Background
Hicks, William Hampton was born on November 30, 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Billy and Betty (Clark) Hicks.
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William Hampton Hicks
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Student, University Cincinnati.
Career
Assistant conductor opera companies including, The Cincinnati Opera, The Omaha Opera, New York City Opera, The Friends of French Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Canada Opera., 1975-1991;
free-lance voice coach, New York City, since 1977;
associate conductor to, John McGlinn, New York City, since 1983;
associate conductor, pianist American Museum Theatre Series, Library of Congress, Washington, 1984-1988;
conductor, Opera Uptown, New York City, 1984;
associate conductor, New Amsterdam Theatre Company. New York City, 1984-1986;
associate conductor, Jerome Kern Festival, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1985;
associate director, Natchez Opera Festival, 1991;
assistant conductor, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City, since 1995. Performed with Roberta Peters, The White House, 1991.
Voice coach to Luciano Pavarotti, Teresa Stratas, Thomas Hampson, Harolyn Blackwell, Angelina Reaux, Judy Kaye, Israel Vocal Arts Institute, Juilliard Opera Center, The Richard Tucker Foundation. Music director The Singers Development Foundation, since 1994.
