Marina Costa-Jackson, Soprano Hometown: Sandy, Utah Current City: Philadelphia Education: Academy of Vocal Arts - Resident Artist Select Roles: Iolanta, title role (Tchaikovsky); Marguerite, Faust; Mimì, La bohème; Liza, The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky); Amelia, Un ballo in maschera Awards: National Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, 2015; Top Prize, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2015; Top Prize, Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2015 Christine Browne-Munz, Mezzo Soprano Hometown: Vancouver, Canada Current City: Washington, DC Education: University of Maryland, College Park, BM in Vocal Performance Select Roles: Marta, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro (Mozart); Teresa, La sonnambula (Bellini); Suzuki*, Madama Butterfly (Puccini); Third Lady, The Magic Flute (Mozart); Flora*, La traviata (Verdi); Zerlina*, Don Giovanni (Mozart); Witch, Hansel and Gretel (Humperdink); Charlotte, A Little Night Music (Sondheim); (*) = cover Awards/Honors: Summa Cum Laude, University of Maryland; Pi Kappa Lambda; 2013 Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarship Competition Winner; 2011 Edmonton Community Foundation Winspear Scholarship Fund Recipient John Viscardi, Baritone Hometown: Manhasset, NY Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: Academy of Vocal Arts; M.A. in Music Performance—Opera Concentration, New York University; B.M. in Vocal Performance, New York University Select Roles: Robert, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Valentin, Faust; Bumerli, The Chocolate Soldier; Enrico, Lucia di Lammermoor; Pelléas, Pelléas et Mélisande Awards/Honors: 1st Place in the 2015 Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition; Audience Favorite in the 2014 Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition; Santa Fe Opera - The Anna Case MacKay Memorial Award; 1st Place, Mario Lanza Scholarship Competition; Prize Winner Giargiari Bel Canto Competition Alexis Aimé, Soprano Hometown: Greenville, SC Current City: College Park, MD Education: Oberlin Conservatory BM '14, University of Maryland MM '17, Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of St. Louis 2013, Oberlin in Italy Concert Artist 2014, OperaWorks Emerging Artist 2012 Select Roles: Iolanta, title role (Tchaikovsky); Lady Macduff, Macbeth (Bloch); Gretel, Hansel und Gretel; The Lover, Il tabarro; Young Emile (cover), Champion (Blanchard); Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus Awards/Honors: Dean's Scholarship at Oberlin Conservatory, Bev Sellers Memorial Scholarship, Agnes Fowler Scholarship, Rislov Foundation Scholarship, Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Heinken USA Performing Arts Scholarship, NFAA YoungArts Voice Finalist, Finalist at Charleston Symphony National Young Artist Competition Toby Otorubio, Tenor Hometown: Houston, TX Current City: Nacogoches, TX Education: Stephen F. Austin State University, B.M in Vocal Performance (In Progress). Select Roles: Count Vaudémont, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Herman, The Most Happy Fella; Kaspar, Amahl and the Night Visitors; Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi; Jack, Into the Woods; Gherardo, Gianni Schicchi; Rodolfo, La boheme; Parpignol, La boheme, Bill, A Hand of Bridge; Abraham Kaplan, Street Scene; Page, Amahl and the Night Visitors Awards: 2014 Texoma Region NATS Competition 5th place, Senior men Division; 2014 Amore Opera Lovers of East Texas Conductor’s Award. Samantha Schmid, Soprano Hometown: Saint Louis, MO Current City: Boston, MA Education: The Boston Conservatory Professional Studies Certificate (upcoming '16) and M.M. in Voice Performance '15, The Franco-American Vocal Academy in Salzburg, Webster University B.A. in Music '11 Select Roles: Iolanta, title role (Tchaikovsky); Tina, Flight (upcoming); Liza, The Queen of Spades, Iphigénie, Iphigenia in Tauris, Miss Ellen, Lakmé, Goldenback the Fox, The Cunning Little Vixen, Augusta’s Friend Mary, The Ballad of Baby Doe, and First Lady, The Magic Flute Awards/Honors: Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society, 1st Place in the Shirley Rabb Winston Scholarship in Voice Competition (St. Louis), 1st Place in the Webster University Aria Competition,summa cum laude & departmental honors (Webster University), and multiple awards from The National Association of Teachers of Singing Juan Ahumáda, Jr., Tenor Hometown: Sioux City, IA Current City: Sioux City, IA Education: University of Northern Iowa, B.A. in Performing Arts Management and Vocal Performance; Hubbard Hall Opera Theater Select Roles: Count Vaudémont, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Angel, The Impresario; Rodolfo, La bohème; Alfred, Die Fledermaus; Hoffmann, Les contes d'Hoffmann; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte; Belmonte, Die Entführung aus dem Serail; Pedrillo, Die Entführung aus dem Serail Awards/Honors: First Place Winner, NATS Iowa District - Graduate Division; First Place Winner, Quad-Cities Opera Competition. Suzannah Waddington, Soprano Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Current City: Houghton, NY Education: Houghton College BMus Vocal Performance, Greatbatch School of Music MMus Vocal Performance (current) Select Roles: Brigitta, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Giannetta, L’elisir d’amore, Mama Noah/Yonah, Children of Eden; Rosalinde, Die Fledermaus; Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, YumYum, The Mikado; Hannah Glawari, The Merry Widow, Lucy, The Telephone Awards/Honors: 2nd Place Jr, Sr, and Advanced Division of NATS, Baccalaureate Commencement Singer 2014, Concerto Competition Winner 2012 Emily Drummond, Mezzo Soprano Hometown: Collegeville, PA Current City: Philadelphia, PA Education: Bryn Mawr College, B.A. anticipated 2017 Select Roles: Laura, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); David, Handel's Saul Musical Theater - Marmee, Little Women; Nellie Forbush, South Pacific; Crystal, Little Shop of Horrors Kameron Ghanavati, Tenor Home State: New Jersey Current City: Newark, DE Education: B.M. Voice Performance/Music Management (Graduation 2016)- University of Delaware Select Roles: Alméric, Iolanta (Tchaikovsky); Belmonte, Abduction of the Seraglio; Rodolfo (cover) La Boheme Awards/Honors: Placed 2nd for the 2012 New Jersey Southern Region Chorus; Semi-Finalist 2013 Classical Singer’s Convention in Boston, MA; Finalist at the fall 2013 Delaware Regional NATS Competition; 3rd place finalist at the 2014 Eastern Regional NATS Competition; Selected for the Choral Conducting Symposium with Dr. Paul Head in Aix-en Provence, France (June 2014) |
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