* Campbell D. Titus III; Opera Voice Instructor

Campbell Dickson Titus III, 76, an internationally known voice instructor who taught some of the most significant names in opera today. Born in Denver, Titus earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Stanford University and a master’s degree in music history from UC Berkeley. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Titus moved to Europe, where he studied vocal technique and performance for the next 10 years. Noted among his appearances was the premiere performance in Rome of Luigi Dallapiccola’s cycle for baritone and orchestra. Titus performed in Europe, Mexico and the United States before turning to academia. Titus was chairman of the voice department at the University of the Pacific for 14 years before moving to San Francisco, where he taught privately. Among his students were internationally known opera singers Ruth Ann Swenson, Richard Bernstein, Greg Fedderly and Paula Rasmussen. In 1990, Titus joined the Los Angeles Opera Company as an advisor on singing. In that capacity he also was in charge of singing instruction for the young artists program. On Thursday in San Francisco.