Deborah Naylor Johnson
Vocalist / Teacher / Accompanist
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Upcoming performances
La Traviata - Annina
Lyrical Opera
9/18/26 & 9/20/26
Broadway Under the Stars Musical Revue
Solo: Vanilla Ice Cream - She Loves Me
Taylorsville Arts Council
12/11/2026
(Solo) E Strano...Ah Forse Lui...Sempre Libera
Utah Philharmonic Orchestra
10/24/26 at 7pm
Studio Recital (Student Event)
Sandy Library
Nov. 4th 2026
Training and Experience
Opera
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La Traviata - Annina Lyrical Opera Theatre 2026
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Don Giovanni - Elvira Trentino Music Festival 2026
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Falstaff - Nannetta Lyrical Opera Theatre 2025
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Die Fledermaus - Adele Lyrical Opera Theatre 2025
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Carmen - Frasquita Brigham Young University - Idaho 2024
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Cendrillon - Dorothee Utah Vocal Artist Academy 2023
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Suor Angelica - Suor Dolcina Utah Vocal Artist Academy 2020
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Chorus productions: La Traviata, Pagliacci, Sweeney Todd, La Boheme, Cosi Fan Tutte, Daughter of the Regiment, La Cenerentola, The Bartered Bride, Dido and Aeneas, The Magic Flute, Tales of Hoffman, Candide, The Queen of Spades, Suor Angelica, and La Sonnambula.
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Trentino Music Festival 2026
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Utah Vocal Artist Academy 2023 & 2020
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Vocal Performance Degree from Brigham Young University - Idaho 2028
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Private lessons with: Isaac Hurtado, Marina Costa-Jackson, and Kris Ciezinski.
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Vocal coachings with: Paul Plummer, Jane Robinson, Lawrence Gee, Carol Anderson and Jeffrey Price.
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Diction classes in English, Italian, German, Latin, French and fluent in Danish.​​
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Musical Theatre
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Trained in Speech level singing with various teachers and academic programs.
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Weber State Concert Choir, BYU-Idaho Collegiate Choir, and Brady Allred's Salt Lake Vocal Artists and other various school choirs.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame - Florika & Gargoyle 2024
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Jekyll & Hyde - Lady Beaconsfield 2023
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A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Evangeline Barley & Hilda 2022
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West Side Story - Velma 2020
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Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat - Wife 5 2019
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Savior of the World - Salome 2015
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Les Miserables - Madam Tenardie (Scenes) 2013
Piano
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Accompanist for West Jordan High School Music Program 2024-current
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Member of Collaborative Pianist Guild of Utah (CPGU) 2025-2026
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Assistant piano teacher at Whittier Elementary school.​​ 2019-2020
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Accompanied instrumentalists and vocalists at BYU-Idaho and Weber State. 2012-2018
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Piano scholarships from University of Utah and Weber State University. 2012
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Experience teaching piano since 2012. Launched professional studio in 2019.
We have loved having Deborah as a piano teacher and only stopped lessons when we moved. She adapts her lessons based on the student's ability and personality. I loved how during the lesson she would ask self reflective questions of the student so they could assess successes and necessary improvements. We recently enjoyed a spring recital and it was a great experience!
-Regan Holmes (parent)
Deborah is really good at designing the lessons to fit her students style, needs and level. She is good at breaking down the technical aspects of singing in ways I can understand. This really helps me change how I approach singing.
-Erin Isenberg (student and parent)
Deborah did a great job assessing my daughter's skill level and got her moving on a forward path. I appreciate Deborah's attention to technique and fundamentals. It's been a joy watching my daughter progress and just as importantly, seeing her increased enthusiasm for the instrument.
-Casey Johnson (parent)
