MEET THE AUTHORS

Ellen Rissinger and François Germain met on the faculty of a summer program in Salzburg, Austria, in 2009. While jogging together along the Salzach River in the mornings, they discussed their love for lyric diction and languages. When Ellen started the podcast The Diction Police in 2010, they decided to turn this shared passion into a full-service site for lyric diction. Kirill Kuzmin joined The Diction Police after many years of working on Russian lyric diction at the professional level and in academia.

For over two decades, Ellen has been coaching young artists and seasoned professionals in opera houses while François has been teaching conservatory students, and Kirill has split his career between professional opera and academia. Drawing on their experience working with singers throughout Europe and North America, they created easy-to-understand explanations, fun exercises, and interactive handbooks.