Michele Rivard, mezzo-soprano, was the vocal coach and a performer in 20 productions for the professional musical theatre company Cabrillo Stage. She has appeared with the Santa Cruz Symphony, Cabrillo Music Festival, New Music Works, Ensemble Monterey, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, Novato Lyric Opera, Woodminster Summer Theater, San Francisco Simphonietta, Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series, Cabaret Santa Cruz, Picasso Ensemble, and the University of California Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College Orchestras. Favorite roles include Lady Tiang (King & I), Nellie (South Pacific), Mother Abbess (Sound of Music), and Widow Corney (Oliver!) Polly (Beggar’s Opera) and Rosina (Barber of Seville.) Michele retired as Music Program Chair from Cabrillo College in Aptos after twenty-five years. She currently teaches Classical and Musical Theater students at Santa Clara  University and at Solano College in Fairfield.