland, Fiddler on the Roof, The Boy from Oz, Newsies, Big Fish, Pricilla, Queen of the Desert, A Christmas Story, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, 13, the Musical, Shrek the Musical, The Little Mermaid, Nine, Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Rent, Bye, Bye Birdie, The Addams Family, A Little Night Music, The Producers, Oklahoma, etc. Badiene’s students have also been featured Off-Broadway, on National Tours and have appeared on the The Voice, (Allegra Miles, Tyke James, Final 13) America’s Got Talent, (Winner, Bianca Ryan) & American Idol, X-Factor, (Bea Miller.) Badiene has produced bi-annual fundraisers at the iconic Feinstein’s/54 Below and has successfully coached singers, dancers, and actors in every aspect of musical performance. In 2006, Badiene was personally invited by renowned Metropolitan Opera star, Dolora Zajick to contribute her expertise during summer break at the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. Badiene was awarded a full scholarship to The Juilliard School, where she studied voice with Beverly Peck Johnson and starred in La Bohème and Don Pasquale at The Juilliard Opera Theater. She appeared as Fiordiligi in Così Fan Tutte, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Benjamin Luxon and Nicolai Gedda, Eurydice in Orpheus and Euridice, and alternately as Mimi and Musetta in La Bohème. Together with Jose Carreras and Katia Ricciarelli, Badiene sang Musetta in a gala performance of La Bohème. In a string of highly acclaimed Washington Opera performances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Badiene starred as Magda Sorel in GianCarlo Menotti’s The Consul, having been chosen for the role by the composer. As a finalist in the Pavarotti International Voice Competition, she was invited by the Philadelphia Opera Company to perform in several operas. Badiene also sang the title role of Tosca with the New Orleans Opera, Connecticut Opera, Virginia Opera, Boston Opera, and the Buffalo Opera. Following the passing of her son, Badiene starred in and produced the Erik’s Wish Benefit Concert in memory of Erik, to help children with leukemia and other cancers. She developed and conducted the Erik’s Wish Choir, a performance choir that performed with her at charity events. It was at that time that Badiene decided to dedicate her life to teaching and developing young talents. Badiene has been on the jury of several vocal competitions in the United States and Russia. Along with other luminaries such as Kevin Eubanks of The Tonight Show and Star Wars director Irv Kershner, she was honored by The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. Badiene had the honor performing at many charity events, honoring politicians and dignitaries including President Clinton, President George H. Bush, Prime Minister John Majors, and Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and TV personality Larry King.
