Tyler Gabbard chats with Melanie Emelio.

Known to many as Dr. E, Melanie is a Professor of Music at Pepperdine and has worked on numerous Fine Arts Department productions including operas like The Merry Widow and The Old Maid and the Thief and musicals like Ragtime and Les Miserables. Dr. Emelio is a talented soprano, having appeared in opera, oratorio, and recitals throughout the United States and Germany. She completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland. She earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Abilene Christian University and a Master of Music degree from Rice University. Tyler and Melanie discuss her history in the arts, the work of her students, and why artistic expression is important to her.

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Music Composer: Jeremy Zerbe