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. In May 2026, she had the honor of premiering an original work composed Gregg Rossetti: "The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for voice, piano, and violin."
As a screen media scholar, her research centers on the role of singing voices, performer identity, and music-making in films, television, and video games. Her current work focuses on the intersections between video games, music, and theater. She has presented her work on this topic at conferences such as GameSoundCon, NACVGM, Music and the Moving Image, and the American Musicological Society annual meeting. 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.
She has served in a variety of roles across several academic groups. She is currently a member-at-large for the American Musicological Society ludo musicology study group. She serves as a department representative for Graduate Assistants United at Florida State University. She was also previously the Visiting Scholar Coordinator and Communications Co-Coordinator for the Society for Musicology at Florida State University.
Madison is in the midst of her doctoral studies at Florida State University, where she also completed her Master's in Musicology. 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. In May 2026, she had the honor of premiering an original work composed Gregg Rossetti: "The GLaDOS Monologues: Ariosos for voice, piano, and violin."
As a screen media scholar, her research centers on the role of singing voices, performer identity, and music-making in films, television, and video games. Her current work focuses on the intersections between video games, music, and theater. She has presented her work on this topic at conferences such as GameSoundCon, NACVGM, Music and the Moving Image, and the American Musicological Society annual meeting. 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.
She has served in a variety of roles across several academic groups. She is currently a member-at-large for the American Musicological Society ludo musicology study group. She serves as a department representative for Graduate Assistants United at Florida State University. She was also previously the Visiting Scholar Coordinator and Communications Co-Coordinator for the Society for Musicology at Florida State University.
Madison is in the midst of her doctoral studies at Florida State University, where she also completed her Master's in Musicology. 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.
