International Opera Artists Mentoring Young Professionals
Working with our renowned faculty, Merola participants receive matchless advanced training in musical style and interpretation, role preparation, movement and acting, accompaniment and conducting, languages and diction, breath work, and professional development.
2024 MEROLA OPERA PROGRAM FACULTY
LEADERSHIP
Carrie-Ann Matheson
SFOC Artistic Director/Musical Coach & Personal Development Coach
Markus Beam
SFOC General Manager & Personal Development Coach
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Ramón Vargas
MUSICAL COACHES
John Churchwell
Alan Darling
Warren Jones
Martin Katz
Jonathan Kelly
Andrew King
Mario Antonio Marra
Carrie-Ann Matheson
Kevin Murphy
VOICE TEACHERS
Deborah Birnbaum
Julia Faulkner
Rhoslyn Jones
Gerald Martin Moore
César Ulloa
CREATIVE TEAMS
Carrie-Ann Matheson
Co-Curator – Song as Drama
Nicholas Phan
Co-Curator – Song as Drama
Louis Lohraseb
Conductor – Schwabacher Summer Concert
Omer Ben Seadia
Director – Schwabacher Summer Concert
Stefano Sarzani
Conductor, Don Giovanni
Patricia Racette
Director, Don Giovanni
Andrew Boyce
Scenic Designer, Don Giovanni
Annie Smart
Costume Designer, Don Giovanni
Davida Tkach
Lighting Designer, Don Giovanni
Ian Winters
Projection Designer, Don Giovanni
Y. Sharon Peng
Hair and Makeup Designer, Don Giovanni
Steven White
Conductor – Merola Grand Finale
DICTION COACHES
Alessandra Cattani
Italian Diction
Patricia Kristof Moy
French Diction
Anja Burmeister Strauss
German Diction
EXTRA-MUSICAL TRAINING
Dana Fonteneau
Personal Development and Leadership Coaching
Ava Roy
Yoga Instructor
Mikka Bonel
Yoga Instructor
Max Potter
Marketing and Branding
Y. Sharon Peng
Hair and Makeup Instructor
Duncan Rock
Physical Health and Well-Being
Tiffany Soricelli
Financial Planning and Fiscal Responsibility