About Donegan

Donegan Moore is a singer, actor, and dancer working in various mediums including opera, musical theatre, straight plays, and film. She has earned dual degrees in music and in theatre performance from Oklahoma City University. She is currently living in Boston, MA where she is finishing her Master’s in Music at Longy School of Music of Bard College. 

Growing up, Donegan was continuously moving from place to place as her parents were both highway and bridge engineers and followed the roads for work. From being born in California to moving to Arizona, then to Nevada, on to Utah then to Oregon and dragged to Texas. These experiences have left her with a broad understanding of life and the world and gave her the ability to adapt to whatever situation she faces. In the midst of all this moving, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that had her facing serval trips to the hospital as well as several medical tests at a young age.

No matter where Donegan lived or how sick she got, she always had dance. Her dance career began at the age of only two-years-old and led her to becoming a member of her first professional dance company by age twelve. She was then accepted to and attended high school at Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts as a member of the Academy Dance Company as well as the theatre program. Right as Donegan was getting ready for college auditions, she faced another set back. Doing what she loved, she was dropped in a dance lift that resulted in a broken back. After moving from wheelchair to back brace to LOTS of physical therapy, she was back on her feet! She turned to music throughout this time as a means of healing and found strength and power in finding her voice. 

Following high school, Donegan sought to further her education and evolve as an artist and looked no further than Oklahoma City University. She was accepted into the school of theatre, as well as the school of science with an individually crafted theoretical mathematics degree as a way to follow in her parents’ footsteps. However, as Donegan continued her journey in healing, she couldn’t shake singing and went for OCU’s music program, continuing her theatre degree but dropping her science degree. While working on two degrees, she had several performance opportunities in school and was even the school mascot, winning two national championships. She also had many opportunities outside of school, including her debut in Italy as a soloist for the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti as well as in New York, as a part of Chelsea Opera's cast of Tosca.

When the pandemic hit, Donegan realized she wanted to do more for the world and was motivated to return to school for her Master’s degree. Longy School of Music was the perfect fit, as they encourage their students to “be the musician the world needs you to be.” With the encouragement of becoming a multifaceted artist and her past medical history, she focused on music as a healing art, pedagogy, and opera performance. She created new operas, telling new stories, connecting with today’s audiences. In her students, she looks to help them find their own voice as well as navigate difficult injuries or illnesses through music. 

Donegan has over a decade of teaching experience in many capacities. From working with new borns on introducing music as a sensory experience to senior citizens wanting to relive their glory days, maintain respiratory health, or facing dementia, she has taught students in all walks in life with various backgrounds. 

Donegan, a lover of life, is driven by her passion and seeks to share it with the world. Through her work she is able to initiate that same passion and fire in everyone she encounters.