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2009 Performers in: The Marriage of Figaro and Camelot Christopher Burchett Lancelot – Camelot
Mr. Burchett's future engagements for the 2009-2010 season include Falke ( Die Fledermaus) with Piedmont Opera, Willy Wonka ( The Golden Ticket) with American Lyric Theatre, and “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” at Carnegie Hall. Opera Companies: Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York , Opera Omaha , New York City Opera, Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, and Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre Elizabeth Caballero Countess – The Marriage of Figaro
Ms. Caballero's future engagements include her house debut in the Metropolitan Opera as Frasquita in their new production of Carmen . Opera Companies: Seattle Opera, Nashville Opera, Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Opera Orchestra of New York, Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste, San Antonio Opera, Opera New Jersey, Florentine Opera, Mobile Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Merola Opera Program of the San Francisco Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera's Met in the Park Series. Peter Clark King Arthur – Camelot Henry Higgins – My Fair Lady 2008 Frank Butler – Annie Get Your Gun 2005
Mr. Clark will debut at Skylight Opera in 2009 as the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance . He has sung several world premires with Elysium, both concert and opera, at the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma. Opera Companies: Caramoor Opera, One World Symphony, Bronx Opera, Teatro dell' Opera di Roma, Bernrid Festival, Carnegie's Weill Hall Gregory Gerbrandt Count – The Marriage of Figaro Marcello – La bohéme 2007
Mr. Gerbrandt recently sang the title role of Il Barbiere Di Siviglia with Opera Theatre of Lakeland, and was Anthony in Sweeney Todd with the Augusta Opera. Opera Companies: Opera Theatre of Lakeland, Augusta Opera, West Hollywood, Opera Fort Collins, Mansfield Symphony, Asheville Lyric Opera, Nashville Opera. Ashley Logan Susanna – The Marriage of Figaro
Ms. Logan most recently appeared as Adina in Santa Fe 's Opera spring tour of Elixar of Love . She made her European debut as Susanna in Le Nozze d Figaro with Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. Opera Companies: Santa Fe Opera, Boston University Opera, Trinity Church in Boston, Emmanuel Music, Tanglewood Music Festival, San Francisco Opera's Merola Program, and Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. Katherine Pracht , Guenevere – Camelot
Ms. Pracht recently sang the world premiere of John Tavener's "Tu ne sais pas" for mezzo and chamber orchestra in her debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia conducted by Ignat Solzhenitsyn. Ms. Pracht has been a Metropolitan Opera National Council Regional Finalist in San Antonio , Memphis , and twice in Minneapolis , where, in 2006, she won the Outstanding Mezzo Award. Opera Companies: Chamber Orchestra Philadelphia , Greenwich Music Fesival, American Lyric Theatre, Florentine Opera, Skylight Opera Theatre, and the Bard SummerScape Festival. Andrew Wilkowske Figaro – The Marriage of Figaro
Mr. Wilkowske's future engagements include reprises of Noah ( Grapes of Wrath ) with Pittsburgh Opera and Opera Pacific; Ford ( Falstaff ) with Opera Roanoke; and Gepetto in the U.S. premiere of Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio with Minnesota Opera. Opera Companies: Minnesota Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Eugene Opera, and the Skylight Opera. Magdalena Wór Cherubino – The Marriage of Figaro
Ms. Wor is a First Place Winner of the Heinz Rehfuss Vocal Competition, a Metropolitan Opera Competition National Finalist, and an alumna of several prestigious training programs including the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera. Opera Companies: Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera's Merola Opera Program, Opera Theatre of St. Louis , Atlanta Opera, and the Washington Concert Opera. 2008 Performers in : Carmen and My Fair Lady Katherine Altobello Eliza Doolittle- My Fair Lady Mezzo, returns to Ash Lawn Opera after her 2007 apprenticeship in which she sang the role of Leisl in the Sound of Music . Altobello has performed with Wildwood Opera, Brevard Music Center , Lexington Music and Theatre Company, and the Austin Symphony. Other roles include Mercedes in Carmen , Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady , Madame Larina in Eugene Onegin , and Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk . She holds a Bachelor from Southwestern University and a Master of Music in Voice from Indiana University .
Melina Pineda Carmen- Carmen Mezzo, joins Ash Lawn Opera for her second season after singing Anita in our 2006 production of West Side Story . She has sung roles such as Melanto in Il Ritonrno d”Ulisse in Patria and Suzuki in Madama Butterfly . Pineda has performed with Chicago Opera Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, Knoxville Opera, and Florida Grand Opera. She earned her Master of Music in Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory and holds a Certificate in Opera Performance from the Opera Institute at Boston University .
Christian Reinert Don Josè- Carmen Tenor, has sung with Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Baltimore Opera, and Palm Beach Opera. He has gained critical acclaim after stepping into the role of Steva in Jenufa for Glimmerglass Opera, for which he had been a cover. Reinert also performed in L'Orfeo, The Greater Good , and Orphèe and sang Romèo in Minnesota Opera's Romeo et Juliette . Reinert graduated from Winona State University and went on to receive his Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music, where he sang roles in Madame Butterfly , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Bèatrice and Benedict , and Die Zauberflote .
Rochelle Bard Micaëla-Carmen Soprano, was a Resident Artist at Opera San Josè this year, singing the roles of Gilda ( Rigoletto ) and Pamina ( The Magic Flute ). She has also sung with Opera San Josè as Lucia ( Lucia di Lammermoor ), Cio-Cio San ( Madama Butterfly ), Violetta ( La Traviata ), and Juliette ( Romèo et Juliette ). Bard has also worked with Baltimore Opera Company, Opera Boston, Tanglewood Music Center , and Longwood Opera. She was awarded the George London Foundation Competition's Honorable Mention in 2007 and was the winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the San Francisco Region in 2006. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Master of Music from New England Conservatory. Benjamin Werth Escamillo-Carmen Baritone, returns to Ash Lawn Opera; he was an apprentice in 2005. Mr. Werth recently sang his first Figaro in Opera Institute's Il barbiere di Siviglia . Mr. Werth also played an agile Papageno in The Magic Flute at the Institute. Other recent credits include Malatesta in Don Pasquale with Opera Iowa, Le Podestat in Bizet's Le Docteur Miracle at Des Moines Metro Opera, and Barney in Central City Opera's 50th Anniversary production of The Ballad of Baby Doe . He sang the Jailor in The Dialogue of the Carmelites and Masetto in Don Giovanni at Manhattan School of Music, where he earned his master's degree. Mr. Werth earned his Bachelor of Music degree at Ohio State University . 2007 Performers in: La Bohème and The Sound of Music Ross Benoliel Schaunard- La Bohème Baritone, has sung with the Chautauqua Opera, Pine Mountain Music Festival, Lake George Opera Festival, New Rochelle Opera, and Salt Marsh Opera. He was a semi-finalist in the 2006 Metropolitan Opera New England Regional finals, a finalist of the 2005 Jensen Foundation Competition, a finalist of the 2004 New England Regionals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a 2004 and 2003 recipient of an encouragement award from the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation. Mr. Benoliel is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia and holds a music degree in vocal performance from the University of Michigan . He has performed such roles as Guglielmo ( Cosí fan tutte ), Schaunard ( La Bohème ), Figaro ( If Barbiere di Siviglia ), Valentin ( Faust ) and Reverend John Wilson ( The Scarlet Letter ).
Matt Boehler Colline- La Bohème Bass, garnered much praise in the title role of Sweeney Todd during his 2005 residency with the Wolf Trap Opera Company. Other operatic highlights include Leporello in Don Juan in Prague , Frere Laurent in Roméo et Juliette , Pluto in Telemann's Orpheus , and Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia . Singing across the country and around the world, Mr. Boehler has performed with Wolf Trap Opera Company, Washington East Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, and Prague Estates Theatre. On concert platform, he has been heard at Carnegie Hall in Bach's Magnificat and Charpentier's Te Deum . Upcoming performance roles include Leporello in Don Giovanni with Opera Lyra Ottawa and Chicago Opera Theater as well as Pooh Bah in the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis' performance of The Mikado .
Carelle Flores Mimi- La Bohème Soprano, has recently performed the roles of Adele ( Die Fledermaus ) and Susanna ( Le Nozze di Figaro ) with the Sarasota Opera and Mimí ( La Bohème ) and Constanze ( The Abduction from the Seraglio ) with the Indiana University Opera. She has also worked with such companies as DePauw Opera Theater, Portland Opera Performing Institute, Opera Carolina and Florida Grand Opera. She is a two-time winner of the DePauw University Concerto Competition, has received the Friends of Music Scholarship from Indiana University and is the 2007 MONC Alabama District winner. Ms. Flores holds a Master of Music from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Music from DePauw University , both in vocal performance.
Daniel Holmes Rodolfo- La Bohème Tenor, received a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance at the Peabody Conservatory and an Artist Diploma from The Catholic University of America. He has worked with Sarasota Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Washington Opera, Baltimore Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Peabody Opera Theatre. He was performed such roles as Rodolfo ( La Bohème ), Roméo ( Roméo et Juliette ), and Alfredo ( La Traviata ). Mr. Holmes most recently made his concert debut with The Virginia Consort as soloist in Mozart's Requiem . He was the winner of the Arleen Auger Memorial Fund Career Award and the Kern Career Grant-The Sarasota Opera in 2005. Future engagements include productions of Macbeth with Dayton Opera in the role of Macduff.
Maryann Madden Maria Rainer- Sound of Music Soprano, has sung with Arizona Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Utah Opera, Sarasota Opera, and Amarillo Opera. She was the winner of the Metropolitan Opera Competition-Utah and Arizona Districts in 2005 and also the third place winner of the Heinz Rehuss Awards with Orlando Opera in 2004. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Bowling Green State University in Ohio . Ms. Madden has performed such roles as Barbarina ( Le Nozze di Figaro ), Gretel ( Hansel and Gretel ), and Norina ( Don Pasquale ).
Kate Mangiameli Museta- La Bohème Anna Glawari- The Merry Widow 2006 Soprano, Her 2009-10 season includes Musetta in La bohème with Syracuse Opera and Mimi in La bohème with El Paso Opera. In 2008-09 she sang Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Florida Grand Opera; Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni for Eugene Opera; Countess in Le nozze di Figaro with Green Mountain Opera Festival; and Sibelius's Luonnotur , Dvorák's "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka , and Verdi's Requiem, all with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include Angelica in Handel's Orlando at Chicago Opera Theatre, Countess with Shreveport Opera, and an appearance as soloist in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14 with the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. Recently, Ms. Mangiameli has performed with Florida Grand Opera as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and the High Priestess in Aida . She has also performed the roles of Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow and Musetta in La bohème with the Ash Lawn Opera Festival (Virginia).
Valerie Nicolosi The Mother Abbess- Sound of Music Mezzo Soprano, achieved her Bachelor's in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music and her Masters in Vocal Performance from the University of Tennessee . She has received critical acclaim for leading operatic roles with Lake George Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Shreveport Opera, and St. Petersburg Opera. In 2002, Miss Nicolosi debuted in the title role of Rossini's La Cenerentola with Opera Providence. She continues to sing a wide variety of roles with opera companies around the US, including Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte , Rosina in Barber of Seville, Hermia and Oberon in Midsummer Night's Dream , Zerlina in Don Giovanni , Suzuki in Madame Butterfly , and Stephano in Roméo et Juliette . This season she looks forward to appearing in the Opera Providence production of The Italian Lesson .
James Taylor Captian Georg von Trapp- Sound of Music Baritone, returns to Ash Lawn Opera this summer for the fourth year after previously performing Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music . He has performed with Opera Carolina, New York City Opera National Company, Hawaii Opera Theatre, El Paso Opera, Central City Opera, and Western Opera Theatre. Ms. Taylor received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance from Birmingham-Southern College and a Master of Music in Opera Performance from Yale University . He has performed operatic roles such as Marcello ( La Bohème ), Figaro ( Barber of Seville ), Valentin ( Faust ), and Germont ( La Traviata ) as well as musical theatre roles such as The Pirate King ( Pirates of Penzance ) and Billy Bigelow ( Carousel ). 2006 Performers in : The Merry Widow and West Side Story Corey McKern Prince Danilo- The Merry Widow Baritone, Corey McKern is receiving vast attention and acclaim in his promising young career. In the summer 2009, he returned to the Santa Fe Opera performing Masetto in Don Giovanni and covering Belcore in L'Elisir d'Amore . Throughout the 2009-2010 season, performances include Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos at the Indianapolis Opera, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro in a return to Opera Birmingham, Gaylord Ravenal in Show Boat with the Pensacola Opera, Mahler's Ruckert Lieder with the Missoula Symphony, and a recital at the University of West Florida. Michael Dailey Camile- The Merry Widow Tenor, whose voice was described by Opera News as being, “blessed with freshness.” He is currently a member of Opera San Jose's resident company of principal artists having performed the roles of Lensky (Eugene Onegin), Nemorino (The Elixir of Love), Ferrando (Così fan tutte) and Don José (Carmen). Mr. Dailey's other performances include Rodolfo (La bohème) with Portland Opera to Go and a European tour of 6 countries as Sportin' Life (Porgy and Bess) with the New York Harlem Production company. For Tri-Cities Opera, he has performed the role of Romeo (Roméo et Juliette), Camille (The Merry Widow) and Parpignol (La bohème Wojeciech Bukalski Baron Zeta- The Merry Widow Dr Bartolo- The Barber of Seville 2004 Emile de Becque- South Pacific 2003 Bass, whose versatility and artistic presence have led to performances of a wide range of roles including Leporello, Bartolo, Colline, Zuniga, Sarastro, Figaro, Méphistophélès, Basilio, Bonze, Horace, Henry Kissinger, Nardo and Grenvil . Mr. Bukalski and has had the privilege of performing with many distinguished opera companies and festivals in the US and abroad. Karin Mushegain Maria- West Side Story Mezzo, performed at Glimmerglass during 2009 and sang three new roles: Tisbe in Rossini'w La Cenerentola and as a cover she went on stage to perfom Angelina in La Ceneretola and the Secretary in Menottie's The Cononsul. Int he fall of 2008, she made her Los Angeles Opera debut as Novice in Oscar winning director William Friedkin's production of Sour Angelica under the baton of Maestro Jones Conlon, Followed by performances at Florida Grean Opera of Flora in La Traviata and Tisbe in Lac Cenerentola. AT Lake George Opera in the summer of 2008, She sang Kate in the Pirates of Penzance and Lac Ciesca in both Gianni Schicchi & Micael Chings's Buoso's Ghost. In 2007 she collaborated with composer Rickey Ian Gordon as a solois performing pieces fro his My Life With Albertine at teh Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. The sam eyerar she performed Maddalena in Rigoletto with Opera Western Reserve. In 2006 her portrayal of Maria with Ash Lawn earned both critical and audience acclaim. Jeffrey Picon Tony- West Side Story Tenor, in 2008, he performed the role with the Cleveland Orchestra and with the Long Island Philharmonic. The program is endorsed and narrated by Jamie Bernsteint. Picón regularly performs a diverse repertoire as a concert and opera singer. Highlights of recent seasons include Almaviva in “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with the Opera Company of North Carolina; Ramiro in “La cenerentola” and Don Ottavio in “Don Giovanni” with Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Paolino in “Il matrimonio segreto” with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; “Trouble in Tahiti” with the Caramoor Festival; and Fenton in “Falstaff” with Mississippi Opera. In addition, he appeared in Wallace Shawn's “The Music Teacher” at the Minetta Lane Theater in New York, and as Tony in “West Side Story” with the Ash Lawn Opera Festival; and his Arizona Opera debut as Ali in “Zemire et Azor.” John Dooley Riff- West side Story Baritone, is a native of Woodbridge, Virginia and was selected singer of the year for 2009 from Opera Theatre of Nerhern Virginia. His notable North American Premieres hae included Ashmodeus (Tobias and the Angel) bywith Opera Vivente and Rontino. Other professional opera credits include Guglielmo( Cosi fan tutte), Leprporello, (Don Giovanni), Malatesta(Don Pasquale), Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) as well as in Musical Theatre appearing in The Best of Sondheim concert with Utah Symphony opposite Faith Prince, Alice Ripley and Gregg Edelman.He has alos helped raise money for the Wounded Warriors Fund and the Virginia Lions Club's Sight First II program through cabaret concert performances. 2005 Performers in: Annie Get Your Gun and Madame Butterfly Teresa Eickel Cio Cio San- Madame Butterfly
Soprano Teresa Eickel recently made her debut as Cio-cio-san in Madama Butterfly with Mobile Opera, a role she will repeat with the San Francisco Lyric Opera in May and with Ash Lawn this summer. Next season, she makes her debut as Liu in Turandot with Sacramento Opera and as Mimi in La Boheme with the Salt Marsh Opera in Connecticut . Ms. Eickel has also worked with Opera Memphis performing the roles of Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and Lost Her Moccasins in the professional premiere of Corps of Discovery, a new opera by Michael Ching. She sung the role of the First Lady with Ash Lawn as well as the Prism Opera Theatre in New York . Ms. Eickel has also appeared with Connecticut Opera and Sarasota Opera. She is a two-time winner of the Sergio Franchi Award and a 2004 Met Regional Finalist.
Valerie Nicolosi Suzuki- Madame Butterfly
Mezzo Soprano Ms. Nicolosi's numerous operatic roles include Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and Dorabella, Cosi fan Tutte. Of special note are the title role in La Cenerentola with the Raylynmor Opera and the Opera Providence in 2005 and 2002, respectively, and the role of Olga in Eugene Onegine with the Opera Theater of Connecticut. She has performed with numerous companies, including Knoxville Opera, Dayton Opera, and Des Moines Metro Opera.. She has a Bachelor's in Music from the Eastman School of Music, and received her Masters in Music from the University of Tennessee . Ms. Nicolosi is the proud 2002 recepient of a Shoshana Foundation/Richard F. Gold Career Grant.
Peter Tantsits Goro- Madame Butterfly Tenor, has performed with Central City Opera, Yale Opera, the Aldeburgh Festival, the Morelia Festival Internacional de Musica, Chautauqua Opera, and Orchestra New England. He is the recipient of grants from the Britten-Pears Foundation and the Gustav Holst Foundation and has toured England , France and Russia in recital. He received his Masters in Music from Yale University in 2004 where he performed the role of Léandre in the premiere of Gounod's Le Médecin Malgré Lui with recitatives by Satie. Other notable roles include Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola , Kudrjàs in Kát'a Kabanova , Ferrando in Cos ì Fan Tutte , and the title role in Platée. Cory Renbarger Sharpless- Madame Butterfly Baritone, has recently performed the roles of Mr. Dashwood, Little Women; Sciarrone, Tosca; and Antonio, Le Nozze di Figaro , with Dayton Opera. He received his Masters in Music from Cincinnati College , and twice received Honorable Mention at the Metropolitan Opera Competition. Of his other notable roles he has performed with Moorhead Opera, Sorg Opera, and Cincinnati Opera Companies. Becca Yuré Annie Oakley - Annie Get Your Gun Soprano, has sung numerous musical roles including Amalia in She Loves Me, Florence in Chess and Martha in The Secret Garden, and has performed with such opera companies as Light Opera of South Bay Cities, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, and Downey Civic Light Opera. Ms. Yure has also had the opportunity to perform on Jay Leno's "The Tonight Show," recorded the end title to the movie " Party," and sung at the Hollywood Bowl and Los Angeles Music Center. 2004 Performers in: The Barber of Seville and Annie Matt Boehler Basillio- The Barber of Seville Bass, earned a bachelor's degree in theater arts from Viterbo College, He is the recipient of a number of awards, has twice won the Metroplitan Opera Council's regional competition and was a 2004 National Opera Association Winner. Mr Boehler has performed with the Minnesota Opera,Wolf Trap Opera Company and Centra City Opera. He also played the roles of Friar in Don Carlos and Sarastro in Magic Flute. Deborah Domanski Rosina - The Barber of Seville Mezzo-Soprano, is the recipient of a number of prestigious opera awards, notably a Gold Career Grant from the Shoshana Foundation and the Marilyn Horne Foundation Award. She holds a bachelors degree in music from Chapmanc University and a master's from Manhattan Schoolof Music. She has also trained at The Julliard School. and sung with the Pittsburgh Opera and performed as an alto soloist with the Los Angeles Phlaharmonic, wher she sang Mozart's Requiem. Jason Ferrante Rooster- Annie Tenor, comes from Baltimore, MD, whrer hi is a professor of voice at Towson University. He honed the skills he now passees along to his students while at the Julliard School, where he earned both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree and received the Alice Tully Scholarship. He has sung withOpera Company Brooklyn, SArasota OPera And the Aspen Opera Theatre Center. Opera fans may have heard him on NationalPublic Radio serving as a panelist on the CheveronTexaco Motropolitan Opera Quiz. Troy Gordon Daddy Warbucks- Annie Baritone, received his bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performance from the Nrth Carolina School of Arts and Mannhattan School of Music, respectively. Mr Gordon has also done poste-graduate work at Ther Julliard School. His opera Esperience INcludes stints at the Utah Festival Opera, Di Capo Opera, Piedmont Opera,and Rockland Opera.Roles include Montano in Othello andTeh Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance. Jay Morrissey Count Almavivia- The Barber of Seville Tneor,
holds a bachelor's degree from Notre DAme Universit and a master's
from Roosevelt University. He also pursued further prfessional studies
at Indianna University. He has performed in numerous opera companies,
including Florentine Opera, Opera Illinois, and The Santa Fe Opera,
where he played Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance, and was the
recipent of the grand prize at the Bel Canto Foundation Competition
in April 2002. Rebecca Rizzo Annie- Annie Lyric Sorano, returned for her second year at the Festival. In additon to apprecticing at Ash Lawn in 2003 she has graced the stage of a number of impressive venues, including the Opera Theatre of Philadelphia, the Bronx Opera, the Pacific Opera and the Opera Festival of New Jersey. She holds a bachelore's degreee in music therapy from Duquesne University and a master's in Vocal Perfromance from Temple University. Daniel Teadt Figaro-
The Barber of Seville Bariton, holds a bachelor's and master's degree form the UNiversity of Illinois. With the Pittsburgh Opera, he has perormed as Marcello in La Boheme andfFigaro in The Barber of Seville. He has received numerous honors, including the Central City Opera's Young Artist Award and was a grant recipient fromthe Merola Opera Company. 2003 Performers in: South Pacific and The Magic Flute Robert M. Boldin Lt. Joseph Cable- South Pacific Tenor, was a familiar face and voice at the festival for three seasons. He has been a soloist in Barcelona,Spain with Le Gran Teatre del Liceu .He apprenticed with Chautauqua Opera and the Chicago opera Theater. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Vocal performance, and holds amaster's degree from Northwestern University. Cherry Duke Ensign Nellie Forbush- South Pacific Mezzo-soprano has performed with New Yourk City Opera Opera Omaha, Chautauqua Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. She has starred as Jo March in the Festivals's Little Women She holds a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Texas WOmens's University and an artist's diploma from the Hartt Scholol of Music. A winner in the Metropolitan OPera's National Council Auditions in the New York district and in the Liederkranz Competiion, and won the grand prize in Connecticut Opera's young Artist Competion. Margaret Lloyd Princess Pamina- The Magic Flute Lyric soprano, won first prize in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in the mid-wester distirct. She has a bachelor's degree in music and a certificate in music theatre at Northwertern University. She has performed with New York City Opera, Dallas Opera, Santa Fe Opera,and Portland Opera. She has been a guest on NPR's 'At the Opera," and her performance as Amy in Little Women was telecasted on PBS's Great Performances. Colleen McGrath The Queen of the Night- The Magic Flute Coloratura soprano, holds a master's degree in opera performance from Boston Conservatroy, and her bachelor's degreee in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University. She has apprenticed with Utah Opera, Opera North, and Des Moines Metro Opera. Since October 2008, Ms. McGrath has lived in Berlin, but she continues to commute between Europe and the United States. She studies voice with Ruth Golden and acting with Marc Verzatt, and works with a number of talented coaches in New York and Berlin. Sonja Mihelcic Bloody Mary- South Pacific Contalto, began her opratic carrer with the Belgrade National Opera in her native land. Since arriving in tht U.S. in 1995, she has performed with Dallas Opera and Forth Worth Opera and as a solosist with many orchestras, including San Antonio Symphony, South Bend Symphony, and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. Ryan Ralph Prince Taminio- The Magic Flute Tenor, has sung with Nashville Opera, Austic Lyric Opera, San Diego Comic Opera and Bronx Opera, and made his debut with the Washington Opera in 2004's Streetcar Named Desire. He holds a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Central Michigan University and a master's in opera performance from University of Texas in Austin. A versatile artist who has often sung and acted in musical theatre,he has also performed in Salzburg at the Austrian American Mozart Academy. Mark Risinger Stewpot- South Pacific Bass, has performed with New York City Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Baltimre Opera, and Fort Worth Opera. A frequent soloist, he has sung with New England Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, and Eugene Symphony . An accomplished pianist he holds a bachelor's degree from Baylor Univesity, a master's from Rice University, and a doctorater in musecology from Harvard. 2002 Performers in: La Traviata, Kiss Me, Kate and La Cenerentola Ryan D'Arensbourg Mr. Magnifico- LaCenerentola Giorio Germont- La Traviata Baritone, in theyears he has apprenticed with DesMoines Metro Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and Nashville Opera. He has won many competiions including first place in the Rose Palmai Tenser Competiotion, Mobile OPera. He holds a full, four year schholarship at LouisiannaState University, where he majored in vocal performance. Walter Du Melle Alidoro - La Cenerentola Bass, is equally at home with opera and musical theater. He earned his bachelor's degree from norht Park College in Chicago and hie bachelor's degreee in music from the East man School of Music. He has sung with may opera compaines, including Natchez Opera FEstivel, SanDiego OPera,and Des Moines Metro Opera, as Well as whti New Yourk's Filbert and Sullivan Players. Christine Marie Heath Lilli VAnessi- Kiss Me, Kate Lyric Soprano, earned her bachelors's degree in vocal performance at Illinois State University and Her master's in opera performance from Maryland Opera Studio. A wilnner of a MacAllister Award, a Riochard F. Gold CAreer GRant, and numersous othere competitions and scholarships, She has sung with New York Opera Formum, Toledo Opera and Sarasota Opera. Scott Hogsed Dandini- La Cennertola Fred Gram- Kiss Me, Kate Baritione, he received his bachelor's in music from Georgia STate University and his artist's diploma fro Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The winner of two Richard F. Grold Career Grenats, he apprenticed with the San FRancisco Opera's Merola Program, and since then he has sung with many dcompanies, including Chautauqua Opera, Atlanta Opera and Kentucky Opera. His performance as Ned Deene in Peter Grimes with the Boston Symphony uner Seifi Osawa was filme for PBS. Ryu-Kyung Kim Cinderella- La Cenerentola Mezzo-soprano, a mative of Seoul, Korea, received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and has studied at the Israel Vocal Arts Institute and at Italy's International Institute in Chiari. She has sung wtih Baltimore Opera, Virgina Opera, and Santa Fe Opera, and sang the role of Mother in a world premiere of Jason Kao Hwang's opera, The Floating Box: A Story of Chiantown. Indira Mahajan Violetta Valery- La Traviata Soprano, holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College, a master's in music from Mannes College of Music, and a diploma from the Accademia Musicale Ottorino Respighi. Numerous awards included a Ricahrd Gold Career GRant. She has toured throughtout Europe with the New York Harlem Theater, and she has sung in Latin America and Japan. Timothy Olson Ramiro- La Ceneretola Alfredo Germont- La Traviata Don Ottavio- Don Giovanni 2000 Alfred- Die Fledermaus 2000 Lyric tenor, holds degrees in biology and music from Saint Ambrose Universtity.He earned his master's degree in opera and his graduate professional diploma from the Hartt School of Music. Festival veterans will his apperances in 2000 in Die Fledermaus anas Alfrend and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni. 2001 Performers in: Carmen, Fiddler on the Roof and Little Women Chad Derlinghieri Laurie - Little Women Tenor, he has apperred in The Magic Flute, Macbeth and La Traviata, The Tales of Hoffman and Manon Lescaut with Opera Pacific. A graduate of Chapman University and has sung with San Diego, Long Beach, Cincinnati and Milwaukee's opera companies. Brent Billock Bon Jose- Carmen Motel- Fiddler on the Roof In 2000 he sang the role of Wihlem in Mignon for its first Chicago production on over fifty years and work performing with many companies in the Midwest, including da Corneto Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, and Bown Park Opera. A graduate of Adrian College, he was a regional finalist in the MacAllister Competition. He studied for two summers at the International Insittute for Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy. Cherry Duke Jo Little Women Mezzo-soprano, has been a soloist under John Rutter at Carnegie Hall, and Many symphonies nation wide She has an artist's diploma from Hartt School of Music, and a prize winner in the Liederkranz Foundation's voice competiotion the Metroplitan Opera's district auditions and Connecticut Opera's young artist competioion. She has sung with New York City Opera, Opera Omaha, Opera North, and Chatauqua Opera. Cara Johnston Frasquita- Carmen Amy- Little Women Coloratura Soprano, holds a bachelor's degree in music from Wichita State University and master's from Arizona State University. Apprenticed with Des Moines oOpera and sung with Opera Iowa and Kansas City Civic Opera and did a European tour of The Best of Andrew Lloyd Wbber. Kevin Kees Friederich Bhaer- Little Women Zuniga- Carmen Baritone, has sung with Opera North, Nashville Opera Lyric Opera of Chicago and Opera Theatre of St. Lous. He earned his bachelor's degree in Music from North western University in 1996 and was the winner of Chicago's Bel Canto competition in that same year. Apprenticed with several opera companies and musical theater. Michael Meraw John Brooke- Little Women Mendel- Fiddler on the Roof Baritone, earned his bachelor and master of music degree from McGill University. He has sung with Opera Mississauga, Virginia Opera, and Pacific Opera, Victoria. The winner fo numerous awards and competitions and he was a finalist in the Heinz Rehfuss Competiotion. Quinn Patrick Meg- Little Women Mercedes- Carmen Mezzo-soprano She has performed with Glimmerglass Opera, BAltimore Opera Studio and Opera Sacra. Holds degrees in music from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texa and University of Colorado. (More?) Charlotte Paulsen Carmen- Carmen Aunt Cecelia March- Little Women Mezzo-soprano, A 1999 winner in the Liederkranz competioion, she has studied and performed with Zurich International Opera Sudio, and has sung with Virginia Opera, Baltimore Opera, Utah Opera, Fresno Opera and Sarasota Opera. Her degrees are from West Chester University, Temple University and Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, and studied at Tanglewood Music Center and Salzburg Mozarteum. John Weiss Tevye- Fiddler on the
Roof Basso cantante, a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera auditions a the winner of the Associazione Lirica's Mario del Manaco Com ptetion, holds degreees from Boston University and University of California at Irvine, and a doctorate in choral conductingt from the University of Arizona. Has performed with Indianapolis Opera, Boston Lyric Opera and San Francisco Opera. 2000 Performers in: Die Fledermaus, Don Giovanni and Oklahoma! Rita Addico-Cohen Adele- Die Fledermaus Annie- Oklahoma Coloratura Soprano, from the University of Birginia, where she earned her bachelor's degreee and won the Morrison Prize in Music. In New Yourk she was awwrded the Merit Prize in the AltCalssica Spanish Voice Competiotionn and was a finalist in the YWCA Studio Club Boce Competitions She hearned her master's degree in vocal performance from th Manhattan School of Music. Julie Cox Laurie- Oklahooma Coloratura soprano, has performed with Natchez Opera Festival Tennessee Repertory Theater, and Nashville Opera, where she sang Papagena in the The Magic Flute. In 1995 she earned her bachelor's degree in vocal performance from Belmont University. A first-plae winner in the Nationa Association of Teachers of Singing competition, she has sown her versatility by recording in Nashville with Marie Osmond, Vicne Gill and Sandi Patti. Don Davis Curly- Oklahoma Eisenstien- Die Fledermaus Bariton, has won the Richad F. Gold Career Grant and the Pittsburgh Opera Association Scholarship , and he has been a three-time regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Coouncil Audition. He has performed with Indianapolis Opera, Portland Opera, Nashville Opera Pittsburgh Opera, New York City Opera, and Arizona Opera. Susan Eyton -Jones Bonna Elvira- Bon Giovanni Aunt Eller- Oklahoma Soprano, has won awards in both theMontreal Symphony Orchestra's voice competition and in Italy, the Beniamino Gigli Internationl Voice Competition. A recipient of a grant from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, she has performed with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble and at the Banff Summer Festival. She holds a bachelor's and master's degrees in voice performance from McGill University. Kenneth Floyd Frank- Die Fledrmaus Leporello- Don Giovanni Baritone, holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and was a candidate fror a master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music. He performs regularly with New York City Opera, and did return there for the `19999-2000 season. He has also sung with Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Omaha, and the University of Niebraska-Lincoln Opera Theratre. Ethan Herschenfeld Judd- Oklahoma Commendator- Don Giovanni Susan Holsondake Zerlina- Don Giovanni Soprano, has been a featured soloist with Los Angeles Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Pacific, Aspen Opera 'Theatre Center and Redlands Bowl Summer Festival. A graduate of California State University in Fullerton, she has continued her studies at University of Southern California and University of California, Santa Barbra while performing regularly in operas, oratorios, and recitals. Meagan Miller Donn Anna- DonGiovanni Rosalinda- Die Fledermaus Soprano, studied at WAshington & Lee University and received her bachelor's in music from the Julliard School, A 1999 winner of the Metropolitan Opera Society's national council audititions, she has sung with Wolf Trap Opera, Minesota Opera and L'Opera de Montreal. Homero Velho Don Giovanni- Don Giovanni Falke- Die Fledermaus Baritone, is a native of Brazil. After winning a full Scholarship, he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performanc from Indana University. He apperred may times with Indaiana Opera Theratre and Opera North and then joined the Nationa Opera Company in Raleigh, North Carolina. Performed with us in the past? Want to be on this page? Send us your latest!
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