Madison Drace, a native of Syracuse, NY, is an American soprano and musicologist with a wide array of musical interests including romantic opera, 20th-century art song, and video game music.
She performed around the United States and Europe. Operatic roles include the title role in Suor Angelica, Harriet Beecher Stowe in the world premiere of The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace, and Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music. She regularly performs in the North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) recitals. She also participated in the world premiere of Teatrum Chemicum Floridum. She is currently working on several projects related to video games.
As a screen media scholar, she is interested in the role of singing voices in film, television, and video games. Her current work centers on performer identity and music-making in screen media. She has presented her work on this topic at conferences such as GameSoundCon, NACVGM, and Music and the Moving Image. Her master's thesis, "Why is Aerith Singin'?: Diegetic Musicking and Relationships in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (2024)" exams a variety of relationships that manifest within and through video games. Her first article, "The singing protagonist: Voice and identity in Transistor (2014) and Wandersong (2018)" is available to read in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies.
Madison recently completed her Master's in Musicology at Florida State University, where she will continue her doctoral studies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from Gettysburg College and her Master's of Music Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma.
She performed around the United States and Europe. Operatic roles include the title role in Suor Angelica, Harriet Beecher Stowe in the world premiere of The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace, and Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music. She regularly performs in the North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) recitals. She also participated in the world premiere of Teatrum Chemicum Floridum. She is currently working on several projects related to video games.
As a screen media scholar, she is interested in the role of singing voices in film, television, and video games. Her current work centers on performer identity and music-making in screen media. She has presented her work on this topic at conferences such as GameSoundCon, NACVGM, and Music and the Moving Image. Her master's thesis, "Why is Aerith Singin'?: Diegetic Musicking and Relationships in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (2024)" exams a variety of relationships that manifest within and through video games. Her first article, "The singing protagonist: Voice and identity in Transistor (2014) and Wandersong (2018)" is available to read in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies.
Madison recently completed her Master's in Musicology at Florida State University, where she will continue her doctoral studies. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from Gettysburg College and her Master's of Music Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma.
