Meet the 2024 Artists

The Merola Opera Program has announced the 2024 season’s 29 emerging artists, selected from more than 1,300 international applicants. These inspiring artists come from Australia, China, France, Georgia, and South Korea, as well as across the United States and Canada. Explore the backgrounds of the 2024 Merola Opera Program participants below.

Lucy Joy Altus

Lucy Joy Altus

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Mezzo-Soprano

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Lucy Joy Altus
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Mezzo-Soprano
New York, NY
The Juilliard School; Carnegie Mellon University; Mazzone Vocal Program, Merola Opera Program
Elizabeth Bishop, Maria Spacagna, Catherine Mazzone
Estelle Oglethorpe (Later the Same Evening); La Maestra delle Novizie (Suor Angelica); Priestess, Nymph, and Alto Soloist (King Arthur); Ramiro (La finta giardiniera); Un pâtre, La chatte, L'écureuil (L'enfant et les sortilèges); Sesto (Giulio Cesare)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition: New York Region Encouragement Award, South Carolina District Winner, and Southeast Region Encouragement Award; Music International Grand Prix Young Artist Classical Voice, Winner; Beethoven Young Musician Competition, 1st Prize; International Clara Schumann Competition, 3rd Prize; Les musicales du Centre France Music Competition, 2nd Prize; Charleston International Music Competition, 1st Prize; Hal Leonard Vocal Competition, Honorable Mention
My orange cat, "Copper," women's soccer, ordering takeout
Moriah Natasha Berry

Moriah Natasha Berry

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Soprano

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Moriah Natasha Berry
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Soprano
Atlanta, GA
The Juilliard School; University of Nevada Las Vegas; Oakwood University; Institute for Young Dramatic Voices; AIMS
Darrell Babidge, Dolora Zajick, Beatrice Benzi, Anthony Manoli, Stefano Baldasseroni, Adam Nielson
Eurydice (Orpheus in the Underworld); Belinda (Dido and Aeneas); Zerlina (Don Giovanni)
Zerlina (Don Giovanni)
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Houston District Winner, NATS Western District and Regionals, 1st Place
Spending time in solitude, contemplating the many affairs of life, listening to diverse genres of music, learning about different types of wildlife, eating delicious foods
Nathan Bryon

Nathan Bryon

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Tenor

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Nathan Bryon
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Tenor
Geurie, Australia
San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust; Aspen Music Festival and School; Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Pacific Opera
César Ulloa, Glenn Winslade, Sharolyn Kimmorley, Robert Mollicone, Andrew King
Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi); Christof (Bel Canto); The Magician (The Consul); Pasquin/Silvio/Dr. Miracle (Le docteur Miracle); Tamino (Die Zauberflöte)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, San Francisco District Winner; Dame Nellie Melba Opera Trust: Dame Heather Begg Memorial Award, Winner; Australian Music Foundation Yvonne Kenny Award, Winner; Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship, Winner; Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge Foundation, Bel Canto Grant Recipient
Traveling, coffee, hiking, reading, languages
Michael John Butler

Michael John Butler

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Tenor

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Michael John Butler
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Tenor
Bowie, MD
The Juilliard School; University of Maryland; Maryland Opera Studio; Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist; Aspen Opera Theater Renée Fleming Fellow
Kevin Short, Dominic Cossa
Faust (Faust); Tamino (Die Zauberflöte); Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte); Rodolfo (La bohème); Fenton (Falstaff); Jimmy O’Keefe (Later the Same Evening); Arnold Murray (Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing); Oronte (Alcina); Mario (Briscula the Magician); Prince Sou-Chong (Das Land des Lächelns); Borsa (Rigoletto); Comte Ory (Le comte Ory); Il Messagero (Aïda); Ivan Lykov (The Tsar’s Bride); Le Dancaïre (Carmen)
Mission Coordinator (Grounded)
Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni)
National Opera Association Vocal Competition, 2nd Place; Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Encouragement Award, Classical Singer Magazine National Voice Competition, 1st Place
Victrola record collecting, cold brew, disc golf, options market trading
Hannah Cho

Hannah Cho

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Soprano

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Hannah Cho
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Soprano
Seoul, South Korea
Mannes School of Music; Seoul National University
Margaret Lattimore, Cristina Stanescu, Ted Taylor, Hyunjoo Yun
Nightingale (The Song of the Nightingale); Pamina (Die Zauberflöte); Calisto (La Calisto); Nedda (Pagliacci); Little Madame (Red Shoes); Musetta (La bohème); Nanako (Dongjoo Yoon); Zerlina (Don Giovanni)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Korea National Opera Competition, 1st Prize; Seil Art Song Competition, 1st Prize; Lied Association Competition, 1st Prize; Beijing International Singing Competition: Art Song Division, 1st Prize; Daejeon Opera Competition, 1st Prize; James Toland Vocal Arts Competition, 2nd Prize; Daegu Opera Competition, 2nd Prize; KBS Music Competition, 2nd Prize; Gerda Lissner Competition, Grant Recipient; Michael Sisca Opera Award, Grant Recipient; Gold Smith Foundation Award, Grant Recipient
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, cooking, Chet Baker, Keith Jarrett, art, wake boarding
Sujin Choi

Sujin Choi

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Pianist/Coach

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Sujin Choi
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Seoul, South Korea
New England Conservatory; Yonsei University; Music Academy of the West; Aspen Music Festival
Cameron Stowe, Jonathan Feldman, Martin Katz, Margot Garrett, John Churchwell, Tamar Sanikidze, Myra Huang
La Calisto; La bohème; L'arbore di Diana; Don Giovanni; An American Dream; Le nozze di Figaro
The Song as Drama (Recital)
Driving, Netflix, traveling, matcha latte, coffee, spending time with my friends and family
Alexa Frankian

Alexa Frankian

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Soprano

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Alexa Frankian
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Soprano
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
The Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School; The University of Toronto; Institute for Young Dramatic Voices; SongFest—Professional Program and Colburn Fellow
Stephanie Bogle, Marta Greda-Kicek, Elizabeth McDonald
Older Woman (Flight); Coach (Ice Time); Kwanyin The Golden Fish (The Monkiest King); Elf Maiden (The Hobbit); Shepherd Boy (Tosca) The Queen (All the King’s Men)
Madame Lidoine (Dialogues des Carmélites)
The Song as Drama (Recital), Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Encouragement Award; Mildred Miller International Competition, 3rd Place; The Royal Conservatory Glenn Gould School Scholarship; NATS Western University, Second-Year Post Secondary Category, 2nd Prize; Rotaract Singfest, Junior Category, 1st Prize; Ontario Music Festivals Association Provincial Competition, Silver Medalist; Kiwanis Toronto Foundation Scholarship
Vintage fashion, films, art museums, travelling, baking
Julian Garvue

Julian Garvue

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Pianist/Coach

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Julian Garvue
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Seattle, Washington
Indiana University; Eastman School of Music; SongFest; Music Academy of the West
Sweeney Todd
Kevin Murphy, Anne Epperson, Tamar Sanikidze, John Churchwell
La bohème; Don Giovanni; La finta giardiniera; The Mensch; Rhiannon's Condemnation; Sweeney Todd
The Song as Drama (Recital)
Music in its many forms, cooking, weightlifting, kettlebells, economics, history
Simona Genga

Simona Genga

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Mezzo-Soprano

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Simona Genga
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Mezzo-Soprano
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
University of Toronto Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Gerdine Young Artist; University of Western Ontario; Ravinia Steans Music Institute; Franz-Schubert-Institut; Lunenberg Academy of Music Performance; Chautauqua Institute; Canadian Operatic Arts Academy; Merola Opera Program; Canadian Opera Company Studio Ensemble; Highlands Opera Studio; Opera Nuova
Wendy Nielsen, Patricia Green, Don Marrazzo, Marlena Malas
Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia); Carmen (Carmen); Alto Soloist (Messiah); Eurcylée (Pénélope); Olga (Eugene Onegin); Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Gertrude (Hänsel und Gretel); "Cindy" (WOW Factor: A Cinderella Story); Nettie Fowler (Carousel); Second Maid (Elektra); Mistress Quickly (Falstaff); Annina (La traviata); Sister Helen (Dead Man Walking); Schwabacher Recital Series
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Regional Winner; Merola Opera Schwabacher Recital Series Competition, Winner; Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, 3rd Prize; The Sullivan Foundation, Career Development Grant; Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, District Encouragement Award; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Barbara and Stanley Richman Award; CBC’s “Top 30 Canadian Musicians under 30 List”; Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage Competition, 1st Prize and Audience Choice Awards; University of Toronto, Norcop Song Recital Prize; Hynatyshyn Foundation, Career Development Grant; The Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, Grant
Viviana Goodwin

Viviana Goodwin

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Soprano

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Viviana Goodwin
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Soprano
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rice University; Oklahoma City University; Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist
Nova Thomas, Jeffrey Picón; Meray Boustani
Beth (Little Women); Sophie de Palma (Masterclass); Sister Mary Amnesia (Nunsense); Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte)
Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni)
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Tulsa District Encouragement Award; Ladies Music Club of Oklahoma, 2nd Place
Marketing and development, content creation, fashion, interior design, event planning, cooking, history
Lydia Grindatto

Lydia Grindatto

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Soprano

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Lydia Grindatto
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Soprano
Tijeras, New Mexico
University of New Mexico; Academy of Vocal Arts; Taos Opera Institute; Santa Fe Opera
Bill Schuman, Olga Perez Flora, Sandra Neel, Leslie Umphrey, Kathleen Clawson
Anna Bolena (Anna Bolena); Rusalka (Rusalka); Donna Anna (Don Giovanni); Violetta (La traviata); Mimì (La bohème); Tatyana (Eugene Onegin)
Donna Anna (Don Giovanni)
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, District Winner; Opera Index, Award Recipient; Loren L. Zachary Society Competition, Award Recipient; Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition, Grant Recipient; Giargiari Bel Canto Competition, 1st Place; Vocal Artistry Art Song Festival Competition, Award Recipient; 1st Place winner at Giargiari and Vocal Artistry
Travel, photography, DIY home improvement, long talks over coffee, fantasy books and movies, hiking
Giorgi Guliashvili

Giorgi Guliashvili

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Tenor

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Giorgi Guliashvili
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Tenor
Rustavi, Georgia
Yale University; Tbilisi State Conservatoire; Teatro San Carlo Young Artist Program
Gerald Martin Moore, Mariella Devia
Tamino (Die Zauberflöte); Alfredo (La traviata); Mario Cavaradossi (Tosca); Don Galfrone (Don Chisciotte); Hervey (Anna Bolena); Concerts and opera scenes with orchestra of Teatro San Carlo
Flavio (Norma); Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Teaching
Elizabeth “Hanje” Hanje

Elizabeth “Hanje” Hanje

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Soprano

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Elizabeth “Hanje” Hanje
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Soprano
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Oberlin College; Des Moines Metro Opera
Salvatore Champagne
Lady Billows (Albert Herring); Lyra (Alice Tierney); Ernestina (L'occasione fa il ladro)
The Song as Drama (Recital), Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Tennessee District Encouragement Award; Duncan Williams Vocal Competition, Winner; Schmidt Vocal Competition, Winner; George Shirley Vocal Competition, Winner
Cooking, shopping, video games
Mary Hoskins

Mary Hoskins

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Soprano

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Mary Hoskins
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Soprano
Saratoga Springs, UT
Brigham Young University; Institute for Young Dramatic Voices; Utah Vocal Arts Academy Summer Opera Festival; Wolf Trap Opera
Darrell Babidge, Isaac Hurtado, Nova Thomas
First Lady (Die Zauberflöte); Theodora (Theodora); Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica); Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Gerda Lissner Competition, Encouragement Award; Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Education Grant Recipient
Writing short stories and novels, listening to podcasts, reading ferociously, playing with my dog Ruth
Sihao Hu

Sihao Hu

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Baritone

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Sihao Hu
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Baritone
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Shanghai Conservatory of Music; Royal College of Music UK
Changyong Liao, Zheng Zhou, Dennis O’Neill, Donald Maxwell
Germont (La traviata); Pandolfe (Cendrillion); Count Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro); Chorèbe (Les Troyens); Silvio (Pagliacci); Barmann (Falscher Verrat); Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni); Ping (Turandot); Guglielmo (Così fan tutte); Shang Yong (A Love Ballad of Kang Ding); Wu Xiuzhu (The Wild Rhododendron); Wu Da (Soma); Tang Xianzu (Tang Xianzu)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Gulang Island International Opera Competition, 1st Place; Chinese Art Song International Singing Competition, 2nd Prize; China Golden Bell Award, Golden Prize; Bologna International Singing Competition, 2nd Place; Classical Singer International Vocal Competition, 1st Place
Cooking, basketball, fishing, cycling
Hyemin Jeong

Hyemin Jeong

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Pianist/Coach

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Hyemin Jeong
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Seoul, South Korea
Chung-Ang University; Manhattan School of Music; Merola Opera Program; Palm Beach Opera Bailey Apprentice Artist; Miami Music Festival; Art Song Festival (Cleveland, Ohio)
Warren Jones, Youngmi Lee, Ksenia Leletkina
The Rape of Lucretia; La traviata; Falstaff, Il barbiere di Siviglia, L'elisir d'amore; Madama Butterfly; Così fan tutte; Carmen; Schwabacher Recital Series
Il barbiere di Siviglia
The Song as Drama (Recital)
Playing board games, travel
Donghoon Kang

Donghoon Kang

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Bass-Baritone

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Donghoon Kang
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Bass-Baritone
Seoul, South Korea
Manhattan School of Music; The Juilliard School; Seoul National University
Mark Schnaible, Darrell Babidge, Yonghoon Lee
Der Tod (Der Kaiser von Atlantis); Theseus (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Nicandro (Atalanta); Herr Reich (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor); Nereid, Priest (King Arthur)
Leporello (Don Giovanni)
National Opera Competition by Partners for the Arts, 2nd Prize and Audience Prize; Opera Index Competition, Cesare Santeramo Award; Gerda Lissner International Voice Competition, Encouragement Award
Vocal technique, badminton, games, dogs, movies
Yedam Kim

Yedam Kim

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Pianist/Coach

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Yedam Kim
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Paris, France
Cleveland International Piano Competition, 4th Prize; San Antonio Gurwitz International Piano Competition, 2nd Prize; Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris; Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris; Mozarteum University Salzburg; 2nd and special prizes in Porto 'Santa Cecilia' international piano competition, Portugal 1st prize in 'Juries in Competition' international piano competition Salzburg, Austria 2nd prize in Ekaterinburg 'Vera Lotar-Shevchenko' international piano competition, Russi -2nd and public prizes in Epinal international piano competition, France 2nd and special prizes in Verona international piano competition, Italy 1st Prize in ‘Prix Amadèo’ international piano competition, Germany
Erika Guiomar, Nathalie Dang, Henri Barda, Jacques Rouvier, Bruno Rigutto
The Song as Drama (Recital)
Cleveland international Piano Competition, 4th Prize; San Antonio Gurwitz International Piano Competition, 2nd Prize; Seoul International Music Competition, 6th Prize
Cats, baking
Ji Youn Lee

Ji Youn Lee

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Pianist/Coach

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Ji Youn Lee
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Seoul, South Korea
Orford Musique Festival; New England Conservatory of Music; The Juilliard School; Music Academy of the West
HaeSun Paik, Dang Thai Son, Jonathan Feldman, Lydia Brown
The Song as Drama (Recital)
Music Academy of the West Duo Competition, Winner; Ke’alohi International Piano Competition, 2nd Place; New England Conservatory Concerto Competition, Winner; Jacob Flier International Piano Competition, 2nd Place; Korea Chopin Competition, Winner; Music World Competition, Winner; Ewha Kyounghyang Piano Competition, Winner; Sejong Orchestra Competition, Winner; Seoul Chamber Music Competition, Winner
Shopping, cooking, travel
Lindsay Martin

Lindsay Martin

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Mezzo-Soprano

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Lindsay Martin
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Mezzo-Soprano
San Diego, California
University of Southern California; San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Aspen Music Festival and School
Elizabeth Hynes, Catherine Cook, Elizabeth Bishop, Robin Rice
Chérubin (Chérubin); Idamante (Idomeneo), Minskwoman (Flight), Giulio Cesare (Giulio Cesare), Annio (La clemenza di Tito)
Mozart Requiem Soloist
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Los Angeles District, Winner; Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, 4th Place; Artist of the Future Competition, 1st Place; Kristin Pankonin Art Song Showcase, 1st Place; Biennial Art Song Competition, 1st Place
Poetry, songwriting, dancing, traveling
Tessa McQueen

Tessa McQueen

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Soprano

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Tessa McQueen
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Soprano
Loveland, CO
Rice University; Oklahoma City University; Wolf Trap Opera; Central City Opera; Opera Saratoga
Nova Thomas, Larry Keller, Juliana Bishop Hoch
Poppea (L’incoronazione di Poppea), Krystyna Zywulska (Out of Darkness: Two Remain); Cendrillon (Cendrillon); Susannah (Susannah); Marie (The Bartered Bride)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, 3rd Place; Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Tulsa District Winner; Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Midwest Region, 3rd Place; Central City Opera, Young Artist of the Season Award; Denver Lyric Opera Guild Competition, 3rd Place
Morning walk enthusiast
Kara Morgan

Kara Morgan

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Mezzo-Soprano

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Kara Morgan
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Mezzo-Soprano
Andover, Minnesota
Drake University, New England Conservatory, Yale University, Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera
Carole Haber, Gerald Martin Moore, Victoria Vargas, Adriana Zabala
Anna 1 (Die sieben Todsünden); L'enfant (L'enfant et les sortilèges); Isolier (Le comte Ory); Lucretia (The Rape of Lucretia); Hansel (Hänsel und Gretel); Dido (Dido and Aeneas); Mercédès (Carmen), Dorabella (Così fan tutte); Ottone (Agrippina); Madame de Croissy (Dialogues des Carmélites); Mrs. Soames (Our Town); Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi);
The Song as Drama (Recital), Schwabacher Summer Concert
Opera Tampa D'Angelo Young Artist Vocal Competition, 1st Place; Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Upper Midwest Region Encouragement Award and North Dakota-Manitoba District Winner; Schubert Club Competition, 1st Place; Chicago Oratorio Award, The American Prize
Embroidery, snuggling with my dogs, finding a new favorite beer, researching composers, finding new music
Angelo Silva

Angelo Silva

Tenor

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Angelo Silva
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Tenor
Houston, Texas
Pepperdine University; Taos Opera Institute; University of Missouri-Kansas City; Central City Opera
Weston Hurt, Melanie Emelio, Elisa Thompson
Ollie (Sketchbook for Ollie); Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi); Tamino (Die Zauberflöte); Miles Zegner (Proving Up); Count Almaviva (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Alfred (Die Fledermaus); Frederic (The Pirates of Penzance)
The Song as Drama (Recital), Schwabacher Summer Concert
Central City Opera, The Lew Cady Memorial Award
Working out, exercise, reading, family, hiking, all things nature
Benjamin Sokol

Benjamin Sokol

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Bass-Baritone

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Benjamin Sokol
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Bass-Baritone
Westbury, New York
Milnes VOICE Studio; Manhattan School of Music; Chautauqua Opera Company and Conservatory; Taos Opera Institute; Savannah VOICE Festival
James Morris, Sherrill Milnes
Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte); Orest (Elektra); Betto di Signa (Gianni Schicchi); Badger/Parson (The Cunning Little Vixen); Wagner (Faust); L'Américain (Angélique); Il Commendatore (Don Giovanni); Speaker (Die Zauberflöte); Second Armored Man (Die Zauberflöte); Bartender (Speed Dating Tonight); Don Magnifico (A Royal Feast); Der Tod (Der Kaiser von Atlantis)
Commendatore (Don Giovanni)
Opera Idol, Grand Prize Winner; Alexandra Hunt Endowed Vocal Scholarship
Playing and watching sports, sampling and critiquing different bourbons and whiskeys, language learning
Hyungjin Son

Hyungjin Son

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Baritone

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Hyungjin Son
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Baritone
Seoul, South Korea
New England Conservatory of Music; Opera Institute of Boston University; Seoul National University; Prague Summer Nights; Aspen Music Festival
Bradley Williams, Carol Vaness, Sharon Daniels, Hyun-Jae Park
Marcello (La bohème); Giove (La Calisto); The Bonze (Madama Butterfly); Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni); Doristo (L’arbore di Diana); Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte); Putnam (If I Were You); Pa Zegner (Proving Up); Sir Thomas Bertam (Mansfield Park); Guglielmo (Così fan tutte); Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus)
Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Boston District Winner and New England Regional Winner; New England Conservatory, John Moriarty Presidential Award; Boston University, Phyllis Curtin Award; Nanpa National Music Competition, 1st Place
Fishing, cooking, coffee, Korean barbecue
Anna Theodosakis

Anna Theodosakis

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Director

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Anna Theodosakis
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Director
Vancouver, Canada
University of British Columbia; University of Toronto
Michael Albano, Sandra Horst, Nancy Hermiston, Heather Thomson
Così fan tutte; Carmen; La traviata; Flight; The Bells of Baddeck; Die Zauberflöte; La bohème; The Tender Land; L'elisir d'amore; Die Fledermaus; Don Giovanni; WOW Factor: A Cinderella Story; Tears of the Knife; Hin und Zurück; L'italiana in Algeri; Les contes d'Hoffmann; Eugene Onegin; The Rape of Lucretia; The Medium
Così fan tutte; La bohème; Cendrillon (choreographer)
Director, Merola Grand Finale; Director, Schwabacher Summer Concert scene
Vancouver Opera Guild, Career Development Grant; Dora Award Nominee, Outstanding Direction; Johann Strauss Foundation Scholarship
All styles of dance (especially tap dancing), swimming, photography, learning new languages
Samuel White

Samuel White

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Tenor

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Samuel White
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Tenor
Columbia, South Carolina
Manhattan School of Music; Ohio State University; Florida State University; Aspen Opera Center; The Glimmerglass Festival; Santa Fe Opera; Lyric Opera Studio, Weimar; Opera in the Ozarks
Michael Paul
Luigi (Il tabarro); Matthew Gurny (Emmeline); Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus); Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas); Pirelli (Sweeney Todd); Cinderella's Prince/Wolf (Into the Woods)
Canio (Pagliacci)
Schwabacher Summer Concert
Fitness, food, fashion
Justice Yates

Justice Yates

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Bass-Baritone

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Justice Yates
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Bass-Baritone
Leesburg, Florida
Yale University; Stetson University; American Institute of Musical Studies Opera Program; Vienna Summer Music Festival; SongFest Young Artist; Houston Grand Opera Young Artist Vocal Academy
Gerald Martin Moore; Craig Maddox, Jane Christeson
Father Trulove (The Rake’s Progress); Forester (The Cunning Little Vixen); Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas); Betto di Signa (Gianni Schicchi); Peter (Hänsel und Gretel)
Simone (Gianni Schicchi)
Masetto (Don Giovanni)
Carolyn Bailey Argento Fellowship for Vocal Performance; Carolyn Bailey Argento Vocal Competition Scholarship Division, 1st Place; Benjamin Matthews Vocal Competition Young Artist Division, 1st Place; Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Vocal Competition, 1st Place; Stetson University Carnegie Competition, 1st Place; Harold Giffin Competition, 1st Place; National Association of Teachers of Singing National Lower Division Tenors, Baritones, and Basses, 1st Place
Black art song, choral directing, songwriting, home design and interior design
Olivier Zerouali

Olivier Zerouali

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Baritone

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Olivier Zerouali
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Baritone
Middletown, Delaware
SUNY Purchase; Yale School of Music; Berlin Opera Academy; Highlands Opera Studio; Glimmerglass Opera Festival
Jacque Trussel, Gerald Martin Moore
Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette); Papageno (Die Zauberflöte); Pandofle (Cendrillon); Zaretsky/Captain (Eugene Onegin); Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro); King Melchior (Amahl and the Night Visitors)
Betto di Signa (Gianni Schicchi)
The Song as Drama (Recital), Schwabacher Summer Concert
Mixology, cooking (especially Mediterranean food)