Pennsylvania native Georgine Resick received a Bachelor of Music from the American University (magna cum laude) and the Artist’s Diploma from Peabody Conservatory. Resick was a back-to-back recipient of the National Opera Institute Young Artist Award in 1976 and 1977. She married composer Roger Ames and continued her studies under George London, debuting as Sophie in Massenet's Werther on March 16, 1977, with the Washington Opera at the Kennedy Center. Resick then joined the Cologne City Opera, where she was a principal lyric soprano from 1977 to 1982. For the following two years, she was principal lyric soprano for the Deutsche Oper am Rhine. Resick has performed all over Europe, including in Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Italy. After returning to the United States, Resick was a Music Editor for BETA Publishing from 1986-1989 before turning to teaching. Resick taught Voice at the American University (1989), the Berkshire Ensemble for Theatre Arts (1989), and the New England Conservatory of Music (1990) before coming to the University of Notre Dame in 1990. She has also taught master classes at universities across the United States. While at Notre Dame, she founded con tempo, a chamber ensemble that performs recent American compositions. Resick currently holds the title of Professor Emerita at the University of Notre Dame.