Merola Faculty
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.
2023 Merola Opera Program Faculty
Leadership
Carrie-Ann Matheson, SFOC Artistic Director/Musical Coach
Markus Beam, SFOC General Manager/Personal Development Coach
Artist in Residence
Rolando Villazón
Musical Coaches
John Churchwell
Alan Darling
Martin Katz
Jonathan Kelly
Warren Jones
Mario Antonio Marra
Kevin Murphy
Voice Teachers
Deborah Birnbaum
Julia Faulkner
Rhoslyn Jones
Gerald Martin Moore
César Ulloa
Creative Teams
Jan Essinger, Director – The Rape of Lucretia
Kelly Kuo, Conductor – Merola Grand Finale
Carrie-Ann Matheson, Co-Curator – Metamorphosis
Nicholas Phan, Co-Curator – Metamorphosis
Omer Ben Seadia, Director – Schwabacher Scenes Concert
Steven White, Conductor – Schwabacher Scenes Concert
Judith Yan, Conductor – The Rape of Lucretia
Diction Coaches
Alessandra Cattani, Italian Diction
Patricia Kristof Moy, French Diction
Anja Burmeister Strauss, German Diction
Extra-Musical Training
Elena Armijo, Personal Development and Leadership Coaching
Laura Westman, Personal Development and Leadership Coaching
Juan Ayala, Yoga Instructor
Olivia Kahler, Marketing and Branding
Sharon Peng, Hair and Makeup Instructor
Duncan Rock, Physical Health and Well-Being
Tiffany Soricelli, Financial Planning and Fiscal Responsibility
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