Carolyn Val-Schmidt's long career in the arts has included stellar leading roles; insightful training of singers, actors, and speakers; and a mission to support the operatic and theater arts in a variety of ways. She has been called "a lovely high soprano with an unusual amount of nuance" by the New York Times and a "first-rate comedienne" by the Boston Globe, and her passion for creating vivid portrayals and indelible characters has led to a unique understanding of how to train performers that is evident in the many masterclasses and seminars she has taught across the U.S.