 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: Academy of Vocal Arts; Concordia College, NY Some Roles: Robert, Iolanta; created the role of Joseph deRocher for San Francisco Opera’s world premiere of Jake Heggie’s acclaimed Dead Man Walking; Rigoletto, Rigoletto; Count di Luna, Il Trovatore; Billy, Billy Budd; Figaro, Barber of Seville; Il Conte d’Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro; Germont, La Traviata; Marcello, La Boheme; Oreste, Elektra; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly Awards/Honors: Robert Jacobson Grant from the Richard Tucker Foundation; Winner of winner of the Puccini, Loren Zachary, MacAllister and Liederkranz competitions  Ashley Thouret, Soprano
Hometown: Toronto, Canada Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia; Glenn Gould Professional School, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto Some Roles: Tatyana, Eugene Onegin; Micaela, Carmen; Mimi, La Boheme; Anne Trulove, The Rake’s Progress; Fiordiligi, Cosi fan Tutte; Zerlina, Don Giovanni; Pamina, Die Zauberflöte Awards/Honors: Prize Winner, Mario Lanza Competition; Encouragement Award, Mario Lanza Competition; Winner, NATS Ontario Chapter  John Viscardi, Tenor
Hometown: Manhasset, NY Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: Academy of Vocal Arts, Resident Artist; M.A. in Music Performance—Opera Concentration, New York University; B.M. in Vocal Performance, New York University Some Roles: Lensky, Eugene Onegin; Triquet, Eugene Onegin; Waiter, Arabella; Song seller and one of the lovers, Il tabarro; Fenton, Falstaff; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte Awards/Honors: 1st Place, Mario Lanza Scholarship Competition; Prize Winner Giargiari Bel Canto Competition  Shelley Jackson, Soprano
Hometown: Manassas, VA Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: MM Opera - Temple University, Boyer College of Music; BM Vocal Performance - The Peabody Conservatory Some Roles: Iolanta, Iolanta; Brigitta, Iolanta; Juliette, Roméo et Juliette; Thérèse/Tirésias, Les mamelles de Tirésias; Susannah, Susannah; Micaëla, Carmen; Countess Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro; Pamina, The Magic Flute; Belinda; Dido and Aeneas Awards/Honors: Prize Winner - Russell Wonderlic Memorial Voice Competition; Finalist, David Adams Art Song Competition; Encouragement Award, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions  Samantha Lin Geraci-Yee, Soprano
Hometown: Freeport, New York Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: MM in Vocal Performance, Esther Boyer College of Music; BM in Vocal Performance, The Cleveland Institute of Music Some Roles: Tatyana, Eugene Onegin; Suor Genovieffa, Suor Angelica; Frasquita, Carmen; Fox, The Cunning Little Vixen; Spirit, Dido and Aeneas; Sandman, Hänsel und Gretel; Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro Awards/Honors: Paul and Carmel Leon Scholarship for Voice; Donald Read Memorial Scholarship Award & Recital  Michael J. Davis, Bass
Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA Current City: Los Angeles, CA Education: Pasadena City College Some Roles: Gremin, Eugene Onegin; Zaretsky, Eugene Onegin; Captain, Eugene Onegin; King Rene, Iolanta; Bertrand, Iolanta; Sarastro, Die Zauberflöte; Magistrate, Signor Deluso; Gorghibus, Signor Deluso; Brighella, Little Harlequinade Related Experience: The Verdi Chorus (Santa Monica); Nulla, Silenzio- Puccini, a Master Class with Carol Vaness  Kirsten C. Kunkle, Soprano
Hometown: Fremont, Ohio Current City: North East, MD Education: A.Mus.D. Voice Performance, University of Michigan Some Roles: Iolanta, Iolanta; Brigitta, Iolanta; Laetitia, The Old Maid and the Thief; Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni; Arnalta, L’incoronazione di Poppea; Witch, Hansel and Gretel; La Badessa, Suor Angelica; Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro Related Experience: Soloist with Rome (GA) Symphony Orchestra; Dana Symphony Orchestra; Toledo Symphony; Toledo Choral Society  Efrain Solis, Baritone
Hometown: Santa Ana, CA Current City: San Francisco, CA Education: San Francisco Conservatory; B.M. Chapman Conservatory of Music Some Roles: Onegin, Eugene Onegin; Germont, La Traviata; Escamillo, Carmen; Guglielmo, Così fan tutte; Figaro, Le Nozze di Figaro Awards/Honors: 1st place, Friends of the Arts, Cerritos Performing Arts; 1st place, Laila S. Conlin Competition, Opera Pacific  Youna Jang, Soprano
Hometown: Seoul, Korea Current City: Blue Bell, PA Education: M.M. in Opera Performance - Temple University Some Roles: Tatyana, Eugene Onegin; Cio-Cio-san, Madama Butterfly; Micaëla, Carmen; Papagena, Die Zauberflöte; Mimì, La Bohème; Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni; Antonia, Les Contes d’Hoffmann; Alice, Falstaff Awards/Honors: Annapolis Opera Competition – Study Award & Audience Choice Award; Finalist, Competizione dell’Opera Dresden, Germany; James Parkinson Opera Competition finalist; Gerda Lissner International Competition Encouragement Award  James Flora, Tenor
Hometown: New Madison, Ohio Current City: Pittsburgh, PA Education: Resident Artist - Pittsburgh Opera; Studio Artist - Arizona Opera Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio Some Roles: Vaudemont, Iolanta; Almeric, Iolanta; L’Aumonier/Chevalier, Dialogues des Carmélites; Pang, Turandot; Arturo/Edgardo, Lucia di Lamermoor; Dancaïro/Don José, Carmen; Fenton, Falstaff; Spoletta, Tosca Awards/Honors: Finalist, Richard Tucker Competition |
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