Young American Artists Program
2010 Young American Artists Biographies
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Stefan Barner tenor |
Stefan Barner tenor
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Spoletta (cover) – Tosca
Past: Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Beppe in I Pagliacci, Simpson College Opera; Lippo Fiorentino in Street Scene, Judge Danforth in The Crucible, Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor, and Matteo Borsa in Rigoletto, University of Tennessee Opera Theatre and Knoxville Opera; Lieutenant Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, La Musica Lirica Festival in Italy; B.M., Simpson College; M.M., University of Tennessee.
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Joseph Barron bass-baritone |
Joseph Barron bass-baritone
Rochester, New York
Grandpa Moss – The Tender Land
Antonio (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Enobarbus in Antony and Cleopatra, Count Rodolfo in La Sonnambula, Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni, Curtis Opera Theatre; Wilhelm in The Tales of Hoffmann, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Friedrich Bhaer in Little Women, Oberlin Opera Theater; Pistola in Falstaff, Opera North in New Hampshire; B.M., Oberlin Conservatory; M.M. in Opera Performance, Curtis Institute of Music.
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Alison Bates soprano |
Alison Bates soprano
Indianapolis, Indiana
Tosca (cover) – Tosca
Glimmerglass Debut: Violetta (cover) in La Traviata and Anna Gomez (cover) in The Consul, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Foreign Princess in Rusalka, Juliette in Roméo et Juliette, Elvira in L’Italiana in Algeri, Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffman and Mary in Joseph Merrick, The Elephant Man, The Minnesota Opera; Gianetta in The Gondoliers and Laurettain Gianni Schicchi, Chautauqua Opera; National Semi-Finalist and Regional Winner, 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; Fourth Place Winner, 2009 Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Competition; B.M. in Voice and Biology, DePauw University; M.M. in Voice, Indiana University.
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Steven Brennfleck tenor |
Steven Brennfleck tenor
Ewing, New Jersey
Don Curzio – The Marriage of Figaro
Glimmerglass Debut: Giuseppe in La Traviata, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, El Remendado in Carmen, Laurie in Little Women, Westminster Opera Theater; Un Dombien in Lakmé, Spoleto Festival USA; Cégeste in Orphée, Testo in Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Portland Opera; District Winner, 2006 and 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; B.M. and M.M., Westminster Choir College.
Future: Beppe in I Pagliacci, Pang in Turandot, Gonzalve in L’Heure Espagnole, Portland Opera.
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J'nai Bridges mezzo-soprano |
J'nai Bridges mezzo-soprano
Lakewood, Washington
Cherubino (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Mrs. Jenks (cover) – The Tender Land
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Mercedes in Carmen, Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Opera North (New Hampshire); soloist in Messiah, Master Chorale of South Florida; recipient, Richard F. Gold Career Grant; First Place, 2009 Harlem Opera Theater Vocal Competition (college division) and Leontyne Price Vocal Arts Competition; Legacy Award, National Opera Association; B.M., Manhattan School of Music. Future: Sea Pictures, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; continues studies for M.M., Curtis Institute of Music.
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Eleni Calenos soprano |
Eleni Calenos soprano
Thessaloniki, Greece
The Countess (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera in the Heights, OSH Opera; Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Opera in the Heights; Liù in Turandot, Concert Opera Boston and Chorus Pro Musica; Giorgetta in Il Tabarro, Harrisburg Opera Association; Medora in Il Corsaro, Hellenic Foundation; Fiordiligi in Così Fan Tutte, Barbados Music Festival; Mimì in La Bohème and the title role in Suor Angelica, Boston University Opera Institute; Judges Award recipient, 2009 Connecticut Opera Guild Competition; Merle McInturff Award, Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus Vocal Competition; Schuyler Foundation for Career Bridges Grant; M.A., Queens College; Performance Certificate, Opera Institute of Boston University.
Future: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Shreveport Opera; voice recitals in the United States and China; Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Opera Idaho.
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Cathleen Candia mezzo-soprano |
Cathleen Candia mezzo-soprano
Stanford, California
Second Bridesmaid (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Mrs. Splinters (cover) – The Tender Land
Past: Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana, Sarasota Opera; Tisbe in La Cenerentola and Rosette in Manon, Opera San Jose; Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera New Jersey; Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana, West Bay Opera; soloist in Messiah, South Valley Symphony; Second Lady in The Magic Flute, Tuscia Opera Festival; B.A., Willamette University.
Future: Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera San José.
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Jessica Cates soprano |
Jessica Cates soprano
Greensboro, North Carolina
Elisa (cover) – Tolomeo
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Edith in The Pirates of Penzance and Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, Knoxville Opera; Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Rose in Street Scene, University of Tennessee Opera Theatre; Veronique in The Hotel Casablanca and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Seagle Music Colony; B.M. in Vocal Performance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.M. in Vocal Performance, University of Tennessee.
Future: Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Fort Worth Opera.
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Juan José de León tenor |
Juan José de León tenor
Taft, Texas
Don Basilio (cover) and Don Curzio (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Prince Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Seagle Music Colony; Alessandro in Il Re Pastore and Martin (cover) in The Tender Land, Southern Methodist University; Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, Dema in L’Egisto and Dean of the Faculty in Le Cendrillon, University of North Texas; Third Place, 2010 Dallas Opera Guild Vocal Competition; District Winner and Regional Finalist, 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; B.A in Music, University of North Texas; M.M. in Vocal Performance, Southern Methodist University.
Future: Benvolio in Roméo et Juliette, The Dallas Opera.
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Mark Diamond baritone |
Mark Diamond baritone
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Top – The Tender Land
Araspe (cover) – Tolomeo
Past: Bob in The Old Maid and The Thief, Capitol City Opera; Dr. Gregg in Gallantry and Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Georgia Southern Opera; Tarquinius (cover) in The Rape of Lucretia, Aspen Opera Theater; Southeastern Regional Finalist, 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; soloist in Faure’s Requiem, Savannah, Georgia; B.M. in Music Education, Georgia Southern University.
Future: Studies for M.M. in Vocal Performance, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music.
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Stephanie Foley Davis mezzo-soprano |
Stephanie Foley Davis mezzo-soprano
Babylon, New York
Ma Moss – The Tender LandMarcellina (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Mrs. Herring in Albert Herring, A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute; Giovanna and Countess Ceprano in Rigoletto, Nashville Opera; Flo in world premiere of Libby Larsen’s Picnic, UNCG Opera Theatre; Marcellina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera Carolina; Kate in The Devil and Kate and the title role in Radamisto, A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute; Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Capital Opera Raleigh; B.A. in Voice and B.S. in Sound Recording Technology, SUNY Fredonia; M.M. in Vocal Performance, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Future: Kate in The Pirates of Penzance, Mercédès in Carmen and Emilia in Otello, Arizona Opera Pullin Opera Studio.
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Adam Fry bass |
Adam Fry bass
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Bartolo – The Marriage of Figaro
Sciarrone (cover) – Tosca
Glimmerglass Debut: Don Magnifico (cover) in La Cenerentola, Marchese D’Obigny (cover) and Doctor (cover) in La Traviata, 2009
Past: Man with a Cornet Case in Postcard from Moracco, Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Colline in La Bohème, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Marchese D’Obigny in La Traviata, Chautauqua Opera; Mandarin in Turandot and Doctor/Servant in Macbeth, Dayton Opera; B.A. in Voice Performance, Temple University; M.M. in Voice Performance and Artist Diploma in Opera, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Future: Resident Artist, Pittsburgh Opera.
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Haeran Hong soprano |
Haeran Hong soprano
Kwangwon, South KoreaBarbarina – The Marriage of Figaro
Seleuce (cover) – Tolomeo
Past: National Finalist, 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Sister Constance in The Dialogues of the Carmelites, Dalinda in Ariodante, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Juilliard Opera Center; Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, DaeJeon Culture and Arts Center; Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, Korean National University of Arts Opera Theater; B.M., The Korean National University of Arts; M.M., The Juilliard School.
Future: Continues studies for Artist Diploma in Opera Studies, The Juilliard School.
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Robert Kerr baritone |
Robert Kerr baritone
Toledo, Ohio
Sacristan and Scarpia (cover) –Tosca
Antonio – The Marriage of Figaro
Glimmerglass Debut: Gremio and Second Gangster (cover) in Kiss Me, Kate, Danieli in
Das Liebesverbot, 2008
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2008 and 2009 Young American Artists Program; Germont (cover) in La Traviata, Glimmerglass Opera; Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Baltimore Concert Opera; Ford in Falstaff, University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music; Marullo in Rigoletto, Toledo Opera; Sharpless in Madame Butterfly, Southern Ohio Light Opera; L'Imperial Commissario in Madame Butterfly, Opera Columbus; Zurga in Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Ohio State University; B.F.A. in Musical Theatre, Ohio Northern University; M.M., in Vocal Performance, The Ohio State University.
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Michael Krzankowski baritone |
Michael Krzankowski baritone
Evanston, Illinois
Count Almaviva (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Glimmerglass Debut: Barone Douphol in La Traviata, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Harlekin in Ariadne auf Naxos, Guglielmo in Così Fan Tutte, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, title role in Eugene Onegin, Seattle Opera Young Artists Program; Johann in Werther, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Gil in Il Segreto di Susanna, Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca in Lucca, Italy; Il Conte di Monterone in Rigoletto, Opera Quad Cities; B.M. in Voice, University of Iowa; M.M. in Voice, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
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Ming Kwong coach/ accompanist |
Ming Kwong coach/accompanist
Hong Kong, China
Assistant Coach/Accompanist – Tosca and The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Vocal coach and pianist for Don Giovanni, Tanglewood Music Festival; fellowship coach for Così Fan Tutte and Eliogabalo, Aspen Summer Music Festival; vocal pianist for Viaggio a Reims, Music Academy of the West; Music Director, Undergraduate Opera Theater at Manhattan School of Music; partner with soprano Jessica Stavros, Cleveland Art Songs Festival; Bachelor’s in Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; M.M. in Piano Accompanying, Manhattan School of Music.
Future: Recital with soprano Jessica Stavros, The Shoshana Foundation.
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Steven LaBrie baritone |
Steven LaBrie baritone
Dallas, Texas
Araspe – Tolomeo
Top (cover) – The Tender Land
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Marcello in La Bohème, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Guglielmoin Così Fan Tutte, Kuligan in Kát’a Kabanová, The Academy of Vocal Arts; Moralès in Carmen, Opera New Jersey; Resident Artist, The Academy of Vocal Arts; Winner, Sergio Franchi Foundation Scholarship; Second Place, 2008 Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition; Semi-Finalist, 2007 Richard Tucker Competition.
Future: Miller in El Gato con Botas, Gotham Chamber Opera; Mercutio and Paris in Roméo et Juliette, The Dallas Opera.
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Sarah Larsen mezzo-soprano |
Sarah Larsen mezzo-soprano
Los Angeles, California
Ma Moss (cover) – The Tender Land
Past: Lola (cover) in Cavalleria Rusticana and Zweiter Knabe (cover) in Die Zauberflöte, Sarasota Opera; title role in Savitri and Goffredo in Rinaldo, Rice University; Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte, Zotico in Eliogabalo and Florence Pike in Albert Herring, Aspen Opera Theater; B.M. in Vocal Performance, Simpson College; M.M. in Vocal Performance, Rice University.
Future: Dorabella (cover) in Così Fan Tutte and Maddalena (cover) in Rigoletto, Virginia Opera Spectrum Resident Artist.
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Jonathan Lasch baritone |
Jonathan Lasch baritone
Hinsdale, Illinois
Jailor and Scarpia (cover) – Tosca
Grandpa Moss (cover) and First Man – The Tender Land
Glimmerglass Debut: Achilla in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, 2008
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2008 Young American Artists Program; Leporello in Don Giovanni, Michigan Opera Theatre; Masetto in Don Giovanni, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra; title role in Falstaff, Marcello in La Bohème, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Ford in Falstaff and Escamillo in The Tragedy of Carmen, Seattle Opera Young Artists Program; Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Portland Opera; B.M.A. and M.M in Voice, The Hartt School; Artist Diploma in Opera; University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
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Will Liverman baritone |
Will Liverman baritone
Norfolk, Virginia
Mr. Jenks – The Tender Land
Sacristan (cover) – Tosca
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Title role in Gianni Schicchi, John Brooke in Little Women and The Speaker in The Magic Flute, Brevard Music Center; Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, Wheaton College; Chorus in Porgy and Bess and Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Second Place Regional Winner in Chicago, 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; First Place, 2009 Bel Canto Foundation Competition; B.M., Wheaton College. Future: Pursues master’s degree, The Juilliard School.
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Rebecca Jo Loeb mezzo-soprano |
Rebecca Jo Loeb mezzo-soprano
New York, New York
Beth –The Tender Land
Second Bridesmaid – The Marriage of Figaro
Soloist – Killer B’s
Glimmerglass Debut: Annina in La Traviata and The Sailor in Dido and Aeneas, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Bessie in Mahogonny Songspiel, Ravinia Festival; soloist in Bach’s B Minor Mass, Carnegie Hall; soloist in Bolcom’s Cabaret Songs with Riverside Symphony in Alice Tully Hall; Meg Page in Falstaff, Juilliard Opera Center; Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Juilliard Opera Center; Jenny in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Tanglewood Music Festival; Petra in A Little Night Music, Boston Pops; B.M., University of Michigan; M.M., Manhattan School of Music.
Future: Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Teatro Regio di Torino; Fyodor in Boris Godunov, The Dallas Opera.
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Zulimar López-Hernández soprano |
Zulimar López-Hernández soprano
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Susanna (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Shepherd (cover) – Tosca
Past: Beth in Little Women, Syracuse Opera; Norina in Don Pasquale and Pousette in Manon, Despina in Così Fan Tutte, The Academy of Vocal Arts; Mademoiselle Silberklang in Der Schauspieldirektor, Festival de la Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de las Américas; Finalist, 2009 Philadelphia Orchestra Greenfield Competition; National Semi-Finalist, 2006 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; B.A. in Music Education, University of Puerto Rico; Artist Diploma, The Academy of Vocal Arts.
Future: Continues studies for Professional Studies Diploma, Mannes College The New School for Music.
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Chris Lysack tenor |
Chris Lysack tenor
Vancouver, Canada
Mr. Splinters – The Tender Land
Past: Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, El Periodista in world premiere of ¡Únicamente la Verdad!, Indiana University; Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus and Macheath in The Beggar’s Opera, Manhattan School of Music; Apprentice Artist, Chautauqua Opera; First Prize, LidalNorth International Opera Workshop’s Solveig Competition; B.M. in Piano, B.S.O.F. in Voice and French, M.M. in Piano and M.A in French Literature, D.M. in Piano, Ph.D. in French Literature (ABD), Indiana University; M.M. in Voice, Manhattan School of Music.
Future: Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte, Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor, Froh in Das Rheingold, Gastone in La Traviata, Roderigo in Otello and Spoletta in Tosca, Internationales Opernstudio at the Staatsoper Hamburg, 2010-2012.
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Jamilyn Manning-White soprano |
Jamilyn Manning-White soprano
Pocatello, Idaho
Laurie (cover) and Mrs. Jenks– The Tender Land
Soloist – Killer B’s
Glimmerglass Debut: Clorinda in La Cenerentola, Second Woman and First Witch (cover) in Dido and Aeneas, soloist in Latin Lovers concert, 2009
Past: Member of 2009 Young American Artists Program; Belinda in Dido and Aeneas and Najade in Ariadne auf Naxos, Arizona State University’s Lyric Opera Theatre; Western Regional Finalist, 2007 and 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; National Winner, 2009 Music Teacher National Association; President’s Prize Winner, 2008 Jose Iturbi Music International Competition; B. M. in Voice Performance, Utah State University; M.M., Arizona State University.
Future: Edith and Mabel (cover) in The Pirates of Penzance, Frasquita in Carmen and Konstanze (cover) in The Abduction of the Seraglio, Arizona Opera Pullin Opera Studio.
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Alex Mansoori tenor |
Alex Mansoori tenor
Redmond, Washington
Don Basilio – The Marriage of Figaro
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Tanzmeister in Ariadne auf Naxos, Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte and Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream,Seattle Opera Young Artists Program; Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte, Merola Opera Program; Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Santa Fe Opera; The Stage Manager in Our Town, Juilliard Opera Center; Lenia in Eliogabalo, Aspen Music Festival; B.M. and M.M., The Juilliard School.
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Courtney McKeown mezzo-soprano |
Courtney McKeown mezzo-soprano
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Marcellina – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Emilia in Otello, Charlotte (cover) in Werther, Kentucky Opera; La Zelatrice in Suor Angelica, La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Tampa; Chautauqua Opera Guild Encouragement Award; Vera Boronel in The Consul, Chautauqua Opera; Flora Bervoix in La Traviata, Dayton Opera; B.M., DePaul University; M.M., Northwestern University.
Future: La Voix and Giullieta (cover) in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Duenna in Cyrano de Bergerac,Florida Grand Opera.
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Marie-Eve Munger soprano |
Marie-Eve Munger soprano
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
First Bridesmaid – The Marriage of Figaro
Beth Moss (cover) – The Tender Land
Past: Maria in Magdalena and Florice/Sylvie in world premiere of Pastorale, Théâtre du Châtelet; Ophélie in Hamlet, Opéra-Théâtre de Metz; Ciboulette in Mesdames de la Halle, L’Opéra de Tours; Cunegonde in Candide, Opera McGill; Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, Banff Centre; First Prize, Marmande International Singing Competition; B.M. and M.M. in Voice Performance, Schulich School of Music at McGill University.
Future: Nannetta in Falstaff, Opera-Théâtre de Metz; Exultate Jubilate, L’Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay.
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Karin Mushegain mezzo-soprano |
Karin Mushegain mezzo-soprano
Pasadena, California
Alessandro and Tolomeo (cover) – Tolomeo
Glimmerglass Debut: Tisbe and Angelina (cover) in La Cenerentola, The Secretary (cover) in The Consul, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Angelina in La Cenerentola, Opera Idaho; Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte, Opera Memphis; Novice in Suor Angelica, Los Angeles Opera; Flora in La Traviata, Florida Grand Opera; Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflöte and Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos, Pittsburgh Opera; La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi, Lake George Opera; B.M., Northwestern University; M.M., University of California, Los Angeles. Future: El Gato in El Gato con Botas, Gotham Chamber Opera; Minsk Woman in Flight, Austin Lyric Opera.
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Zachary Nelson bass-baritone |
Zachary Nelson bass-baritone
Annapolis, Maryland
Figaro (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Cesare Angelotti (cover) and Sciarrone – Tosca
Soloist – Killer B’s
Past: Title role in Falstaff and Majordomo in Capriccio, The Academy of Vocal Arts; Marcello in La Bohème, Achilla in Giulio Cesare, Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Don Alfonso in Così Fan Tutte and Mr. Webb in Our Town, The Catholic University of America; B.M. in Vocal Performance, The Catholic University of America. Future: Continues studies for Artist Diploma, The Academy of Vocal Arts.
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Dominick Rodriguez tenor |
Dominick Rodriguez tenor
Buffalo, New York
Spoletta and Cavaradossi (cover) – Tosca
Past: Soloist in Verdi’s Requiem, Savannah Philharmonic; Ruggero in La Rondine; Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Italy; Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, La Music Lirica; Canio (cover) in I Pagliacci, Turiddu (cover) in Cavalleria Rusticana and Don José (cover) in Carmen, Virginia Opera; Rodolfo in La Bohème, University of Minnesota; B.M., Ithaca College; M.M., University of Minnesota.
Future: Gerontius in The Dream of Gerontius, Savannah Philharmonic.
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Annie Rosen mezzo-soprano |
Annie Rosen mezzo-soprano
New Haven, Connecticut
Alessandro (cover) – Tolomeo
Past: Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte and Annina in La Traviata, Mannes Opera; Concepción in The Spanish Hour, enCANTA Collective; Studio Artist, Opera North in New Hampshire; Louis Sudler Prize in Performing and Creative Arts, Yale College; Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Yale Institute of Sacred Music; Anna I, Die Sieben Todsünden, Yale Cabaret; B.A. in Music, Yale College; M.M., Mannes College The New School for Music.
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Lindsay Russell soprano |
Lindsay Russell soprano
Richmond, Virginia
Laurie Moss – The Tender Land
First Bridesmaid (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Gilda in Rigoletto and Lydie in Pénélope, Manhattan School of Music; Musetta (cover) in La Bohème and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas, Aspen Music Festival; Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, James Madison University; B.M., James Madison University; M.M. in Vocal Performance, Manhattan School of Music.
Future: Gilda (cover) in Rigoletto, Virginia Opera.
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Claire Shackleton mezzo-soprano |
Claire Shackleton mezzo-soprano
Morgan City, Louisiana
Mrs. Splinters – The Tender Land
Glimmerglass Debut: Tisbe (cover) in La Cenerentola, The Spirit (cover) in Dido and Aeneas, 2009
Past: Member of Glimmerglass Opera’s 2009 Young American Artists Program; Der Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos, Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Diamantine in L’Ile de Merlin and Kate Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, New Orleans Opera Association; Emilia (cover) in Otello, Des Moines Metro Opera; Tessa in The Gondoliers, Loyola University New Orleans; Vittoria in The Gondoliers, The Ohio Light Opera; B.M. in Vocal Performance, Loyola University; M.M., University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
Future: Meg Page in Falstaff, Mercury Opera Rochester.
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Clinton Smith coach/ |
Clinton Smith coach/accompanist
Lake Jackson, Texas
Coach/Accompanist – Tolomeo and The Tender Land
Past: Cover conductor for Salome and Casanova’s Homecoming and cover conductor/Chorus Master for La Bohème, Roberto Devereux, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Minnesota Opera; conductor, Madama Butterfly, Hamline University; B.M. in Piano Performance, University of Texas at Austin; M.M. in Orchestra Conducting and D.M.A., University of Michigan.
Future: Conductor for La Traviata, cover conductor and Chorus Master for La Cenerentola and Orpheus ed Eurydice, The Minnesota Opera.
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Aaron Sorensen bass |
Aaron Sorensen bass
Omaha, Nebraska
Angelotti – Tosca
Bartolo (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Court Usher in Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, OPERA Iowa; Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Second Armored Man in Die Zauberflöte, Des Moines Metro Opera; Sparafucile in Rigoletto, Oroveso in Norma and Ferrando in Il Trovatore, Opera in the Heights; B.M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha; M.M., University of Houston.
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Andrew Stenson tenor |
Andrew Stenson tenor
Rochester, Minnesota
Martin – The Tender Land
Past: Curley in Of Mice and Men, Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia and Fenton (cover) in Falstaff, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; First Jew in Salome, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre; Guard and Head Man (cover) in The Letter, Santa Fe Opera; Nemorino in The Elixir of Love, Luther College; B.A., Luther College; M.M. in Voice, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Future: Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Seattle Opera; Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Seattle Opera Young Artist Program.
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Jonathan R. Tuzo tenor |
Jonathan Tuzo tenor
New York, New York
Martin (cover) – The Tender Land
Past: Solo Artist, Langston Hughes, Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte and Scott Joplin in Treemonisha, Opera Memphis; Remendado in Carmen, Union Avenue Opera; Gastone in La Traviata, Lake George Opera; Michele (cover) in The Saint of Bleecker Street, Central City Opera; B.A. in Art History, Vassar College; M.M. in Voice, Manhattan School of Music.
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Xi Wang soprano |
Xi Wang soprano
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Shepherd – Tosca
Barbarina (cover) – The Marriage of Figaro
Past: Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music; Diane in Orpheus in the Underworld, Serpina in La Serva Padrona and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; National Semi-Finalist, 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; Semi-Finalist, 2009 Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers; First Place Winner, East Bay Young Artist Vocal Competition, Fe Bland Scholarship Competition; Winner, Henry and Maria Holt Memorial Award; District Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; First Place, The National Association of Teachers of Singing Southern Region; B.M., Brenau University; M.M., San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
