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Are - Make it stand out MARIA THOMPSON CORLEY Composer She/Her Maria Thompson Corley (DMA, The Juilliard School), an international solo and collaborative pianist, began composing and arranging as a child. Her works have been commissioned by choirs, opera companies, and soloists from across the country. Her arrangement of "Mary had a Baby" was published by Walton, and her song cycle, For Terry, is published by Classical Vocal Reprints. Her art songs and arrangements have been performed, recorded and/or taught in the United States and abroad. Her first CD, Dreamer (Naxos), contains collaborations with tenor Darryl Taylor. Her solo discs include Twelve Etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams (seven of which she world-premiered) and Soulscapes, consisting of music for solo piano by African American women. Maria’s recording of “Troubled Water” by Margaret Bonds was featured in the HBO Family documentary, Kabreeya’s Salad Day. Her performance of Leslie Adams’s Etude in C sharp Minor is featured in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’s documentary, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014712193-DU28OC50POMK48LCTNYJ/Sequoia+Hauck+%28Director%29+_PC_+Taz+Song%E2%80%99ony.JPG The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out SEQUOIA HAUCK Director She/They Sequoia Hauck (Anishinaabe/Hupa) is a graduate from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities with a B.A. in American Indian Studies. She is a multidisciplinary artist in the Twin Cities focused on creating theater, film, poetry, and performance art that decolonizes the process of art-making. She makes art surrounding the narratives of continuation and resiliency among her communities. Sequoia has worked on and offstage with organizations such as Aniccha Arts, Art Shanty Projects, Exposed Brick Theatre, Māoriland, Pangea World Theater, Patrick's Cabaret, Poetry and Pie, The Southern Theater, and Turtle Theater Collective. Sequoia has the honor of being one of eight playwrights chosen by Exposed Brick Theatre to create an original play responding to our current moment in time. Sequoia’s play is about discrimination, racism, and police brutality through a Minnesota BIPOC lens. The play tells the stories of Black, Hmong, Somali, Latinx, Anishinaabe, and Dakota residents navigating through a world where their existence is political. A virtual showing will occur in late 2020. www.sequoiahauck.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014614533-6P0GO91TNZ3770FIDM4Q/Elise+Parker+%28Violin%29.jpeg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out ELISE PARKER She/Her Violinist Elise Parker, a core member of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra since 2012, is an active part of the Twin Cities music scene. Ms. Parker also performs with Minnesota Sinfonia, VocalEssence, Minneapolis Pops, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, the American Composers Forum, Hennepin Theatre Trust, as well as recording and performing with the Guthrie Theater, STRINGenius, the Children’s Theatre, and is a member of the Jamison String Quartet. The Star Tribune has described her playing as “soulful,” while the Pioneer Press wrote “Elise Parker wrings pure beauty from her violin.” As an avid orchestral musician, Elise has performed with numerous ensembles, including the Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, San Antonio Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Madison Opera, Madison Ballet, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony, KUHF Houston Public Radio Chamber Players, 21/20 Contemporary Ensemble at the Shepherd School of Music, and the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014536817-10DHWRJVDTVPPNMQ2KI2/Justin+Anthony+Spenner+%28role+of+Male+Voice%29_PC_+Brent+Dundore.jpg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out JUSTIN SPENNER He/Him Praised as a “Standout” with “boisterous comic energy” by the Star Tribune, Baritone Justin Anthony Spenner is known throughout the Twin Cities for his artistic honesty and engaging versatility. At home with Schubert as he is with Stockhausen, Justin’s appearances run the gamut from recital and oratorio staples to world premieres of experimental music. Recent stage credits include Schaunard (La Bohème) with Theater Latte Da, Father (The Golden Ass/World Premiere) with 113 Composers Collective, Joey (The Most Happy Fella) and Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) with Skylark Opera Theatre, John Sorel (The Consul) with An Opera Theatre (AOT). Soloist credits include Coffee Cantata (Bach) and Apollo e Dafne (Handel) with La Grande Bande, Niccolai Messe/Coronation Mass/The Messiah (Haydn/Mozart/Handel) with St. Johns Lutheran Music Series, and DIVAS & DRAG with AOT. In addition to performing, Justin keeps an active private studio and works as a grant editor/consultant for various Twin Cities arts non-profits and individual artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014931650-0CP078FONR2J4DUI4OZP/AOT+Founder%2C+Producer%2C+Artistic+Director+%28Kelly+M+Turpin%29+_PC_+Brent+Dundore.jpg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out KELLY M TURPIN Producer / AOT Founder She/Her It isn’t every day that newspapers mention arts administrators, but AOT Founder/Producer Kelly M Turpin was praised by the Star Tribune for having “thrown a gauntlet down to those inclined to think opera consists mainly of prima donnas, pretty tunes and preening.” Kelly’s career in artistic development and administration began as Company Director for Mill City Summer Opera. Since then, she has worked with The Southern Theater, 113 Composers Collective, and Cantus on top of her responsibilities at AOT. Originally planning on a career in opera performance, (Ithaca College BM, Arizona State MM) she quickly tired of the stale and pompous US opera culture and invested in creating a space for greater transparency and honesty in the art form. AOT was founded on this vision of social action and community inspired through opera. When not dreaming up new artistic ventures in Minneapolis, Kelly enjoys cooking, swimming, running, road trips, and reading all in the company of her favorite collaborator, Justin Spenner, and their cat kids Percy and Motley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014770848-48R8UTAG1XF5XVZFIQCZ/Librettist+Headshot+%28Jenny+O_Connell%29.jpg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out Jenny O’Connell Librettist She/Her Jenny O’Connell's debut book project, Finding Petronella, traces her 2014 solo trek across Finland following the footsteps of a female legend into the heart of the Arctic Circle. A Maine Literary Award finalist and Pushcart Prize nominee, Jenny's writing has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, SLICE Magazine, Appalachia Journal, Hippocampus, and elsewhere. She is an outdoor contributor at Maine Magazine. This is her first libretto. Jenny earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Stonecoast. She lives in Portland, Maine, where she teaches creative writing to youth and adults, works on initiatives that empower writers to create positive change through the literary arts, and guides wilderness expeditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014452172-Y9YKY4K0C1CNJ27NNBKY/Katherine+Henly+%28role+of+Reyna%29+PC_+taken+by+Ksenia+Lambert.jpeg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out Katherine Henly She/Her Praised for her captivating and affecting portrayals in genres ranging from opera to musical theater, jazz, and pop throughout the United States and abroad, soprano Katherine Henly (she/her) has performed with LA Opera, Washington National Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Charlottesville Opera, Virginia Opera, The New York Musical Theatre Festival, The New York International Fringe Festival, The O’Neill National Music Theater Conference, and at The Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman. The 2018-2019 season included her European debut and role debut as Rose Maurrant in John Fulljames’ production of Street Scene with Oper Köln. In the 2019-2020 season, Ms. Henly made her Messiah debut in New York City, as the soprano soloist with Camerata New York. This spring, she was scheduled to make her role debut as Musetta in La Bohème with Theater Latté Da in Minneapolis, MN. She is a graduate of Ithaca College (B.M.) and Brigham Young University (M.M.). www.katherinehenly.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630014469765-8SUXNA5B1PURJUL3YYDY/Anna+Hashizume+%28role+of+Jo%29.jpeg The Sky Where You Are - Make it stand out ANNA HASHIZUME She/Her Anna is thrilled to be working with AOT for the first time! Previous credits include: Artistry Theater: Mary Poppins; Theatre Elision: Of Art and Artists; Lyric Arts: Sense and Sensibility; Collective Unconscious Performance: Into the Darkness; Mixed Precipitation: The Clemency of Tito’s Tennis Club, Dr. Falstaff and the Working Wives of Lake County, Philemon and Baucis: Planet in Peril; Minnesota Opera: La Traviata, Thaïs; Fargo- Moorhead Opera: Speed Dating, Tonight!; Lyric Opera of the North: Rigoletto. In 2017 she was a Schubert Club Competition Winner. TRAINING: M.M., University of Minnesota; B.S.O.F, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Anna hosts a podcast called Thank You Places which can be found on most streaming platforms. www.annahashizume.com https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/so-noble-a-heart daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224554338-VUX3MQY0HV865PUPRZ6S/Ep3+Orsa+Ibernata+3.jpeg So Noble A Heart - Orsa Ibernata by Elizabeth Blood and Danny Brylow Inspired by The Decameron Day 4, Story 1 & Day 4, Story 9 Commissioned by Milwaukee Opera Theatre - Milwaukee, Wisconsin When a clandestine love affair begets tragic consequences, a woman resolves to reunite with her lost love, even at the price of death. Freely adapted from two of The Decameron’s most closely-related stories, “Orsa Ibernata” traces an emotionally penetrating journey through violence and heartbreak to spiritual transcendence against the backdrop of an ethereal and enigmatic woodland surrounding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224257602-IDYB9B3LHPABUCB67K9G/Happy+Hour+opening+number+still+w+titles.jpeg So Noble A Heart - The Happy Hour (Interstitials) by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224620177-E4PI7QZDZIH582S2YVZ8/Ep3+The+Sky+Where+You+Are.png So Noble A Heart - The Sky Where You Are by Maria Thompson Corley and Jenny O’Connell in collaboration with Brenisen Wheeler, Women’s Advocates Commissioned by An Opera Theatre - Minneapolis, Minnesota Reyna has locked herself in her bathroom in order to contact her childhood friend, Jo. Reyna reveals to Jo for the first time that her husband has been emotionally abusive for years, and now, in the seclusion of quarantine, his abuse has turned physical. Reyna has decided to take the necessary steps to try and leave her abuser for a third time. With her husband becoming suspicious of the running shower, help, answers, and a plan are needed. Time is of the essence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224443663-A5MH8Y03BSR9LHO5VPZL/Ep3+Seven+Spells.jpeg So Noble A Heart - Seven Spells by Donia Jarrar Inspired by The Decameron Day 8, Story 7 Commissioned by Opera in the Heights - Houston, Texas A celebrity named Elena joins an online dating service in search of some fun while stringing along another man. The tabloids snap some photos of her and it enrages her current lover, who seeks revenge through public humiliation. This concert aria takes on a dark and sinister quality and hints at mental health issues brought about by public humiliation of female celebrities. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/hilliard-boresi daily 0.75 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224874943-KHI5QMERZ6YOWCTNTF53/hnb.png Hilliard & Boresi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626209690476-RX7AKB8IXVBSCS5J6IY2/TBD.png Hilliard & Boresi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626225004018-2E2SCOCE9MXH2SK6RRKG/Copy+of+happy+hour+still_1.jpg Hilliard & Boresi https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-happy-hour daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626225288691-LXDZ92W8H7Z0T6SNOMKR/Copy+of+happy+hour+still_1.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510741830-GH2MWK43U11B3KPAJU50/Hilliard+Boresi.JPG The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510791572-5J2OD8TZ6RLVTBUQ38KE/Copy+of+Kaarin+Cecilia+Phelps+mezzo-soprano.jpeg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510755964-IAJJ8Q1IY0NAM5OXLO1U/kira-10292011-205515-2309.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510582932-NPLVUQEES9RAYDX8PZZS/Copy+of+20190910-TZ6A3894.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510642725-D9I5LI5QAXDS8DHXLBC0/Copy+of+Jesica+Sharp+Crewe+-+bass.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510699747-XZ7W9AOKOQLI008C487T/Copy+of+Sandro+Leal-Santiesteban.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510679406-UVUJVV1CSUINYOS1FNZA/Copy+of+S.+Apostolou+4.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630512474429-4OOPMJL31PO2PBG3ETYQ/K.+F.+Jacques10.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510649323-Z903CJD8JFERSMPZSITM/Copy+of+Josh+kohl.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510621933-F25HH1Z5DO4JDHDHPAL1/Copy+of+James+Lesniak.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510591705-A7LAIUOICR5BDYQ65D29/Copy+of+Blood%2C+Elizabeth.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510599074-QE53FXXBVD87GFS91644/Copy+of+Briana3.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510587014-79U05207RXFFKVN366CO/Copy+of+Anna+Hashizume+%28role+of+Jo%29.jpeg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630510617792-29KCTPV14HMGNAH576HM/Copy+of+Brittany+Renee.jpg The Happy Hour - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/home daily 1.0 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/eea31fbd-c957-46fb-a5a6-42cbbf1d7d10/DOC+the+Halls+w+snow.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/56d24211-6e0c-41fa-913a-e7c1c6ca28dd/heroes-basic+banner.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630431822200-XKVRM2P06BTSO85FPAQS/Luca+photo+no+text.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/performances daily 0.75 2021-09-03 https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/both-gladsome-grievous daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224257602-IDYB9B3LHPABUCB67K9G/Happy+Hour+opening+number+still+w+titles.jpeg Both Gladsome & Grievous - The Happy Hour by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition Based on the ten narrators of Bocaccio’s Decameron, The Happy Hour features internationally renowned bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, and characters from each of this opera’s tales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630018871504-3U19D7KERRHXVX3CQQR6/Ep1+Everything+Comes+to+a+Head+2.jpg Both Gladsome & Grievous - Everything Comes to a Head by Rachel J. Peters, Margi Preus, and Jean Sramek Inspired by The Decameron Day 4, Story 5 “Filomena’s Story” Commissioned by Lyric Opera of the North - Duluth, Minnesota Where is Basil, Rosemary’s boyfriend? He made like a tree and leaved. He made like a banana and peeled. He made like a bush and burned. He made like a pandemic committee meeting and Zoomed. Rosemary is worried their love has gone dormant (was it the lack of spice in their relationship?) but she’s staying planted in her tiny apartment. Her roommates, on the other hand, think Rosemary doesn’t need to cultivate that kind of baggage. Basil was deadwood! Everything Comes to a Head gives us some sage advice: if the roots of love are deep enough, it doesn’t matter if you’re in mint condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630019211200-71639SDHZA5GH0LMDS55/Late+Walk+Formatted+%281%29.png Both Gladsome & Grievous - the late walk by Jasmine Barnes and Nikolaus Hochstein Cox Inspired by The Decameron Day 5, Story 8 Commissioned by Bare Opera - New York, New York During a pandemic nothing is a walk in the park. For modern lovers Tamara and Natalie, a night out in the fresh air takes a turn for the uncanny when they meet an older couple very much like them. There’s only one problem: these other park-goers are dead. The Late Walk is romance, science fiction and horror set against the backdrop of a global pandemic and asks, in the fashion that only opera can, what can all the best intentions and most human passions do in the face of an omnipotent and callous virus? https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/prompted-by-appetite daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630020223714-YELM8DBHWD9BCG534OUA/theroost__notext_4x4_RGB.jpg Prompted by Appetite - the roost by Marc Migó and John de los Santos Inspired by The Decameron Day 5, Story 4 (Filostrato’s Tale) Commissioned by UrbanArias - Washington, D.C. Expecting your first baby while quarantined in your overbearing mother’s house with a broken air conditioner during a global pandemic is another story altogether. With hormones at their peak, Kat and Ricky face these challenges with honesty and tenderness in this operatic comedy inspired by one of The Decameron’s sexiest tales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224257602-IDYB9B3LHPABUCB67K9G/Happy+Hour+opening+number+still+w+titles.jpeg Prompted by Appetite - The Happy Hour (Interstitials) by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630020284121-R396CMZVSOT90I9WNJJQ/Ep2+Dinner+4+3.png Prompted by Appetite - dinner 4 3 by Michael Ching and Deborah Brevoort Inspired by The Decameron Day 5, Story 10 Commissioned by Fargo-Moorhead Opera - Fargo, North Dakota A wealthy businessman and his trophy wife are unfulfilled in their marriage. They both search internet dating sites for extra-marital partners and, upon finding suitable matches, make dates to meet. But their romantic liaisons don’t go as planned; in the end, both the husband and wife are caught cheating. The underlying problem in their marriage is revealed, leading them to an understanding. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-bolts-of-fortune daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1626224257602-IDYB9B3LHPABUCB67K9G/Happy+Hour+opening+number+still+w+titles.jpeg The Bolts of Fortune - The Happy Hour (Interstitials & Finale) by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630020649332-R8AQ93EW20IXDDC7BYB3/Ep4+Sourdough+Rise+Up.png The Bolts of Fortune - sourdough: rise up by Gilda Lyons Commissioned by Resonance Works - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Everyday life in the spring of COVID-19 is refracted through a graphic-novel lens as three friends—Shazam, Rockstar, and Boss—wrestle with the changing world around them and theirplace in it. Linked by a shared sourdough starter, these normal-person superheroes consider their fears and the small, ordinary acts of courage that define them. Together, they reach toward hope, celebrating resilience, change, honesty, and the boundless possibility of freshly baked deliciousness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630020822842-71SYLHV9NX5JVIW6N74M/Ep4+Corsair.jpg The Bolts of Fortune - corsair by K.F. Jacques Inspired by The Decameron Day 2, Story 4 Commissioned by Chicago Fringe Opera - Chicago, Illinois You have everything you need. Then you double it. Then you lose it all. How do you get it back? Where do you end up? “Corsair” is one man’s journey from greed to humility, from isolation to community, all told through the epic form of hip-hopera. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/happy-hours daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/corsair daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511468520-4ANGOLYTGEWA2Q9257I2/Ep4+Corsair.jpg Corsair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511802859-0BYVRMAHST9BUUA55U36/kizart-thomas.jpeg Corsair - Make it stand out Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas She/Her Singer and actress, Mrs. Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas, is being praised by critics worldwide for her visually, and vocally, compelling performances. Select stage and screen credits include Random Acts of Flyness (HBO), The Verdian Voice (ARTE), Spicks and Specks (ABC TV), Intimate Apparel (Lincoln Center Theater), Tosca (Opera Australia, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Dallas Opera, Colorado Symphony), La bohème (Metropolitan Opera of NY, Opera Australia, Deutsche Oper Berlin), Madama Butterfly (Deutsche Oper Berlin, Slovenian National Theatre), Cassandra / Elektra (Deutsche Oper Berlin), Mefistofele (Opera Montpellier), Marie Victoire (Deutsche Oper Berlin), La forza del destino (Caramoor Music Festival), Il trovatore (Oper Stuttgart, National Theatre Tokyo), Norma (Opera North UK), L'isola disabitata (Gotham Chamber Opera), Bluebeard's Castle (Oper Köln), Othello and Macbeth (Altamura Center for the Arts). A versatile Classical, Jazz, Soul, and Pop Vocal Soloist, she has also appeared with Yo-Yo Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Philadelphia Orchestra, Kimmel Center, African American Museum of Philadelphia, Winspear Opera House, Fort Worth Opera & Symphony, Dallas Arts District Tuesday Nite Jazz, Aspen Music Festival, Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, Knoxville Museum of Art, France Musique, MIDEM Festival, Palais des Festivals Cannes, and Broadway In Chicago, including nominations for Germany’s Opernwelt Award for “Female Singer of the Year. With a strong belief in education, creation, and community as evidenced by her recent partnerships with Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas as the first Vocal Artist In-Residence, and with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as the Inaugural Purpose Over Pain Artist, Arranger, and Producer. A performer since the age of two, the Chicago native and alumnae of the lauded University of North Texas and Philadelphia’s storied Academy of Vocal Arts counts music legends McKinley “Muddy Waters” Morganfield and Tina Turner among her relations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511754407-65B74B76EBB81Q0EMMHS/bradcaleblee.jpg Corsair - Make it stand out Brad Caleb Lee He/Him Brad Caleb Lee is an Alabama native now residing in Cardiff, Wales. He is an international award-winning designer and assistant director whose collaborators, among others, include Chicago Fringe Opera, Filament Theatre, Summer Theatre of New Canaan, Prague Shakespeare Company, Bros do Prose, Hell In A Handbag, Theatre Tuscaloosa, Music Theatre Wales, ELANFrontoio, The Victoria & Albert Museum, and Welsh National Opera, with work included in World Stage Design and The Prague Quadrennial. Brad has edited a number of publications on scenography and performance design with the Czech Theatre Institute, is the founding editor of Ascending, a digital publication dedicated to the work of emerging designers, and was the programs coordinator (curatorial producer) for PQ 2019. He holds an MA w/Merit from The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and both an honors BA & BS from The University of Alabama. He is a member of Scene/Change, OISTAT, USITT, and SBTD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511770680-Y2WEV4M1WA05BBMQCEP7/K.+F.+Jacques10.jpg Corsair - Make it stand out K. F. Jacques He/Him K. F. Jacques [pronounced k. f. Żak] is a classical singer and hip hop producer. He has been featured on the Rosie Show (Oprah Winfrey Network), various Polish Television and radio networks, and has toured the US, Poland, and several other countries! Currently he is the head composer of, and plays the role of Figaro in, “The Rosina Project”, a hip-hopera version of The Barber of Seville with a cast of talented rappers, dancers, a beatboxer, dj, and singers. The Rosina Project was recently included in The Pivot Arts Festival two years in a row, featured on ABC 7 News, Chicago SunTimes, and The Chicago Tribune, and was also featured in a citywide summer tour of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks. Shortly after completing his Masters in opera performance, bass-baritone Khary Laurent took to producing his own material and creating a brand-new genre on the forefront of hip-hop and opera music under the pseudonym K. F. Jacques. Mr. Laurent has advanced from a chauffeur day job to captivating audiences worldwide with his exceptional fusion of rap, opera, and pop; dubbed OperaTronic. He's performed multiple times as a headliner at House of Blues Chicago, and has performed his classic solo rendition of the national anthem at United Center, U. S. Cellular Field, and Soldier Field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511815634-XF9N99LJPUSNCZ94ESQI/O_Shaughnessy+-+Headshot.jpg Corsair - Make it stand out Catherine O’Shaughnessy She/Her Catherine O’Shaughnessy is a rising orchestral and opera conductor in the United States and abroad. Her performances have earned rave reviews from the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Classical Review (“great skill, alertness, and sensitivity”), and Vocal Arts Chicago (“resourcefulness…scrappiness and...fierce concentration”). Avidly committed to Chicago’s dynamic opera scene, she is currently the music director of Chicago Fringe Opera—the city's “alt-opera company” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Fringe brings to life recent English-language works in immersive, site-specific, and experiential settings; featured composers have included Missy Mazzoli, Philip Glass, and William Bolcom. Catherine has also led with several other area companies, including The Floating Opera Company and Opera On Tap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/17034343-2262-40f7-8d3c-ad51cde46aa4/Ep4+Corsair+_follow+stars_.png Corsair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/39ad0fe8-c07f-40b2-a5df-572dbf314767/Ep4+Corsair+2.png Corsair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/db97db86-b856-4f17-9334-5a51bc39f6b3/Ep4+Corsair+3.png Corsair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/9580c806-93c1-452a-9a13-57f5637e944a/Ep4+Corsair+w+Takesha.jpeg Corsair https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/dinner-4-3 daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513823072-7A415YEB083T1SCCUD4R/Menage.png Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513146979-PL3SB06NKT1ALJE52H9S/Michael+Ching.jpg Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out michael ching He/Him An opera composer/librettist, conductor, songwriter, Michael Ching is the composer/librettist of the opera SPEED DATING TONIGHT! With nearly ninety productions since its 2013 premiere SPEED DATING TONIGHT! is one of the most popular operas of the 21st century. His newest opera, RSBE, had its premiere at the University of Alabama in 2020. In 2018-2019, two new one act operas had their premieres, THRIVERS, at Palm Springs Opera Guild, and EIGHT WOODS AND A VAN, at the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. As Composer-in-Residence of Savannah Voice Festival, Michael wrote ALICE RYLEY (2015) and ANNA HUNTER (2017) two works with Savannah subjects. Michael’s other well known opera is BUOSO’S GHOST. BUOSO is a comic sequel to GIANNI SCHICCHI. Michael is Music Director of Amarillo Opera, Composer-in-Residence at Savannah Voice Festival, and Opera consultant at EC Schirmer. He is the former Artistic Director of Opera Memphis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513665622-78I3NKM34YOWXGYF3IOG/kate+jackman.png Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out Kate Jackman She/Her Called “winningly wily and dauntless” by Boston Classical Review, American mezzo-soprano Kate Jackman is a multifaceted musician and actress who excels in a variety of musical expression. She performed the lead role in Oliver Knussen’s Higglety Pigglety Pop! at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary. Other recent roles include Bradamante in Fargo-Moorhead Opera’s production of Alcina, Giovanna in Charlottesville Opera’s production of Rigoletto, the title role in Carmen with Maryland Concert Opera, The Beggar Woman in Baltimore Concert Opera’s Sweeney Todd, and Bloody Mary in Annapolis Opera’s production of South Pacific, a role she “performed well physically… with a sly grin heralding a lovely voice.” (Maryland Theater Guide.) As a winner of the DC Vocal Arts competition, Kate made her Kennedy Center recital debut in 2012. Other concert credits include Narrator in Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat with the Lunar Ensemble, and Alto Soloist in both Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Vivaldi’s Gloria with Maryland Choral Society. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513087230-E10T6DLM7OK7JJG896CN/FREDERIC+FLTC+025.png Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out Frederic Heringes He/Him Frederic Heringes has appeared on Broadway in the San Francisco & Toronto companies of “The Phantom of the Opera” (Ubaldo Piangi); in New York City in Bryan Putnam’s new musical “The Toymaker” and played the role of Artiste in Moliere’s “The Learned Ladies”. Regional Theatre credits include Agent Rank in “Unnecessary Farce”, Saunders in “Lend Me a Tenor”, and premiere productions of “Stonewall’s Bust” by John Morogiello and “One Golden Moment” by Wm. S. C. Coleman. In Opera, Mr. Heringes has been heard with Florida Grand Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Anchorage Opera, Chautauqua Opera and Fargo-Moorhead Opera. At FM Opera he has been recently heard as Goro in “Madama Butterfly” and St. Brioche in “The Merry Widow”. In addition, Mr. Heringes serves as the stage director for the Gate City Bank Young Artist Program with FM Opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513056039-WJ1AK6GVNKVSOROQ1GFC/Deborah-Brevoort.png Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out Deborah Brevoort She/Her Deborah Brevoort is a playwright and librettist from Alaska who now lives in the New York City area. She is an alumna of New Dramatists, one of the original company members of Perseverance Theatre in Juneau, Alaska and a co-founder of Theatre Without Borders, a group of individual artists dedicated to international theatre exchange. She is best known for her play The Women of Lockerbie, which won the Kennedy Center’s Fund for New American Plays Award and the silver medal in the Onassis International Playwriting Competition. Deborah is an alum of the American Lyric Theater Composer Librettist Development Program. She received the Paul Green Award from the National Theatre Conference for her musical book writing and a Performing Artist Fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society. She has received grants and commissions from the NEA, Rockefeller Foundation, NYFA, CEC Arts Link, New Jersey Arts Council, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Danish American Society, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Brown University, The Harburg Foundation, Banff Playwright’s Colony and others. She received the Joe Calloway Award and was a MacDowell Fellow. She currently teaches in the NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and in the MFA playwriting program at Columbia University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513160551-GZLAJWBN9RCN2AAN4WZ0/ssulich_222.jpg Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out stephen sulich He/Him Stephen Sulich has performed as a piano soloist and in collaboration with singers and instrumentalists in concerts from coast to coast. He has conducted opera for more than 20 companies in the United States including Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera and The New York City Opera. He boasts a broad repertoire of over fifty operas including: Madama Butterfly, The Bartered Bride, Così fan tutte, The Merry Widow, La Cenerentola, The Rape of Lucretia, Carmen, Vec Makropulos and Capriccio. He was on the faculty of the Crested Butte Music Festival in Colorado for four seasons, where he conducted a double bill of Brundibar and Der Kaiser von Atlantis; also, on the faculty of The Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival where he conducted Suor Angelica; and also a guest faculty member at The Eastman School of Music, conducting performances of The Secret Garden. He is now on the faculty at Concordia College (MN) in Moorhead, Minnesota. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513133353-Y1LX0N09H7A8RHVB8K4J/Josh+kohl.jpg Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out Joshua kohl He/Him American tenor Joshua Kohl, who was recently praised for his “glorious, relaxed performance,” and for his “bright voice of great size, yet capable of movement and nuance,” has recently performed with the Nashville Opera as Alfredo in La Traviata, Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor with the Sarasota Opera, and the Duke in Rigoletto with Opera Saratoga. He has joined Pittsburgh Opera as Rodolfo in La bohème, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as First Jew in Salome, and the Virginia Opera as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore. Concert performances include engagements with the New Haven Symphony, Boston Youth Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Yale Camerata, Yale Symphony Orchestra, and the Connecticut Master Chorale. This past season included returning to Theater Freiburg where he was heard as Lenski in Eugene Onegin, Rodolfo in La bohème, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, and Eiolf in César Franck’s Hulda. Next season he returns to Seattle Opera, Knoxville Opera and Fargo Moorhead Opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630513108796-HHZFH9ZCT5YV1USAWBE1/HamiltonInTux.jpg Dinner 4 3 - Make it stand out david hamilton He/Him David Hamilton’s distinctive, elegant lyric tenor voice has been heard at many opera companies including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, Washington Opera, Vancouver Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opéra de Nice, and Teatro Bellini in Catania. His broad repertoire as an orchestral soloist has led to engagements with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Among the awards he has received are First Prize and Opera Prize in the Paris International Voice Competition, First Place in the Eleanor Steber Competition, and grants from the Sullivan Foundation, the Astral Foundation and the Puccini Foundation. In 2001, he received the North Dakota Governor’s Award for the Arts. He is the General Director of Fargo Moorhead Opera and Professor of Voice at Concordia College in Moorhead. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/everything-comes-to-a-head daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534063491-A3DRB0IBCMQ8M1HKOYR5/Ep1+Everything+Comes+to+a+Head+2.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533171203-6GOWA04IYULWWHW6JMHH/Jean+Sramek.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533188722-E32JL8B06KGGJUMKKVWY/Ora+Jewell-Busche.jpe Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Ora Jewell-Busche She/Her Ora Jewell-Busche is a Minnesota based wig, make-up and costume designer working in opera, theater, and film. She has worked extensively with companies ranging from The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lookingglass Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, The Steppenwolf, The Goodman Theater, Pacific Symphony, Shattered Globe, Sans Culottes, Lyric Opera of the North and many more. Recent projects include: Magic Flute, Aida, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata (Pacific Symphony), Eugene Onegin, La Fille du Regiment, The Tales of Hoffman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Il Trovatore (Hawaii Opera Theater). Film and television credits include Were the World Mine, Chicago Overcoat, Prison Break and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ora received a BFA in Costume Design from DePaul University, and apprenticed under Melissa Veal (originally of the Stratford Festival of Canada) as a wigmaker. As well as maintaining a busy design schedule, Ora also teaches Theatrical Make-up at Make-up First School in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533099163-LKJJ96VIGELI4CGS2EA4/20190910-TZ6A3895.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Jorell Williams He/Him Jorell Williams is an American operatic baritone with a wide variety of experience from standard repertoire to premiere pieces. Praised for his “magnificent, rich-toned” Baritone (The New York Times), Mr. Williams begins the 2020-2021 season with the world premiere of In Real Life written by Robert Paterson and David Cote with the American Modern Ensemble, the title role in Don Giovanni with Opera Columbus, and in concert with Seattle Opera and the Brooklyn Art Song Society. Previous seasons include Seattle Opera, New York City Opera, On-Site Opera, Finger Lakes Opera, and Urban Arias, and performed with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater on the occasion of the first Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama, as well as the U.S. tour and European premiere of Marsalis' Abyssinian Mass at the Barbican during the 2012 Olympics in London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631076554428-SWNJBKCYZ6GSMPTD9T6S/JacobsonGeorgiaheadshot+%281%29.JPG Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Georgia Jacobson She/Her A native of Duluth, mezzo-soprano Georgia Jacobson’s 2019/2020 season included her debut with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as Maman/La libellue/La tasse chinoise in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges conducted by Louis Langrée, Zweite Dame in CCM Opera’s Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Galion Chorale. Jacobson graduated in May with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance degree from the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she studied with Amy Johnson. Recent performances include Endimione (La Calisto) with CCM Opera, Leona (La belle Hélène) with Lakes Area Music Festival, and Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) with CCM Opera Bootcamp. In November of 2019, Jacobson joined the Opera Fusion: New Works program in collaboration with Cincinnati Opera and CCM Opera to sing the role of Ruth in a workshop of Tobias Picker’s new opera Awakenings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533234738-RPF1PSDAL6LPKMPDMR0S/Rachel+Peters+headshot.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Rachel J. Peters She/Her Composer/librettist Rachel J. Peters’s operas include Rootabaga Country (Sarasota Opera), Companionship (Fort Worth Opera), The Wild Beast of the Bungalow (Oberlin Conservatory), Steve (Boston Opera Collaborative), No Ladies in the Lady’s Book (Utah Opera). Musicals: Only Children (NYU), Tiny Feats of Cowardice (NYC Fringe Festival), Write Left (Playwrights Horizons Theatre School), Tomato Red (UC Irvine), Octopus Heart (NYU). Scores for plays: Stretch (a fantasia) (New Georges) and Tania in the Getaway Van (Flea Theater), Transatlantic (Arkansas Rep). Concert works: Ethel Smyth Plays Golf in Limbo (Semperoper Dresden), If You Can Prove That I Should Set You Free (Albany Symphony) I Live Here (Galapagos Art Space), Canon I (Two Sides Sounding), Fronds: The Wisdom of Fanny Fern (Walt Whitman Project). Songs performed at Lincoln Center, Second Stage, National Opera Center, Symphony Space, Joe's Pub; contributor to The AIDS Quilt Songbook. Upcoming premieres with Opera Kansas and Opera Steamboat. racheljpeters.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593235375-QJCJ06GB7NPFZ2MXORBR/Copy+of+Marjorie_Maltais_Headshot_2.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Marjorie Maltais She/Her Mezzo-soprano Marjorie Maltais is rapidly earning an excellent reputation on both concert and operatic stages in Canada and beyond. Recent highlights for this engaging artist include a brilliant debut with Boston Early Music Festival in performances of “Versailles:Portrait of a Royal Domain”, (Charpentier and Lalande), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) with Southern Ontario Lyric Opera, Mrs. Gobineau (The Medium) with Victory Hall Opera, Cherubino (I due Figaro) and Costanza (L’Isola disabitata) with Opera in Concert. Marjorie has appeared as a guest soloist with Les Boréades de Montréal, Windsor Symphony, Boise Philharmonic, Montréal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Edinburgh International Festival. Marjorie is also a member of French Squeeze, a duo with tenor Jacques Arsenault, presenting original accordion arrangements of their favourite French songs from Canada and France. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593278880-BL2NOW267UV8530DWL43/Copy+of+Raven+McMillon+Headshot.JPG Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533203341-MLI1BOSHL1A383Y4DH0X/Preus+headshot.jpeg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out margi preus She/Her Margi Preus (librettist) is a Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times bestselling author of books for young readers. Her books have appeared on “best of” lists, been honored as ALA/ALSC Notables, selected as an NPR Backseat Book Club pick, chosen for community reads, and translated into several languages. New titles in 2020 include The Littlest Voyageur, Village of Scoundrels, and The Silver Box, the last in the Enchantment Lake Mystery Series. Before writing for young people she directed Colder by the Lake Comedy Theater. Along with co-writer Jean Sramek and ensemble members, the company produced myriad comic revues, a live radio series, two comic operas, and some reimagined Shakespeare. Back when such things were done, Margi enjoyed traveling, speaking, and visiting schools all over the world. Now more permanently at home in Duluth, Minnesota, she likes to hike, ski, canoe, or sit quietly with a book in her lap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533128693-PUMLFHUN5XGNI92MUZDB/Ann-Gumpper-768x1075.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Ann Gumpper She/Her Ann Gumpper has spent the past decade creating scenery with LOON, in a wide variety of styles and venues. Based in Duluth, Minnesota, she designs for a variety of local companies, including Duluth Playhouse NorShor Theatre, Minnesota Ballet, Wise Fool Theatre, U of MN Duluth Theatre and Opera programs, Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Zeitgeist Theatre, and school and community organizations. Her designs have also been featured at Skylark Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, Twin Cities Ballet, Rochester Civic Theatre, Extreme Home Makeover, Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Theatre-by-the-Sea, RI, among others. Ann holds an MFA in Set Design from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts. More at anngumpperdesign.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593222902-P0TGCE70HKCJRTYLO6FQ/Copy+of+Christina+Baldwin.jpg Everything Comes to a Head - Make it stand out Christina Baldwin She/Her Christina Baldwin (director) is the Interim Artistic Director of the Jungle Theater in Minneapolis, MN, and frequent collaborator with Lyric Opera of the North. Christina’s collaborations range from Shakespeare and contemporary plays, to musical theater and opera. An advocate of new work, she develops new musical theater and opera with Nautilus Music-Theater and serves as Artistic Associate, music director, creator and performer with The Moving Company. A collaborator with the French-American Theatre de la Jeune Lune for nearly 10 years, Christina co-adapted and performed the title role in their critically-acclaimed touring production of Carmen. She adapts and directs operas, has been a recording artist and vocalist with the Minnesota Orchestra, a writer/actor on NPR’s “Wits” and "A Prairie Home Companion,” and has lent her voice to animated short films by the Dutch filmmaker Rosto A.D. (Cannes Film Festival award-winner). https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-late-walk daily 0.75 2021-09-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534946688-MDYZT0A9PIVVAQGCXGOT/THE+LATE+WALK+POSTER+no+text.png The Late Walk - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534409344-YKT6HW2EXL0C09Y44YYF/Jasmine+Barnes+Composer.jpeg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Jasmine Arielle Barnes She/Her Jasmine Arielle Barnes, of Baltimore, MD, is a promising composer/vocaIist who has performed and has had her music performed all over the world. She is a multifaceted composer who embraces any writing style of music using a variety of instrumentation and specializes in writing for the voice. She proved her musical prowess in her debut composition concert entitled "Reality Race and Religion." The Concert featured major performers like Marquita Lister, Leah Hawkins, conductors like Jordan Smith, Angelo Johnson, Symphony Number One Chamber Orchestra, Choir and many more performers. As a vocalist, she's been made familiar to The Dallas Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, The White House (Obama administration), The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, The Meyerhoff, and numerous other companies and venues in and out of the US. She holds her Bachelor of Arts (Vocal Studies) and Master of Arts (Composition) from Morgan State University in Baltimore Maryland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630705598748-G6O1QBPD9JTC4WIO87JE/png_smallforweb.png The Late Walk - Make it stand out Malena Dayen She/Her Malena Dayen is an Argentinian opera singer and stage director based in New York City. She directed the productions of Piazzolla’s “Maria de Buenos Aires” and “Don Giovanni” for Bare Opera. Recently Malena presented her thesis project for the MFA at CUNY Brooklyn College on Performance and Interactive Media Arts. “Exercises on The Presence of Odradek” was a live, VR online experience of an original piece that combined dance and opera with interactive technology. As a singer Malena was praised by the New York Times as “Outstanding”. She sang operatic roles in houses across the United Stated, Canada and Brazil. As a tango singer Malena sang with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and formed the experimental ensemble New Aires Tango. Ms. Dayen has concertized and toured with the Oratorio Society of New York, and is a member of Moving Star, a vocal improvisation collective in residence at Carnegie Hall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534461115-EH49UTEWQ7UKJ6VWZ411/Suchan+Kim+0001.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Suchan Kim He/Him Suchan Kim is a native of Busan, South Korea. He holds Bachelor of Music from Korea National University of Arts, Master of Music and Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College the New School for Music. Roles: Don Giovanni/Leporello (Don Giovanni), Count/Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Guglielmo (Cosi Fan Tutte), Papageno (Die Zauberflöte), Hoël (Le Pardon de Ploërmel), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Germano (La Scala di Seta), Tobia Mill (La cambiale di matrimonio), Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor), Giorgio Germont (La Traviata), Ford (Falstaff), Marcello/Schaunard (La Bohème), Silvio (I Pagliacci), Tarquinius (The Rape of Lucretia), Salieri (Mozart and Salieri), Dancaïre (Carmen), Jailer (Dialogues of the Carmelites), Simeon (L’Enfant Prodigue), Father(Thumbprint), King Solomon(Shulamit). Venue: Merola Opera Program, Metropolitan Opera Education, Metropolitan Opera Guild, Carnegie Hall, Dallas Opera’s The Hart Institute for Women Conductors, Sarasota Opera, Opera in Williamsburg, NYU IMPACT Conference, National Theater of Korea, Seoul Arts Center. Awards: Opera Award - Mannes Opera, Eastern District Winner – MONC Auditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534436400-4HQLIG9M6XU5D1WDD9E4/Laetitia1+S.Vinnik.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Laetitia Ruccolo She/Her French-Italian pianist Laetitia Ruccolo is the co-founder of the company Bare Opera in New York. She was a Young Artist at the National Opera Studio in London, and she has been in residence at the Royal Opera House, Welsh National Opera, and Opera North. She regularly works for opera companies all over the world. She also performs widely as a solo artist, and in collaboration with chamber ensembles, singers, and with orchestra. Also passionate about art songs, she has played and performed at SongFest in California, and was invited twice at the Schubert Institute in Austria, where she worked with pianists such as Julius Drake, Helmut Deutsch, Roger Vignoles, and Graham Johnson, as well as singers Christa Ludwig, Robert Holl, and Elly Hameling. She graduated from the Ecole Normale de Musique of Paris, University Mozarteum in Salzburg, and Mannes College of Music in New York, and from the University of Aix-Marseille in foreign languages and literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630535319063-GPFQRZFMJ7G6TBDXVX0G/Kristen1.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Kirsten Scott She/Her Kirsten Scott has been described as a “creamy toned mezzo-soprano with charm to burn.” She has sung throughout the U.S. as well as abroad. She was a district winner of the Metropolitan Opera Eastern Region National Council Auditions in New York City. She was selected by Florida Grand Opera for its young artist program and by Portland Opera for its Resident Artist Program. She made her professional debut with Florida Grand Opera as Vera Boronel in Menotti’s The Consul. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in the Stern Hall as a soloist with Choirs of America in 2018. She has performed numerous roles such as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Nicklausse in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Flora in La Traviata, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Stephano in Romeo et Juliette. She is a co-founder and the General Director of Bare Opera in New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593773766-DTTYCV7KUXULYNXQ2RS8/Copy+of+Alaysha+Fox.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Alaysha Fox She/Her Soprano Alaysha Fox is an emerging artist based in Los Angeles. Currently Ms. Fox is a member of LA Opera’s Domingo Colburn Stein young artist program. This summer, Ms. Fox was scheduled to join Santa Fe Opera's Apprentice program. Recently Ms. Fox was seen as Erstes Mädchen in Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen with the LA Philharmonic. Some previous credits include: Camelot with the Lincoln Center Theater, Kathleen Battle’s Underground Railroad recital, First Lady (Die Zauberflӧte), Lady Macbeth (Macbeth, Bloch), Female Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia), Penelope(Penelope), and featured artist in Lee Mingwei’s exhibit: Sonic Blossom with MetLiveArts. Ms. Fox has been honored with several awards including: Grand finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, first place winner of the Joan Taub Ades Vocal competition, semi-finalist in the Elizabeth Connell dramatic soprano competition, and the Lotte Lenya emerging artist award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593829532-05DV9WJCAP8SQAG5G81Q/Nik+Cox.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Nikolaus Cox He/Him Born in New Zealand, a German citizen, and currently residing in England, Nikolaus Hochstein Cox is an author, artist and archaeologist. He has led archaeological expeditions across the world and is published in popular science journals; his true passion, however, lies in fiction writing. Prior to moving to Britain, Nikolaus worked in Bolivia as a journalist. During his time in South America he witnessed and reported on many unique cultural and ecological phenomena. These are experiences which, in tandem with his archaeological background, influence his written work. He enjoys bad adventure fiction - of which he has published his share of stories - and good coffee - of which he has drunk more than his share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534404914-YRU0ZX9QADK1V6AO17IH/Briana3.jpg The Late Walk - Make it stand out Briana Elyse Hunter She/Her Briana Elyse Hunter, described by the NY Times as “a radiant mezzo-soprano” and Opera News as “a mezzo-soprano of astounding vocal and dramatic range,” is rapidly emerging as an exciting artist to watch. Her previous credits include Blue (Mother), Carmen (Carmen), Little Women (Jo), Xerxes (Arsamenes), Die Fledermaus (Prince Orlovsky), As One (Hannah after), and La traviata (Flora). She won the 2018 EncoreMichigan Wilde Award for “Best Performance in an Opera” for her portrayal of Gertrude Stein in Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27. She has been on the rosters of New York City Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Santa Fe Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Knoxville Opera, UrbanArias in D.C., American Opera Projects, Opera in the Heights, I SING BEIJING, Sarasota Opera, El Paso Opera, and Music Academy of the West. She recently made her Lincoln Center Theater debut in their gala performance of Camelot starring Lin Manuel Miranda. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-roost daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630535779343-INR7F3F4857QO5ZL28LO/theroost__notext_4x4_RGB.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536072259-W5913PD20VSHG2ZLNQPO/Pulley.Emily.Headshot.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Emily Pulley She/Her Acclaimed soprano Emily Pulley’s radiant voice and electrifying acting have won her both national and international recognition. Pulley continues to add some of opera’s greatest roles to her repertoire, with a recent début as the title role of Bizet’s Carmen with Central City Opera, Mrs. De Rocher in Minnesota Opera’s production of Dead Man Walking, as well as Becky in Morning Star with On Site Opera. Last season, she joined both Los Angeles Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago for their production of The Light in the Piazza, covering Renee Fleming in the leading role. Next, Ms. Pulley will perform Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd with Opera Omaha. Other recent engagements include her performance as Mere Marie in Dialogues des Carmélites as a part of Eugene Opera’s New Year’s Eve Opera Trio concert and Mrs. P in The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat with UrbanArias. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536045788-NHQRTXO8QOB33TWO6S3E/McReynolds+cropped+head+shot+B-W.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out R. Timothy McReynolds He/Him Hailed by The Washington Post as a “perceptive accompanist” with a career that embraces art song, opera, chamber music, and cabaret, pianist, Dr. R. Timothy McReynolds is also active as a teacher and vocal coach. He is currently on the Piano faculty of Towson University. For the past fifteen years he was a member of the Voice/Opera faculty of the University of Maryland. Dr. McReynolds received his B.M. from Indiana University, M.M. from the University of Michigan, and completed his D.M.A. at the University of Maryland. He has performed all over the world, including Mexico, Italy, Germany, and Austria, as well as across the United States. He has worked with acclaimed artists such as Michael Mayes, Isabel Leonard, Emily Pulley, William Warfield, and Corinne Winters. His discography includes several recordings on the Sono Luminus label with the Grammy-nominated Inscape Chamber Orchestra of D.C. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536023367-U9PD76XW7W5URK9A5UH7/2016-09-14---Ryan-MacPherson---Fay.jpg.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Ryan MacPherson He/Him International artist Ryan MacPherson has performed with the New York City Opera, The Opéra National de Paris - Bastille, Teatro Real - Madrid, Opera Nice - Côte d'Azur, Wiener Konzerthaus, Dublin's National Concert Hall, England's Buxton Festival, as well as with multiple regional companies throughout North America. His discography includes works by Philip Glass, Michael Nyman, Charles Ives, and Charles Wuorinen. He recorded Louis Karchin's Jane Eyre in the fall of 2017 for the Naxos record label. After a distinguished 20-year operatic career, MacPherson pivoted into arts administration, specifically nonprofit development, donor fulfillment, and community experiences. Ryan is currently the Director of Development at The Charlottesville Symphony Society supporting The Charlottesville Symphony at UVA. In addition to his stage experience, he brings with him a wealth of artistic knowledge through his work as an actor, voice teacher, artistic consultant, and entrepreneur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536127585-GSE2EKJ8DTYCNCR48SOL/S.+Apostolou+4.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Sharin Apostolou She/Her Greek-American soprano Sharin Apostolou represents the new generation of classical singing artist, bringing international acclaim to her specialties of Baroque, contemporary opera, and the repertoire of the American Musical Theatre. The Oregonian hailed her singing as “dazzingly exuberant with a lovely, high, clear coloratura.” Past seasons include: Syracuse Opera as Despina in Così fan tutte and a repeat of the same role with Opera Memphis, as well as concerts with Alpine Theatre Project. Recent seasons for Ms. Apostolou include debuts with the Center for Contemporary Opera in the US premiere of Louis Andriessen's Odysseus' Women/Anais Nin, New York City Opera for Resphigi's La campana sommersa, Opera Southwest as Jemmy in Guillaume Tell, and UrbanArias in the title role of Randall Eng’s Florida. Additionally, she has sung Jenny in Threepenny Opera with Syracuse Opera, Nell Gwynn in Carlisle Floyd's Prince of Players with The Little Opera Theatre of New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536160772-E5KE9TPGHGWHUZA2KEFU/Solomon+Headshot.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Evan Ross Solomon He/Him A native of Philadelphia, Clarinetist, Evan Ross Solomon is widely-known for his versatility, depth of tone, and technical brilliance on both clarinet and bass clarinet. Recognized for his compelling performances of works of Brahms, Mozart, and Messiaen, Mr. Solomon is equally at home in many works of contemporary music. As principal clarinet of Inscape Chamber Orchestra, Mr. Solomon’s performances have been praised by publications such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Gramophon Magazine. Mr. Solomon appears prominently on all four of Inscape Chamber Orchestra’s recordings including the 2014 Grammy nominated “Sprung Rhythm,” and the 2016 recording of “Petrushka,” for 17 solo players. Mr Solomon holds Degrees from Peabody Conservatory of Music and University of Maryland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536028409-EJV57SZBCR24JRDDG6A0/JohnDLSantos_2018_104b_8x10.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out John de los Santos’ He/Him Director/choreographer and librettist John de los Santos’ productions include the world premiere of Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun at Santa Fe Opera, Le Comte Ory, and Otello for LoftOpera, the world premiere of When Adonis Calls (from his libretto) for Asheville Lyric Opera, La Cage Aux Folles for Skylight Music Theatre, La Fille du Regiment for Arizona Opera, Carousel for Ashlawn Opera, and Green Sneakers for Opera Birmingham. His acclaimed production of Maria de Buenos Aires has been seen at the Lexington Philharmonic, San Diego, Fort Worth Opera, and Arizona Opera. John currently serves as Librettist-in Residence for Opera Lab at The Juilliard School. His collaboration with composer Clint Borzoni won the top prize for Arizona Opera’s commission program, Arizona SPARK for The Copper Queen. His new libretto, The Christmas Spider, will be presented in December of 2020 by The American Opera Project in NYC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536109585-54KKT1FTUA3B6CHFKL3S/R+Wood+Tux+Shirt+Beard.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Robert Wood He/Him Robert Wood is UrbanArias’ founder. Under his leadership the company has achieved national recognition and has given over 120 performances, including six commissions and ten world premieres. Notable productions have included After Life/Josephine, and Glory Denied (Cipullo), The Last American Hammer and Blue Viola (Hilliard), Paul’s Case (Spears), Why Is Eartha Kitt Trying to Kill Me?: A Love Story (Smith), Independence Eve (Boquiren), As One (Kaminsky), and Three Decembers (Heggie). Maestro Wood made his debut at the San Francisco Opera with Verdi’s La Traviata (starring Rolando Villazon), and has also conducted L’italiana in Algeri and several concerts there. He recently conducted Rigoletto at Austin Opera, Silent Night at the University of British Columbia , As One at Hawaii Opera Theatre and Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Three Decembers at Kentucky Opera, Die Fledermaus at Hawaii Opera Theater, and Roméo et Juliette and Carmen at Opera Colorado. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536038011-OHTM0INR7N7BEB1SZQ40/marc-10+copia.jpg The Roost - Make it stand out Marc Migó He/Him Marc Migó is a graduate of the ESMUC (Superior Music School of Catalonia). In 2017, thanks to a scholarship issued by the Fundación SGAE, Marc moved to New York in order to continue his musical studies at The Juilliard School, where he was awarded the 2018 Orchestral Composition Prize. In 2019 he received The Pablo Casals Festival Award for his Cello Sonata Cerdanyenca, a Morton Gould young composers award by ASCAP and the New Juilliard annual commissioning competition award. He also has been a blueprint fellow at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust and a fellowship at the Minnesota Orchestra Composer’s Institute. Marc Migó has received commissions from leading institutions, ensembles and performers, such as UrbanArias, the Dutch National Opera, the New Juilliard Ensemble, Barcelona Symphonic Band, Festival Pablo Casals in Prades, l’Associació Joan Manén, Fundación Pro Arte Córdoba, duo Isas- Kwiek and cellist Mark Prihodko. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/orsa-ibernata daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536987370-L3ZQIX1BGFV4QN0LSZ78/Ep3+Orsa+Ibernata+3.jpeg Orsa Ibernata - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536827387-VSDJELWGU7NS5GAJP4RV/Ponasik%2C+Jill+Anna.jpg Orsa Ibernata - Make it stand out Jill Anna Ponasik She/Her Now in her 12th season as producing artistic director of Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Jill Anna continues to find great joy in connecting artists and audiences through opera. Select past productions include: Oklahoma! (Skylight Music Theatre), Ruddigore (MOT / Skylight Music Theatre), Carmina Burana (MOT / Skylight / Chant Claire Chamber Choir / Danceworks Performance Company), Zie Magic Flute (MOT / Quasimondo Physical Theatre), Doc Danger and the Danger Squad (MOT), Tales of Hoffmann (MOT / Skylight), A Chorus Line (MOT / Theater RED), Song from the Uproar (MOT / Wild Space Dance Company), 1776 (MOT), The Mikado (MOT), Lucy (MOT), Judgement of Midas (Present Music), Guns N’ Rosenkavalier (MOT), Maria de Buenos Aires (MOT / Danceworks), and Fortuna the Time Bender vs. The Schoolgirls of Doom! (MOT). Jill Anna’s work has been presented in parks and gardens, ballrooms and breweries, churches, classrooms, lobbies, recital halls, bookstores, masonic temples, and sometimes, in theatres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536815969-YBZ8X4L208R5M7CK7QDR/Blood%2C+Elizabeth.jpg Orsa Ibernata - Make it stand out Elizabeth Blood She/Her Elizabeth Blood (Composer/Soprano) earned a degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. While she mainly stays within the classical realm, Elizabeth's curiosity leads her to do many unique artistic projects, from singing rock opera in the premiere of a 3D play (Fruition of a Delusion), to singing a cappella as the soundtrack for live dance (DanceCircus), to singing at festivals for social activism and fundraising (FemFest). Elizabeth has been honored to premiere works by many composers, including Amanda Schoofs, Sam Mullooly, Jonathan Smith, Tom Ford, and Alaric Coussons. In Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s production of Utterance, which premiered last Fall, Schoofs (composer of Eternal Burning) said Elizabeth's exploration of extended vocal techniques and improvisation "shaped the role of Volition." Now in the capacity of performer and composer, Elizabeth warmly anticipates personal and artistic growth in collaboration with MOT as part of the Decameron Opera Coalition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630593947470-0D19YPWQHJXZOVY8M0YF/Copy+of+Wagner%2C+Christal.jpg Orsa Ibernata - Make it stand out Christal Wagner She/Her Christal Wagner (Videographer/Editor) holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she also spent 6 years as an adjunct faculty. She is a mover, choreographer, photographer, videographer, film maker, and performer all throughout the Milwaukee area, and has been a member of Danceworks Performance Company since 2007. In 2012, she co-founded the music and dance performance ensemble Cadance Collective, creating pieces through improvisational practices and original soundscapes. In January 2020, she became the Saint Kate Art Hotel’s first artist in residence with collaborator Kirsten Schmid, creating photography and videography to animate Kristen’s clothing designs through movement. She is a proud SEED Creation Fund Recipient, set to premiere her new filmed work L'homme Armé at the Li Chiao-Ping SEED Creation Performance Festival in August 2020. Christal first performed with MOT in 2011 and is humbled to be on the other side of the performance lens almost ten years later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630536823934-X7L1YZYXP36Z1BT8GU4E/Brylow%2C+Daniel.png Orsa Ibernata - Make it stand out Danny Brylow He/Him Danny Brylow (Librettist/Director) has contributed to the burgeoning field of contemporary opera and new music-theater as a stage director, performer, translator, and arts administrator. He has participated in the premiere of several new operas, including Judgment of Midas (Ince), Kocho (Fisher), Río de Sangre (Davis), Border Towns (Brooke), and Time and Motion Study (Brooke). As a translator, his English-language adaptations of Don Giovanni (co-written with singer Tim Rebers), Der Ring des Nibelungen, Die Zauberflöte, and Les contes d’Hoffmann have been performed by MOT, Skylight Music Theatre, and Arbor Opera Theater. In 2019, Danny served as Production Dramaturg on a fully staged Carmina Burana and directed the world premiere of Amanda Schoofs’s Eternal Burning as part of Milwaukee Opera Theatre’s Utterance. Danny is a graduate of Bennington College and the Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute and has served as Company Manager of Milwaukee Opera Theatre since 2015. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/seven-spells daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630537212741-9QSTK3Z5JCLJBE88XHIU/Ep3+Seven+Spells.jpeg Seven Spells - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630547209031-IY3SNQ6NEW8LI6XPF4UH/Kaarin+Cecilia+Phelps+mezzo-soprano.jpeg Seven Spells - Make it stand out Kaarin Cecilia Phelps She/Her Mezzo-soprano Kaarin Cecilia Phelps is making a name for herself throughout the United States. Recent performances include the alto solos in Handel's Messiah with the Houston Masterworks Chorus and Armelinde in Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon w ith Operativo Houston. Kaarin made her company debut with Opera in the Heights in 2020 in Yeltsin in Texas. This fall she will join The Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Beethoven's Mass in C. Her favorite roles include Isabella in L'Italiana in Algeri, Augusta Tabor in The Ballad of Baby Doe and Hänsel. Ms. Phelps has seen great success in the competition circuit, winning first place in both the Moores School of Music Concerto Competition and the Tuesday Musical Club of San Antonio Young Artist Competition as well as placing in many others. Kaarin holds a bachelor’s degree from the Hartt School and a master’s degree from the University of Houston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630705823034-4RLVD85Y0LU9TZ1BX95A/Eiki_pngforweb.png Seven Spells - Make it stand out Eiki Isomura He/Him Japanese-American conductor Eiki Isomura is in his fourth season as artistic director and principal conductor of Opera in the Heights (OH), where he has led over a hundred performances of twenty-five operas, drawing consistent praise for elevating the company's performance standard. He has served on the music staff of Opera in the Ozarks, as well as HGOco, preparing and performing numerous world premieres of chamber operas for Houston Grand Opera. A passionate advocate for new music, Eiki launched OH’s' first-ever new works festival. He previously served as director of orchestral activities at Lone Star College-Montgomery and held a residency as guest music director of opera at Temple University. Eiki holds a doctorate in orchestral conducting from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Kenneth Kiesler, who also mentored him at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630547191471-GIGHL914409V2HB7VPPG/Donia+Jarrar+photo.jpeg Seven Spells - Make it stand out Donia Jarrar She/Her Donia Jarrar is an Arab and Muslim-American composer, pianist, and interdisciplinary artist. Born to a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother, she grew up between Kuwait City, Alexandria, Ramallah, and New York. Her personal experiences have strongly shaped her compositional voice, leading her to explore themes of intergenerational memory, trauma, identity, exile, displacement, and cultural narrative in her work. Jarrar was recently awarded the 2019 Discovery Grant for Female Composers from the National Opera Center of America for her work Seamstress, a documentary multimedia opera based on oral history interviews conducted with Palestinian women and girls from her community. She has been commissioned by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and is a featured musician on the Emmy-award winning series Arab American Stories. Jarrar holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. She is based in Los Angeles. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/sourdough-rise-up daily 0.75 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548344563-CJZD137PAILSG3ZOPVVQ/Ep4+Sourdough+Rise+Up.png Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630547922963-6AP56XVBQL8HI8FED8AQ/Chris+Lyons_Illustrator.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Chris Lyons He/Him Growing up with parents who were artists, Chris Lyons was always surrounded by art, music, and “creative magic.” His artistic childhood inspired him to study communication design and illustration at the University of Buffalo, where he graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration and Design. He gained his first professional experience as an intern for iconic graphic designer Milton Glaser in New York City. From there he launched a career in freelance illustration, working with clients such as The United States Postal Service, Pentagram, Trader Joe's, The Smithsonian, Sports Illustrated, and The New York Times. Chris Lyons is an adjunct professor in the College of Art + Design at the Rochester Institute of Technology. In his spare time, Lyons shovels snow, skates on the Erie Canal, and plays pick-up basketball, which fuels his competitive spirit. He lives in Rochester, NY with his wife Anne and their 2 interesting cats, Indy and Skinny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630598988809-IMW0NXX78QXD1B4HULEB/Sandro_06.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Sandro Leal-Santiesteban He/Him Cuban-born violinist Sandro Leal-Santiesteban made his professional debut at age thirteen as a member of the Grand Theatre of Havana’s Orchestra, conducted by his mother Lourdes Santiesteban. An alumnus of the Sphinx Competition, Sandro has toured numerous U.S. cities with the Sphinx Virtuosi, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. He is a two-time winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society: both as soloist, and as a member of the Beo String Quartet. During his time in Beo, Sandro participated in residencies, recording projects, and performances including the Dakota Chamber Music, Virginia Tech University, the Charleston Ballet in WV, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Charlotte New Music Festival, and the Franz Schubert and Modern Music festival in Graz, Austria. Sandro has worked with such conductors and artists as Claudio Abbado, Kent Nagano, Josh Groban, Evanescence, and Bruce Springsteen. He currently holds the concertmaster position for the Resonance Works | Pittsburgh Chamber Orchestra and the associate concertmaster position in the Erie Philharmonic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630598968384-RNXR3U8XPPWHU44858AS/Jesica+Sharp+Crewe+-+bass.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Jesica Sharp Crewe She/Her Jesica Sharp Crewe plays with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, and she has enjoyed playing with Resonance Works Pittsburgh since 2014. She traveled from her hometown of Sebastopol, CA to New York for an undergraduate degree at Juilliard, and then to Pittsburgh to get her master’s degree and performance residency certificate from Carnegie Mellon University. She started her musical studies on flute at the age of 8 and then took up bass at the age of 13. Many people have spontaneously asked her the same question when they see her transporting her bass: “Don’t you wish you played the flute?” She doesn’t. Though sometimes she wishes she played the viola. This September, she began a three-year training course to become a teacher in the Alexander Technique. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548450141-7CZYWORWCA1EBEXEVWBQ/Gilda+Lyons.png Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Gilda Lyons She/Her Gilda Lyons, composer, vocalist, and visual artist, combines elements of renaissance, neo-baroque, spectral, folk, agitprop Music Theater, and extended vocalism to create works of uncompromising emotional honesty and melodic beauty. A fierce advocate of contemporary music, Lyons has commissioned, premiered, and workshopped new vocal works by dozens of composers. Her works and performances are available on the Clarion, GPR, Naxos, New Dynamic, New Focus, and Roven Records labels. Lyons’ vocal collaboration with Laura Ward (Lyric Fest/Naxos) was described by Opera News as “winning delivery, full of character.” “Gilda Lyons's clear soprano compels admiration” writes David Shengold of Opera, UK of her performance in Hagen’s “Shining Brow” (Buffalo Philharmonic/Falletta/Naxos). Recent recording projects as composer include the release of Lyons’ works by Quince (Motherland); and entelechron (The Folk Tune Project); Lindsey Goodman's tour de force performance of Lyons' Chrysalis (reach through the sky); and Sing for Hope’s release of Lyons' Hold On (An AIDS Quilt Songbook). Lyons currently serves as Co-Chair of the Composition Program at Wintergreen Summer Music Academy and as Assistant Professor of Composition at The Hartt School. She is Artistic and Executive Director of The Phoenix Concerts, New York's "intrepid Upper West Side new-music series" (The New Yorker), and serves on the Board of Advisors of Composers Now, the Steven R. Gerber Trust, and Sparks & Wiry Cries. Lyons served as Composer-in-Residence of Chautauqua Opera in the 2019 season. In 2020, she returns as composition faculty for Connecticut Summerfest. Lyons’ music is published by Schott, E.C. Schirmer, and Burning Sled. www.gildalyons.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630547910422-KJ9BN9VWMQ0QK5WUDLTM/Altiveros+headshot_3.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Tess Altiveros She/Her Hailed by Opera News for "a ripe, sensual lyric soprano", Tess Altiveros’s work has been described as a “tour de force" by the Pioneer Press and “particularly soulful” by the L.A. Times. Known for her versatility, recent credits span repertoire from the 17th century to the 21st, including The Falling and the Rising (Seattle Opera), Le Nozze di Figaro (Kentucky Opera), Die Zauberflote (Pacific Symphony) West Side Story (Boulder Philharmonic & Central City Opera), the West Coast tour of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo under Maestro Stephen Stubbs (Pacific MusicWorks), St Matthew Passion (fully staged with the Colorado Symphony), and the world premiere of Muehleisen’s Borders at Carnegie Hall. Upcoming engagements include L’Elisir d’Amore (Seattle Opera), The Falling and the Rising (Opera on the James), Mozart C Minor Mass (Seattle Pro Musica), Wayward Sisters (Pacific MusicWorks), and Rodas Recordada (Music of Remembrance). A native Seattleite, Ms. Altiveros has been a regular anthem singer for the Seattle Mariners for over a decade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548064328-TECSL2J4QXAAIL0XZX0J/Latini%2C+Joanna.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Joanna Latini She/Her Soprano Joanna Latini, a New Jersey native, is quickly making a name for herself for her informed and passionate performances. Opera News hailed Ms. Latini “a generous performer [with] winning personality and a sound both luscious and supple, exuding charm[.]” Her professional experience ranges from Baroque to contemporary new works and musical theatre. In 2018, she was named a National Semi-Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The 2019-2020 season brought numerous company and role debuts including her Canadian debut as Musetta in La Boheme with Calgary Opera, her European debut in Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles at the Château de Versailles Spectacles in France, and role debut as Adina in L’Elisir d’amore with Permian Basin Opera. Beginning in the fall of 2020, Ms. Latini will be a First Year Resident Artist with the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630598948777-MWABKDPKSOY8GEAGG6F3/James+Lesniak.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out James Lesniak He/Him A native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, James Lesniak joined the Pittsburgh Opera music staff in 2006. He has served on the coaching staff of the Brevard Music Center, Glimmerglass Opera, Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, and the National Symphony, and has been an official pianist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He made his conducting debut in 2017 with Pittsburgh Opera’s production of Laura Kaminsky’s As One and more recently conducted their production of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied. For the summer months, he frequently returns to the music staff of the Santa Fe Opera, where he has served as Musical Director for their Winter Concert Tour and was on the music staff for the Grammy Award winning production of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Indiana University, and was an apprentice with the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program at Washington National Opera for two seasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548086604-CS9X69AW5W33ERV1BDQH/Maria+Sensi+Sellner+Purple1.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Maria Sensi Sellner She/Her Conductor Maria Sensi Sellner’s artistry, versatility, and fresh approach to programming are making her an increasingly coveted collaborator and an impresario for the 21st century. Praised as “mightily impressive”, she was the first three-time winner of the American Prize for Opera Conducting and in 2018 was one of six international conductors selected for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors, making her debut with the Dallas Opera. Her programming with Resonance Works has been praised for its “innovative streak” and the “welcome infusion of sophistication and diversity” it brings to Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape. Maria is a cover conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and is Artistic Administrator for the Blackburn Music Academy at Festival Napa Valley. Recent conducting highlights include the world premiere of “I am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams” (Sosa) for White Snake Projects, the US premiere of James MacMillan’s Gloria, and numerous regional premieres, including Dvorak’s Rusalka. Maria holds masters degrees in conducting, composition, and mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630547916009-P4AT1W3EMEBYTAVQD85N/Brittany+Renee.jpg Sourdough: Rise Up - Make it stand out Brittany Renee She/Her Hailed by the South Florida Classical for her “luminous tones” and “lush voice,” Metropolitan Opera soprano Brittany Renee amazes audiences with her finesse and shimmering stage presence. This past season Brittany traveled to Turin, Italy to reprise the role of Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess at the Teatro Regio Torino and at the Magnetic Opera Festival in Elba, Italy. She was also honored to join the 2019-2020 season as a company member/featured soloist at The Metropolitan Opera in their historic production of Porgy & Bess. She returned to Opera Orlando to debut the role of the Countess in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and to Lincoln Center at David Geffen Hall in New York City as the Soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah. Her international debuts have included performances at the Semperoper Dresden, the Deutsches Theater München, The Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Israel, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Italy, and Opera on the Avalon in Canada. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-place daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631240006056-SACT9NVN3S5ZWGK49JVT/THE+PLACE+SM+font+square.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631242445089-ZGZDO2CH7MC9NHHEDPIL/Betsy+Husby+2016.jpeg The Place - Make it stand out Betsy Husby She/Her Betsy Husby earned her DMA from SUNY at Stony Brook, L.I., N.Y. where she studied with Bernard Greenhouse (former student of Pablo Casals, and cellist of the internationally renowned Beaux Arts Trio) and Timothy Eddy (cellist of the Orion String Quartet and faculty at Juilliard School of Music). Highlights of her career have included performing in the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, a live Minnesota Public Radio Broadcast of the technically demanding Prokofieff Sinfonie Concertante with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, and tours sponsored by Minnesota State Arts Board grants in the United States, France, Japan, and Russia. Dr. Husby began her extensive solo, chamber music, and orchestral experience in New York where she was winner of the DMA concerto competition, a member of the Poulenc Chamber Players on Long Island, and principal cello of the Stony Brook graduate orchestra. Twice, Husby was selected as semi-finalist among the top 30 musicians in Minnesota for the McKnight Performing Artists Fellowship Awards. Dr. Husby is principal cello (and often featured artist) with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, and Loon Opera Orchestra. She has performed on Minnesota Public radio with the Highland String Quartet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631242066212-KXKP2ZE41HOH3A17XWUE/Atlese+Robinson.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Atlese Robinson Atlese Robinson is a writer, performer, director, producer, and the founding artistic director of Ambiance Theatre Company. Hailing from Saint Paul, MN by way of Chicago, IL. Atlese’s work is rooted in elevating the beauty, complexity, and spirit of Black theatre and performance. Atlese is a Springboard 20/20 2020-21 Artist Fellow, 2020 Naked Stages Fellow, and a Playwrights’ Center 2021 Many Voices Mentee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631242203096-WRV3I2WC2MMC4KHD2K4W/Bill+Munson.jpeg The Place - Make it stand out Bill Munson He/Him Originally from Howard Lake, Minnesota, pianist Bill Munson received his B.M. in piano performance from the University of Minnesota in 1997. and went on to receive a M.M. in piano performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2005. Productions include The Medium (Metropolitan State College of Denver), HMS Pinafore and The Mikado (University of Colorado at Boulder), The Music Man (Masquers Theatre Company). Bill was rehearsal and performance pianist for Lyric Opera of the North’s 2020 production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. He has also collaborated with Singers in Accord and Macalester College Chorale. Bill served as the music director at Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake from 2007 - 2013. He currently resides in Duluth with his wife Lisa and his dogs Poochini and Hildie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631243045185-U8ILN5VHCOB71WJ4FTNU/Sandra+Oyinloye+%28Librettist%2C+Lyric+Opera+of+the+North%29.jpeg The Place - Make it stand out Sandra Oyinloye She/Her Sandra Gbeintor Oyinloye is the co-founder of DanSan Creatives. DanSan Creatives is an organization that fosters a positive, creative community. Committed to the empowerment of youths and all creatives, DanSan Creatives uses the arts and arts education to diversify narratives. Sandra is a mother, a poet, a speaker, and a creative. With a Bachelor of Sociology and a Master of Education from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, she is committed to using her platform to create opportunities for community conversations around social justice and social change. Sandra is a known spoken word writer and performer in twin ports from pieces like “Black Woman” to “Made Of Love” she has inspired many to consider their means to healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631240969510-12UDWK4WAS5NL1U1LYU4/maria+tessa+shadows+parish+hall.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Maria Thompson COrley She/Her Though Maria Thompson Corley (DMA, piano, The Juilliard School) began composing and arranging as a child, she began thinking of herself as a composer in 2019, at the age of 53. Her works for choir and solo voice have been commissioned by Dr. Odell Hobbs (Florida A&M University); Randye Jones, soprano; Dr. Darryl Taylor, countertenor; Dr. Louise Toppin, soprano; Dr. Buddy James (California State East Bay University), Dr. Jillian Harrison-Jones (MUSE: Cincinnati's Women's Choir), Julia Carey (Juventas New Music Ensemble) and Daniel Rowland, tuba, among others. Her arrangement of "Mary had a Baby" was published by Walton; her song cycle, For Terry, is published by Classical Vocal Reprints. Three of her Four Foxy Fables appear in Modern Music for New Singers: 21st Century American Art Songs. She was one of just two composers to have multiple songs chosen for the same volume of the series. In addition, her arrangement of “Steal Away” is slated for publication by Fred Bock in a series edited by Rosephanye Dunn Powell. In June, 2020, she had the honor of appearing on a panel with legendary baritone, Thomas Hampson. On July 4 of that year, her new art song, “Big Yellow Taxi” was featured on the Hampsong Foundation website. Her mini-opera The Sky Where You Are, with a libretto by Jenny O’Connell, premiered in October, 2020 as part of The Decameron Opera Coalition’s award-winning virtual series of series Tales from a Safe Distance, which has been added to the collection at the Library of Congress. An Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre, Dr. Corley was one of ten composers chosen for the 2020-21 American National Association of Teachers of Singing mentorship program. Her music has been performed, recorded and/or taught internationally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631241758395-E7JZEO10TFBHCP1YVRC6/James+Dargan.jpg The Place - Make it stand out James DarGan He/Him James Dargan is a creative artist and authenticity addict from the Southeastern US; he has played the violin and sung since he was a child, and he is a composer, essayist, poet, and polyglot translator. After a brief stint as an English professor, James decided to sing, and subsequently studied and performed in the US, Europe, the UK, and Canada. James is now based in New York City. Artistic milestones include his first performance of Schubert's Winterreise; numerous performances (past and upcoming) of his social justice-themed recital series “Oh, Glory!”; his Manhattan solo debut as the baritone soloist for Musica Viva NY's April 8th 2018 concert, "Infinite Hope"; several NYC premieres of songs for which James was lyricist, composer, and performer; and the in-progress writing of his first two operas: “The Legend of John Henry”, and "Spirit In The Vine". James was the artist-in-residence at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA for the MLK Day weekend, 2019, the 2019-2020 Visiting Artist at Phillips, and recently completed an "Oh, Glory!" tour of Chicago in which he sang 6 recitals in 5 days. James is the Teaching Artist in Residence for Musica Viva NY, and a founding member of the Black musical consortium, Ring Shout. James is also on the Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630533188722-E32JL8B06KGGJUMKKVWY/Ora+Jewell-Busche.jpe The Place - Make it stand out Ora Jewell-Busche She/Her Ora Jewell-Busche is a Minnesota based wig, make-up and costume designer working in opera, theater, and film. She has worked extensively with companies ranging from The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lookingglass Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, The Steppenwolf, The Goodman Theater, Pacific Symphony, Shattered Globe, Sans Culottes, Lyric Opera of the North and many more. Recent projects include: Magic Flute, Aida, Turandot, Carmen, La Traviata (Pacific Symphony), Eugene Onegin, La Fille du Regiment, The Tales of Hoffman, A Streetcar Named Desire, Il Trovatore (Hawaii Opera Theater). Film and television credits include Were the World Mine, Chicago Overcoat, Prison Break and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Ora received a BFA in Costume Design from DePaul University, and apprenticed under Melissa Veal (originally of the Stratford Festival of Canada) as a wigmaker. As well as maintaining a busy design schedule, Ora also teaches Theatrical Make-up at Make-up First School in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631241981335-JNB9SNT6WTW29K5KM5SY/Daniel+Oyinloye.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Daniel Oyinloye He/Him Daniel Oyinloye is the co-founder of DanSan Creatives and a filmmaker. DanSan Creatives is a non-profit organization initiated with a passion for stories, youth, and healing that challenges us to be creative as civil innovators. As civil innovators, we participate in relationships that enhance collaborations, empower the artist, transform lives, and foster a home for love; all while restoring faith. Our mission is to work with communities to explore infrastructures around access for black families and to focus on healing through stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631241610007-ZKVJC9SB5N3JJQS72IN3/Mikalia+Bradberry.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Mikalia Bradberry She/Her Mezzo-soprano Mikalia Bradberry is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota with a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance. Ms. Bradberry was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Niagara Falls natives and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Abilene Christian University. Bradberry prepared the roles of Carmen in Bizet’s Le Tragedie de Carmen and Madame de Croissey in Poulenc’s Les Dialogues des Carmélites for the University of Minnesota’s opera program for the '19-'20 season. She also prepared the role of Lucretia of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia with An Opera Theatre in the spring of 2020 and recently performed the role of Nicole in their most recent work, In Media Res . Additionally, Ms. Bradberry is a DEI committee member for OOPS MN and is a teaching artist for An Opera Theatre in Minneapolis. Ms. Bradberry is the recent winner of St. Croix Valley Opera’s vocal competition of 2021. She is a former student of Dr. Julie Pruett, Adriana Zabala and is a current student of Victoria Vargas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631241496412-3CP2FORRXAOUQVGTXYZ8/Marquita+Lister.jpg The Place - Make it stand out Marquita Lister She/Her Marquita Lister has earned worldwide critical praise with an impressive repertoire that includes the masterworks of Verdi, Strauss, Puccini and Gershwin. Ms. Lister has sung with major opera companies such as the San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Montreal Opera, Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg, La Scala, Semperoper Dresden, Staatstheater Stuttgart, Arena di Verona, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Bastille Paris, Michigan Opera Theater, to name a few. She has performed with world renowned artists, including Placido Domngo, Justino Diaz, Frederica Von Stade, Simon Estes, Sherrill Milnes and Marcello Giordani. She portrayed Bess in New York City Opera's Emmy nominated production of Porgy and Bess, and received the "Artist of the Year Award," from the Pittsburgh Opera. She has appeared in television broadcast productions of An Evening with the Pops; Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops (PBS), A Christmas Celebration: Dallas Symphony Orchestra (KXAS- TV), and Live from Lincoln Center (PBS). In studio, Ms. Lister recorded George Gershwin's Blue Monday and Excerpts from Porgy and Bess for Telarc Records with Erich KunzeI and the Cincinnati Pops (Grammy nominated), Where the Sunsets Bleed: The Chamber Music of Edward Knight on Albany Records, and the critically acclaimed Porgy and Bess recording on Decca Records. Ms. Lister recorded composer Michael Ching’s contribution to the Opera America Songbook commissioned for the opening celebrations of the National Opera Center in New York. For further information, please log onto www.marquitalister.com https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/a-letter-to-our-children daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631290097232-CGUKOVMZZI0HKAGGWDON/Letter+4.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631251322768-4DN0BPC7V82CGZJP066G/CHRISTOPHER%2BASH%2BHEADSHOT%2BCOLOR.jpeg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Christopher ASh He/Him Philadelphia-based Designer and Filmmaker, Christopher Ash’s work has been seen in 13 countries and been recognized for 15 awards. Equally at home designing projections, scenery, or lighting for theatre, opera, and dance as well as direction and cinematography for film. His opera designs have been seen at The Met, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Canadian Opera, and Houston Grand Opera, and broadway credits include, Sunday in the Park with George, Saint Joan, Network, The Prince of Broadway, the Crucible, and On The Town. Christopher holds an MFA in design from the Yale School of Drama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631251827610-VDTGDIW8NLDRFL3OINQI/Mary+Tuomanen.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Mary Tuomanen Mary Tuomanen’s collaboration with Christopher Ash includes projects with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Philadelphia and the Guggenheim’s Works and Process. Mary is a Barrymore Award winning playwright and recipient of the 2017 Haas Emerging Artist Award, as well as a company member of Applied Mechanics, a Philadelphia-based performance collective. Mary is a graduate of the Lecoq School of Movement Theater in Paris. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631291045570-144CQOEXEBP7Q3MYSO7P/Ryan+Ash+BEO_35.jpeg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Ryan Ash He/Him Ryan Ash, cellist, began his musical studies on the piano at the age of six. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studying cello with Brandon Vamos (of the Grammy-winning Pacifica Quartet) and piano with Dr. Yu-Chi Tai, and his Master of Music degree at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University with Dr. Tanya Carey, former president of the SAA and with whom he continues long-term teacher training every summer. Ryan has also taken teacher training with Dr. Louis Bergonzi and Dr. Karen Hendricks (cello), Caroline Fraser (piano), and Melanie Ron (early childhood music). He has performed in masterclasses for Steven Doane, Richard Aaron, David Halen, Amit Peled, John Sharp, Wendy Warner, the Arianna, Biava, and Shanghai String Quartets, and has spent summers studying at the Meadowmount School, Innsbrook Institute, Madeline Island Music Camp, Britt Festival, and the Astona International Festival in Leysin, Switzerland. Before relocating to Pittsburgh, Ryan performed frequently as a member of the Sinfonia da Camera, the Champaign-Urbana, Eastern Illinois, and Decatur Symphony Orchestras, and the Lyria Piano Trio. His performance of Gian Carlo Menotti’s Trio for Two Cellos and Piano was also featured on Chicago’s classical radio station 98.7 WFMT. Ryan has since performed recitals of solo and chamber music on the Holy Trinity Concert Series in Robinson Township, Music on the Edge, Living Room Chamber Music Project, and appeared with Ripieno Pittsburgh as well as the Butler County, Westmoreland, Huntington, and Ohio Valley symphonies. He currently serves as cello faculty at the Center for Young Musicians and as cellist of the Beo String Quartet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630598988809-IMW0NXX78QXD1B4HULEB/Sandro_06.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Sandro Leal-Santiesteban He/Him Cuban-born violinist Sandro Leal-Santiesteban made his professional debut at age thirteen as a member of the Grand Theatre of Havana’s Orchestra, conducted by his mother Lourdes Santiesteban. An alumnus of the Sphinx Competition, Sandro has toured numerous U.S. cities with the Sphinx Virtuosi, including Carnegie Hall in New York City. He is a two-time winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society: both as soloist, and as a member of the Beo String Quartet. During his time in Beo, Sandro participated in residencies, recording projects, and performances including the Dakota Chamber Music, Virginia Tech University, the Charleston Ballet in WV, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Charlotte New Music Festival, and the Franz Schubert and Modern Music festival in Graz, Austria. Sandro has worked with such conductors and artists as Claudio Abbado, Kent Nagano, Josh Groban, Evanescence, and Bruce Springsteen. He currently holds the concertmaster position for the Resonance Works | Pittsburgh Chamber Orchestra and the associate concertmaster position in the Erie Philharmonic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631252342395-LQVEUDZIYZDP15TUNM66/Kristian+Tchetchko.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Kristian Tchetchko He/Him https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631244960818-7YESHRGBXMF4WJS2B07P/Justine+F+Chen+%28Composer%2C+RW%29+photo-StevenLaxton.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Justine F. Chen She/Her Native New York composer Justine F. Chen has been commissioned and presented by New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, The Juilliard School, WQXR, JACK Quartet, American Composers Orchestra, Chicago Opera Theater, Merola Opera Program, and NYFOS. Her music has been described by the NY Times as “propulsive, emotionally resonant” and “lyrical, atmospheric... striking… balances despair and humor.” Recent works include a full-length opera commissioned by American Lyric Theater on the life of computer-scientist Alan Turing with librettist David Simpatico, Shallow Breath and Stealth, a choral work for Philly-based The Crossing, and SEVEN SISTERS, a chamber opera with librettist Stephanie Fleischmann. Recent Grants include Jerome Fund, Frances Goelet Charitable Lead Trust, and Opera America. She has also been featured on WBAI and WNYC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631291221612-4PIU92CK8ZV93S00AGHX/WIll+Teegarden+from+web.jpeg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Will Teegarden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631252056623-UPEY7OPMRR8QPDDZW9QZ/Conlon+Guttierrez%2C+Maureen.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez She/Her A native of Mexico, Miss Conlon has performed to much acclaim across the globe as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has participated on half a dozen recordings as a classical artist, cross genre violinist, light rock improv and tango violinist. Miss Conlon has appeared on television and radio in several countries and is prize winner of many national and international competitions in both the United States and in Mexico. She began her studies at an early age in her home town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Mexico. Miss Conlon subsequently pursued further studies at Rice University, Penn State University and Carnegie Mellon University studying with Kenneth Goldsmith, James Lyon, and Andres Cardenes respectively. Maureen is concertmaster of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra, acting concertmaster for the Erie Philharmonic and member of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, Pittsburgh Ballet Orchestra, and the Wheeling Symphony. She resides in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and daughter. When not playing the violin enjoys eating good food, watching movies, and traveling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631252242236-2NH0TIL3SDDIX25I7QFW/Si+Yu.png Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Si Yu She/Her Chinese violist Si Yu received her Bachelor of Music degree from China’s Central Conservatory and Master of Music degree from Carnegie Mellon University where she was admitted as a full scholarship student under the mentorship of Mr. David Harding. During her time at Carnegie Mellon, Si was a member of the Matisse String Quartet who won the Pittsburgh Concert Society major audition and was invited to perform for the royal family of Qatar in Doha. As a chamber musician, She has had the privilege to study with members of Alban Berg, Tokyo, Brentano and Juilliard String Quartet. Ms. Yu has performed as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. She has made appearances at the Pacific Music Festival, Banff Centre, Beethoven Institute, Heifetz Institute and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631251114711-CD9NWFBMTJQVQ6XUYGUT/Jacqueline+Goldfinger+%28Librettist%2C+RW%29.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Jacqueline GOldfinger She/They Jacqueline Goldfinger (she/they) grew up in rural North Florida with a love of music and storytelling. Today, they are an award-winning playwright-librettist who seeks out unique collaborations, working across disciplines to create singular works of theater and opera. Their works have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, Gate Theatre, BBC 3 Radio, and others. Their awards include the Yale Prize, Opera America Discovery Award, Generations Award, and Smith Prize. They are published by Edition Peters, Concord Theatricals (formerly Samuel French), Routledge, and others. Learn more: www.jacquelinegoldfinger.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631252615138-XR2MLH8SXQWSE92DGU01/SemerdjianHeadshot.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Laurel Semerdjian She/Her Laurel Semerdjian, an American mezzo-soprano of Armenian descent, was hailed as "a dramatic and musical tour de force" (Pittsburgh Tribune) for her portrayal of Asakir in Pittsburgh Opera's production of Mohammed Fairouz's Sumeida's Song. In January 2020, she returned to Pittsburgh Opera, debuting the role of Bradamante in Handel’s Alcina. In Spring of 2020, Ms. Semerdjian made a company debut with Florentine Opera, singing the title role in Le Tragédie de Carmen. She was slated to return to Resonance Works to debut the role of Maddalena in Rigoletto and Symphony Tacoma for their Mozart Requiem (COVID19- postponed to 2022). During the 20-21 season, Ms. Semerdjian was slated to make a role debut with Young Victorian Theater Company as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, (Covid19), a return to Opera Southwest as Genevieve in Pelléas et Mélisande (COVID19- postponed to 2022) and join the Cape Symphony as the mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (COVID19- postponed to 2022). In the spring of 2021, Ms. Semerdjian returned to Sarasota Opera in the role of Marianna in their production of Il Signor Bruschino and this summer she made her Missouri Symphony debut in their Opera Gala. In December, she will return to Symphony Tacoma for the alto solo in Händel's Messiah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631290397034-P07FOFAQA6FX1UMUFP63/Nuiko+Wadden.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Nuiko Wadden She/Her Nuiko Wadden is the principal harpist of Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet Orchestras as well as the Des Moines Metro Opera. She is also a member of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). Ms. Wadden has been a prizewinner in numerous competitions, recognized by the Minnesota Orchestra (WAMSO), Ann Adams, ASTA, and American Harp Society. As a soloist she has appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Skokie Valley Symphony, the Chicago Metropolitan Symphony, and the Northwest Symphony. She serves as a substitute harpist for the Minnesota, Houston, Milwaukee and Baltimore Symphonies. To date, Ms. Wadden has appeared on the New Amsterdam, Cedille, Bridge, New Focus, and North/South recording labels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548086604-CS9X69AW5W33ERV1BDQH/Maria+Sensi+Sellner+Purple1.jpg Letter to Our Children - Make it stand out Maria Sensi Sellner She/Her Conductor Maria Sensi Sellner’s artistry, versatility, and reputation for innovation are making her an increasingly coveted collaborator and an impresario for the 21st century. Praised as “mightily impressive”, she was the first three-time winner of the American Prize for Opera Conducting and is a proud alum of The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors. Maria is the Artistic & General Director of Resonance Works, the multi-modal performing arts company she founded in her native Pittsburgh in 2013; co-founder and lead producer of the Decameron Opera Coalition; and a frequent cover conductor for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Her unique, artist-driven programming has been praised for its “innovative streak” (Post-Gazette) and for bringing a “welcome infusion of sophistication and diversity” (I Care If You Listen) to Pittsburgh’s cultural landscape. The 2021-22 season includes a return to the stage and a growing number of company debuts - including Portland Opera, Opera Steamboat, Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Raylynmor Opera, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City - conducting her favorite mix of Verdi, bel canto, and contemporary opera repertoire. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/hero-songs daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631253259322-28MWCURHSX41K3IALF50/heroes-IG5.jpg Hero Songs - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631262431247-SFLZCT9P04W2ZBMUMVAP/kathy-wittman-scaled.jpeg Hero Songs - Make it stand out Kathy Wittman She/Her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631254103270-H95FTK6QDCWE2X04JHYN/Tesia+Kwarteng_Headshot.JPG Hero Songs - Make it stand out Tesia Kwarteng She/Her Tesia Kwarteng is a Ghanaian-American multi-faceted artist equally at home on the operatic stage, on screen and in the studio. She will next be covering the role of Ruby/Sinner Woman in Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera. She recently was seen as Maurya in What Lies Beneath with On Site Opera and she also participated in the Written in Stone workshop at Washington National Opera where she sang the role of Laurel in Carlos Simon’s It All Falls Down and the role of Victoria Wilson in Kamala Sankaram’s Rise. Ms. Kwarteng made her Austin Opera debut featured in recital as a part of their Live from Indy Terrace Broadcast. Tesia was also a featured soloist in the ensemble of the Grammy Award winning production of Porgy and Bess at The Metropolitan Opera. She will make her Off Broadway debut at Lincoln Center Theater in Ricky Ian Gordon’s new opera Intimate Apparel understudying the role of Mayme and performing in the ensemble. She has participated in the Young Artist Programs at the Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Tri-Cities Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Chautauqua Opera and Virginia Opera. For more information visit her website at www.tesiakwarteng.com or follow her on Instagram @tesiatee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631861940236-36D9T3AG96ZDVQ7UJNOA/DOC+Heroes+song+cycle+shoot-8.jpg Hero Songs - Make it stand out John Castillo He/Him Baritone John Castillo has been thrilling audiences in various venues throughout New England. Most recently, he performed the role of Carlos in Omar Najmi's opera "En La Ardiente oscuridad” at the Phoenicia Festival for the Voice. John has been featured as a soloist with both Wellesley Symphony and Boston Civic Orchestras and has had recent performances at both Boston Symphony and NEC’s Jordan Hall. In 2009, John performed a moving duet, “Motherland”, with singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant accompanied by Livingston Taylor on guitar and in 2004, sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park for the Red Sox home opener. He has also performed with the Boston Revels and local folk singer and musician, David Coffin. In addition to Opera, John enjoys singing jazz, musical theater, contemporary and liturgical music. When he’s not singing, John enjoys playing the piano, accordion, is an accomplished drummer and a huge Red Sox fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631259296338-QN2BU0KTYHK51AR15S82/Hilliard+and+Boresi.JPG Hero Songs - Make it stand out Peter hilliard & Matt Boresi Peter Hilliard & Matt Boresi are the creators of new opera and opera-adjacent works, regularly praised for their "subtlety, humor, charm, and sorrow." Their most recent full-length opera “The Last American Hammer”, (World Premiere, UrbanArias, Washington DC 2018), featuring renowned soprano Elizabeth Futral, was praised by critics as a “beautifully prepared, dramatically taut” production, ”which makes us challenge our cultural, political, racial and regional assumptions head-on”, with “a difficult - but needed - conclusion for these times.” It received a second production at Pittsburgh Opera in 2020. Matt and Peter have created award-winning crossover work from Off-Broadway’s “Don Imbroglio” and “Going Down Swingin’” to the puppet opera “Eat Your Greens: Verdi by Vegetables.” They both hold Master of Fine Arts degrees from the Musical Theatre Writing Program at New York University. Peter lives in Philadelphia. Matt lives in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631254294498-1YTL2E1PE6TZVIE5VWDH/Karen+Slack+PC_+Kia+Caldwell.jpeg Hero Songs - Make it stand out Karen Slack She/Her Hailed for possessing a voice of extraordinary beauty, a seamless legato and great dramatic depth, American soprano Karen Slack has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera where she made her debut in the title role of Verdi’s Luisa Miller, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, and San Francisco Opera. In recent seasons, she has appeared as Alice Ford in Falstaff, Leonora in Il trovatore and Tosca with Arizona Opera, as Aïda at Austin Opera, Emelda Griffith in Champion with New Orleans Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with Nashville Opera, Violetta in La Traviata with Sacramento Opera and Sister Rose in Dead Man Walking with both Minnesota Opera and Vancouver Opera and her Scottish Opera debut as Anna in Puccini’s Le villi. Additionally, Ms. Slack portrayed a featured role as the Opera Diva in Tyler Perry’s movie and soundtrack “For Colored Girls.” Ms. Slack is an Artistic Advisor for Portland Opera, Co-Director for the 2020-21 Opera Program at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, and Co-Chair of the Women's Opera Network with Opera America. Ms. Slack’s 2019-2020 season included a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Serena in Porgy and Bess, a recital with Opera Philadelphia, guest soloist for Madison Opera’s virtual Opera in the Park, and a series of recitals throughout the US including the Vilar Center for the Performing Arts in Vail, Colorado with pianist Joe Illick. This season sees her in digital performances with Opera Philadelphia, Houston Grand Opera, Madison Opera, and Minnesota Opera. Additionally, she stars in Driving While Black with UrbanArias. In response to the rash of cancellations due to COVID19, Ms. Slack launched a digital talk show, #KikiKonversations, which has garnered critical acclaim and thousands of views. Other recent performances include the title role in Tosca with Opera Birmingham, Addie Parker in Yardbird with Arizona Opera, Sister Rose in Dead Man Walking with Atlanta Opera, Serena in Porgy and Bess with Fort Worth Opera, and her debut with Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Billie in Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons' Fire Shut Up in My Bones. In concert, she was a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the world premiere of Hannibal Lokumbe’s Healing Tones with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Union Symphony Orchestra for Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder. Equally at home on the concert stage, Ms. Slack has performed Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mahler’s 2nd Symphony and the Verdi Requiem with various orchestras throughout the US. Abroad she has appeared with the Melbourne Symphony, Sydney Symphony, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestras, and most recently, with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in celebration of the 80th birthday of Mo. Yuri Temirkanov. She made her Carnegie Hall debut as Agnes Sorel in Tchaikovsky’s Maid of Orleans with the Orchestra of St. Lukes and will return in Spring 2022 with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for Beethoven’s Egmont. Additional upcoming engagements for the 2021-2022 season include her stage debut with the Houston Grand Opera in the world premiere of Joel Thompson and Andrea Davis Pinkney's A Snowy Day, a recital with pianist Alan Morrison at Atlanta’s Spivey Hall including the World Premiere of a new work by American composer Adolphus Halistork, Verdi’s Requiem with the Highlander Concert Series at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas and a concert of arias with Omaha Symphony in collaboration with Opera Omaha. A graduate of the Adler Fellowship and Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera, the native Philadelphian is also a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music. She is a winner of numerous competitions and awards: most notably the Montserrat Caballe International Competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the George London Foundation Award, the Marian Anderson ICON Award, the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, the Rosa Ponselle International Vocal Competition, the Portland Opera Lieber Award, the Liederkranz Foundation Award and the Jose Iturbi International Competition for Voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631317454263-1QIP3451MXNMUEZZ0ZOH/JA_036.JPG Hero Songs - Make it stand out Javier Abreu He/Him Puerto Rican tenor JAVIER ABREU has been described as a commanding force on stage, incorporating a rich, sweet and agile voice, with ample dramatic skills. Recent performances include Pittsburgh Opera as Ernesto in Don Pasquale, his role debut as Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte with Mill City Summer Opera, the world premiere of Bless Me Última with Opera Southwest, Lindoro in L’italiana in Algeri with Blackwater Valley Opera in Ireland, and a debut with Chicago Opera Theater as the title role in Il Pigmalione, and Beppe in Rita by Donizetti. A lover of contemporary opera, Abreu has premiered roles in Before Night Falls with Fort Worth Opera, The Long Walk with Opera Saratoga, The Inspector with Wolf Trap Opera, and La cabeza del bautista with Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona. He has garnered critical acclaim for his portrayals of Rossini’s leading men with Central City Opera, Nashville Opera, Israeli Opera, Opera de Oviedo, Theater Basel, Teatro Municipal de Chile, Austin Opera, New York City Opera, Atlanta Opera, Florida Grand Opera and the Stuttgart Staatsoper, to name a few. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631862771208-11W1MF1EOUVLJZSICKKH/Jeremy+Reger.jpg Hero Songs - Make it stand out Jeremy Reger He/Him International pianist and educator Jeremy Reger maintains an active performing, teaching, and coaching career. He has served on the music staff of Virginia Opera, Opera Steamboat, Eugene Opera, Hawaii Opera Theater, Mill City Opera, Central City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Skylark Opera and Aspen Opera Theater. He has performed in recital for the Ravinia Festival with mezzo soprano Michelle DeYoung and for Seattle Opera. He is an associate professor of vocal coaching at CU Boulder. Prior to that position, he taught at the Music Academy of the West, Christopher Newport University, the Opera Studio of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, and at the Jacob’s School fo Music at Indiana University. A strong advocate of new opera, Reger has participated in workshops of new opera by composers such as Jake Heggie, Tom Cipullo, Ricky Ian Gordon, Kevin Putz, and Mark Adamo. Reger maintains an active opera coaching studio throughout the United States and South America. He has a doctorate from the University of Michigan, studying under Martin Katz. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/unsung-activist daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631255457840-MUNC6SCP4AYXODXCMZS4/Unsung+Activist+graphic+centered.jpg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631255617647-8DQCJMIWJCXU38RRPP6W/Calvin+Harris+-+tenor+-+John+Bland.jpg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Calvin Harris He/Him Tenor Calvin Maurecé Harris is a native of Hampton, Virginia and a proud alumnus of Virginia State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. Since arriving in Houston, Texas in 2012, Mr. Harris has been a member of the Opera in the Heights chorus. In 2013, he made his operatic debut on the OH! stage playing the role of Il Commissionario in La Traviata. In addition to his work with the Opera in the Heights chorus, Mr. Harris has also performed in other comprimario roles including the role of Parpignol in Puccini's La Boheme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631255748491-NXPP0ZUELG8VI7C488HC/Scott+Clark+-+policeman.jpg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Scott Clark He/Him American Baritone Scott Clark is already becoming known as an interpreter of new work. He created the role of F. Scott Fitzgerald in the new opera The Ghosts of Gatsby by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire. He also starred as Homecoming Soldier in Seagle’s production The Falling and the Rising by Zach Redler and Jerre Dye. Scott recently was a Resident Artist with the Opera Columbus and Capital University joint program, where he performed the role of Marco in Gianni Schicchi. Clark was also an emerging artist at Seagle Music Colony for two summers; there, he performed the roles of Belcore in L’elisir d’amore and Papageno in Die Zauberflöte. He has been a young artist with Houston Grand Opera’s “Opera to Go” program singing the role of Belcore in The Elixir of Love. Other Notable credits include Don Giovanni in Spotlight on Opera’s Virtual Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin in Russian Opera Workshop’s production of Eugene Onegin, Didier in Lone Star Lyric’s Madeleine. Mr. Clark has also engaged in concert work as the Bass Soloist in Händel’s Messiah with Houston Masterworks Chorus, and soloist for Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms with First United Methodist Church Houston. The Texas native holds his Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Baylor University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631255678926-5SDCOGBHZ0P4MTDE8RFL/Sai%CC%88d+Henry+Pressley+-+bass-baritone.jpeg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Saïd Henry Pressley He/Him New York native Saïd Henry Pressley made his Houston Grand Opera main stage debut as the Jailer in Tosca as well as Hyde in Carlisle Floyd's world premiere of The Prince of Players. For HGOco, he appeared in the world premiere of The Pastry Prince and also in Cinderella in Spain. Pressley won first prize in the Tony and Sally Amato Opera Competition (2010) and second prize in the Harlem Opera Theater Competition (2013), and was a semi-finalist in Dallas Opera Guild’s Annual Vocal Competition (2014). Pressley is a graduate of Purchase College Conservatory and The Juilliard School. And is pursuing his Doctoral studies at the Butler School of Music. Recently Pressley sang in an experimental musical work titled “The Graying Rainbow” commissioned by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631259112962-LOFTZHJOTPXDEFB2SQ59/Abbas+Padilla+-+film+director.JPG Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Abbas Padilla He/Him Abbas was born in Houston, Texas, the son of a Colombian immigrant father and a mother from far West Texas. As a student at Sam Houston State University, photography was his passion until he took his first video production class. After college Abbas has filmed projects all over the United States, Mexico, Israel, Jamaica, Curacao and more. His proudest recognitions have been the three Directors Awards he has received for his international tourism advertising work. In 2010 Abbas opened Big A Productions, a boutique production company based in Houston, Texas. His goal for the future is to work on more collaborative projects with organizations that promote unity, diversity, equality and justice. www.bigavideoservices.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631255562803-BMKEFWIOJOPW0GYUHD6X/Julie+Jackson+-+soprano+-+Holly+Hogrobrooks.jpg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Julie Jackson She/Her JULIE JACKSON’s warm, expressive voice along with her elegant and poised demeanor is at ease performing domestically or abroad. Operatic roles include Giovanna (Rigoletto, Opera in the Heights), Vespetta (The Masterful Maid, Operativo Houston), Donna Elvira (cover with Spotlight on Opera), and Madame Goldnertrille (Der Schauspieldirektor, Franco American Vocal Academy, Salzburg). She was the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem (Woodlands Symphony Orchestra) and the soprano soloist in Mozart’s C minor Mass (Texas Southern University Orchestra). Based in Houston, TX, Mrs. Jackson is happily married to professional tuba player and teacher Ali Jackson. The couple enjoy spending time together and raising their tabby-calico mix, KitKat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631259059318-CJIIM5YUR18H8RAXA623/Steve+Wallace+-+composer-librettist-title-role.jpg Unsung Activist - Make it stand out Steve Wallace He/Him Steve Wallace is an award-winning singer and composer from Chicago IL. His professional expertise incorporates a plethora of styles collaborating on hundreds of projects, including TV, studio recordings and film. Steve has released 15 solo albums, written a book of 13 art songs, 2 symphonies, 3 operas, 4 musicals amongst other works. Mr. Wallace has also performed worldwide as a soloist, on tours, and lead tenor roles in operas such as Carmen, La Boheme, Cavalleria Rusticana and La Traviata. The groundbreaking film musical "Hal King" that Mr. Wallace created, and composed was released earlier this year on Amazon Prime. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/sacajawea daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631258705965-AFVX60PX03X2TBFMN3OE/Sacajawea+Artwork+with+Title.jpg Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631259216947-JYMDHR8F3BHMJ73NHS8U/Dawn+Avery%2C+composer.jpg Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names - Make it stand out Dawn Avery She/Her Grammy-nominated cellist/vocalist/composer and world music artist, Dawn Avery, shares contemporary soundscapes from spiritual, pop and classical elements that reflect a deep devotion to sacred traditions, including her own Mohawk heritage. Composer, educator and GRAMMY nominated performer, she has worked with musical luminaries Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, John Cale, R. Carlos Nakai, Phillip Glass, Charles Wuorinen, Elliott Sharpe, and Ornette Coleman. She writes in a variety of styles from mystic world pop to classical, often fusing styles. She has collected awards from American Dance Festival at Duke University, Smithsonian, and the Ford Foundation's Indigenous Knowledge, Expressive Culture grant program of the American Composers Forum, and Meet the Composer. Her music has been featured in award winning films Miramax Basquiat, Smithsonian Always Becoming, PBS The Warrior Tradition. Avery also composes for theatre with Spiderwoman Theatre in NYC, the Alliance for New Music-Theatre in Washington DC and Heather Henson’s (of the Jim Henson legacy) production of Ajijaak on Turtle Island. The latter Indigenous based project led to a short run at the New Victory Theatre on Broadway for which she wrote music with an almost all Indigenous team for an environmental theatrical work. She has won numerous Global Music Awards for multi-media projects 50 Shades of Red, Beloved, Crane on Earth and Sky. www.dawnavery.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631256657243-166S78J6VNYRBYA2LPWY/Shana+Blake+Hill+-+soprano.png Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names - Make it stand out Shana Blake Hill She/Her Soprano Shana Blake Hill is known for being a multi-dimensional artist and for creating and premiering new roles, operas, and contemporary works. Hill has sung principal roles with: The Los Angeles Opera, Savonlinna Festival Opera (Finland), Dayton Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Long Beach Opera, Santa Barbara Opera, and Opera Southwest. She has been a featured soloist with: The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, The Seattle Symphony, The Pacific Symphony, The Naples Philharmonic, The Pasadena Symphony, The Louisville Orchestra, and The Colorado Symphony. Hill is a Naxos and Sony recording artist, and is featured on Sony's Favorite Film Score Compilation. Her most recent world premiere performance was as Angela in Adam Del Monte's Flamenco Opera Llantos 1492 with the Tucson Desert Festival of Song. Her performance as Ghita in Zemlinky's Der Zwerg at the Theater at Ace Hotel in DTLA was critically acclaimed and her performance of the title role in Carlisle Floyd's Susannah with Festival Opera in 2019 won her third place in the "Best Opera Singer" category in San Francisco Classical Voice's "Best of the Bay" awards, the production won "Best New Discovery". Hill finished 2019 with Numi Opera as Laura in Korngold's Der Ring Des Polycrates, a production that garnered her rave reviews in the international and Los Angeles press. Recent engagements and projects include A Veterans Voices World Premier collaboration with LA Opera, a series of online concerts with LA Opera for the faculty, staff and patients of USC Keck Medical Center, An online concert for The Clazzical Notes series in honor of Suffragists and Women who vote, and an online concert with LA Opera in celebration of Black History month in which she was commissioned to write and deliver a spoken word poem entitled "Lifting Voices". Hill is also thrilled to return to FMO as writer/ performer for the commissioned libretto for Sacajawea: Woman of Many Names and in the role of Mother Nature/Sacajawea. She has fond memories of appearing as Sacajawea with the FMO World Premier Production of Corps of Discovery by Michael Ching. Hill is descended from Waccamaw Siouan ancestry who have been historically recorded in Columbus County, NC since at least the 16th Century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631258547411-3STC4UIL25TXRW4B82IE/Blake+Hill-Saya+Headshot.jpeg Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names - Make it stand out Blake Hill-Saya She/Her Librettist Blake Hill-Saya began her love affair with books at age four when her Father found her reading a favorite bedtime story out loud and upside down. Her love of history, research, music, world cultures and storytelling led her to a nearly twenty year career as a professional operatic soprano, she sings under her maiden name Shana Blake Hill. Hill-Saya recently founded Tenacity Communications to amplify her work as a lifelong wordsmith. She now writes for and consults with an international clientele of executives and thought leaders on storytelling, verbal branding, corporate voice and mission and keynote development. Hill-Saya made her debut as published author in 2020 with The University of North Carolina Press and a historical biography of her own great great grandfather entitled: Aaron McDuffie Moore: An African American Physician, Educator and Founder of Durham's Black Wall Street . The biography has been critically acclaimed and was chosen as an official candidate for the Museum of African American History Stone Awards for 2021. Her work appeared twice in the Historic Merrick Washington Magazine in 2020/2021 and she was featured as the cover article for RAL Magazine from Duke University in Summer 2021. Hill-Saya was commissioned by LA Opera Connects to write and deliver a poem for their Black History Month 2021 celebration which she entitled "Lifting Voices". She is also developing several manuscripts, fiction and non fiction, all grounded in Black life during the reconstruction era. She is a proud descendent of Waccamaw Siouan ancestors who have been rooted in Columbus County, NC since the 16th Century, likely earlier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631257840901-RHZFCKADPG2J8CYICIGI/Peter+Halverson%2C+baritone.jpg Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names - Make it stand out Peter Halverson He/Him Baritone Peter Halverson has enjoyed a long and successful career having performed over seventy roles in opera, operetta, musical theater & oratorio. He has sung throughout the United States including performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Opera, Madison Opera, Dallas Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, Oregon Bach Festival, San Luis Obispo Mozaic Festival and Crested Butte Summer Festival. He has also appeared numerous times with the Minnesota Opera, Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Skylark Opera, Minnesota Chorale, VocalEssence, Fargo-Moorhead Opera and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony. In the spring of 2005, he won the Yrjö Kilpinen International Art Song Competition and was invited to give a recital tour in Finland. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-widows-will daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1633145059594-MSOY5V8C5FVM8Q47PIS1/Heroes-no-bg.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293312778-U5JNE1STG2POG77TAXPT/PETER.WESOLOSKI.HEADSHOT+copy.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Peter Wesoloski He/Him Peter Wesoloski has firmly established himself in the Chicago music world as a soloist and choral singer. Operatic credits include the titular role of Yevgeny Onegin, Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro), Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), and Sam (Trouble in Tahiti) as well as less serious "character" roles such as Benoit/Alcindoro (La Bohème) and Pistola (Falstaff). No stranger to the concert stage, Peter has also been featured as the soloist in the Fauré Requiem, Schubert Mass in G, and as Peter/Pilate (Johannes-Passion). Additionally, Peter is dedicated to the art of song and sings regularly at the Liederstube with pianist Eugenia Cheng, as well as performances for the annual Schubertiade at PianoForte since 2016. He has performed in salons and recitals in London, Amsterdam, Auckland and Sydney, as well as Minneapolis and Chicago. Peter most recently sang the role of Ivan in the new work “Death of Ivan Ilych” with the Thompson Street Opera Company as part of the work’s premier performances in partnership with Opera Orlando. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293624327-6JIBODC60WZHUZKXKVPP/cederquistheadshot.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out George Cederquist He/Him George is the Artistic Director of Chicago Fringe Opera (called “the city’s alt-opera company” by the Chicago Tribune), which premieres experiential, immersive, and site-specific productions of operas composed in English. Directing credits include WOYZECK, THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER and THE GREAT GOD PAN, as well as the company’s long-running hit show THE ROSINA PROJECT, a Hip-Hop adaptation of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE. Camera opera filmwork includes CORSAIR for the Decameron Opera Coalition. In addition, George has directed opera scenes at Wolf Trap Opera and Chautauqua Opera, and new productions with the Chicago Sinfonietta, Pittsburgh Opera, the Bay View Music Festival and Chicago Folks Operetta. An inspiring mentor, George is the Producing Artistic Director of Opera and Theatre at North Park University and has taught courses and masterclasses at Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, DePaul University and the University of Illinois. Now in its seventh season, George hosts OPERA BOX SCORE, America’s Talk Radio Show About Opera, every week on The Dallas Opera Network, Apple Podcasts and WNUR 89.3 FM Chicago. The show tackles the week’s opera headlines in an irreverent sports talk radio format. A recipient of two American Prizes in Directing, George’s production of SILENT NIGHT was chosen as a winner of Opera America’s 2013 Director-Designer competition. As one of ten Americans to receive the 2011 German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, George served as a Regieassistent at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. George’s training includes residencies with Pittsburgh Opera, the Merola Opera Program, and Wolf Trap Opera. He holds an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University and a BA in Theatre Studies and English from Yale University. A dual US-UK citizen, George is a proud member of Steep Theatre Company and the American Guild of Musical Artists. He lives in Chicago with his wife, their two children, their cat, and their four chickens. To learn more about George, visit gjcederquist.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293815481-2OCQEI3FWF0Q5C9V37LB/CFO_+Amanda+Neal.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Amanda Noelle Neal She/Her Amanda Noelle Neal is a Black and Filipina multi-disciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. She has performed with Hearing In Color, Thompson Street Opera Company, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Kathleen Battle's Freedom Chorus. Amanda studied vocal performance at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (MM, 2013) and Loyola University New Orleans (BM, 2011). Starting in 2012 she began performing with various bands, studio projects, music improv, and sketch comedy. You can find her in the Chicagoland area and beyond with the Super Rad: Chicago’s Ska Tribute, Kababayan Collective, Forte Chicago, Club Asia, Doki Doki Beats, and Hair Affair. Amanda enjoys streaming video games, playing the ukulele, and spoiling her dogs. @blkbeltsoprano on Instagram, Twitter, and Twitch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511754407-65B74B76EBB81Q0EMMHS/bradcaleblee.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Brad Caleb Lee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293352372-873VACVH2H2C408QHM6D/K.-F.-Jacques2.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out K. F. Jacques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630511815634-XF9N99LJPUSNCZ94ESQI/O_Shaughnessy+-+Headshot.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Catherine O’Shaughnessy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293015330-0549KZI5XIXM7G7Q37GQ/CFO.-+Bilal+Dardai%2C+librettist.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Bilal Dardai He/Him Bilal Dardai is an award-winning dramatist and performer based within the Chicago area. He has worked as an episode writer for HartLife NFP’s acclaimed audio production Unwell (2020 winner of the BBC Audio Award for “Best Podcast/Online Drama”) and Fable & Folly’s Alba Salix, Royal Physician. He is also the creator of Spellcast, an audio production within Six to Start’s Zombies! Run fitness app, and the adaptor of Book-It Repertory’s recent audio production of The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes. He is an alumnus ensemble member and former artistic director of internationally known performance artist collective The Neo-Futurists, and a current ensemble member at Lifeline Theatre, where he has also functioned as writer, performer, and audio consultant for the company’s recent adaptations of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Miss Holmes, Sense & Sensibility, and a collection of short stories and poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Bilal has been nominated for four Joseph Jefferson Awards as a writer and actor, and has appeared onscreen in independent films Unexpected (dir. Kris Swanberg, 2015) and Operator (dir. Logan Kibens, 2016). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1633145238741-8GWYSO33E5L763HJO51R/Naomi+Brigell+Headshot.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Naomi Brigell She/Her Naomi Brigell, mezzo-soprano, is quickly gaining recognition as an “expressive, athletic and strong-voiced” presence on the operatic stage. Brigell has sung with opera companies across the country including Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Saratoga, Opera in the Heights, Chicago Opera Theater, and Opera Naples. For the 2021-22 season, Brigell looks forward to making her role debut as Olga in Eugene Onegin with Opera in the Heights and returning to Chicago Fringe Opera to perform in the world premiere of The Widow’s Will. Recent performances include Clara Schumann in Ghost Variations by Tony Manfredonia with Thompson Street Opera Company and Pedrillo in Telemann's Don Quichotte at Camacho’s Wedding with Opera Saratoga. Favorite past roles include Cherubino, Hänsel, and Nancy (Albert Herring). Naomi Brigell is a proud graduate of the University of Houston and Boston University. She is based in Chicago with her partner and her three-legged cat, Champion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631293154488-MW5BPKTL1EIPXKXAMTPO/CFO+-+Elizabeth+Rudolph%2C+Composer.jpg The Widow's Will - Make it stand out Elizabeth Rudolph She/Her Elizabeth Rudolph is a Chicago-based composer “whose music takes advantage of the rhythmic complexity of minimalism to emphasize thoughtfully composed melodic storytelling.” according to contralto Katherine Dalin. Rudolph’s music has been performed and/or recorded by VOX3, Third Eye Theater, New Moon Opera, Chicago Fringe Opera, Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, Interlochen Arts Academy Chorale, and Opera on Tap-Chicago. Her most recent evening-length opera, Imogen, had its debut with New Moon Opera in 2019. Other commissions include, Lincoln Square (soprano and cello) for the Chicago Fringe Opera City of Works project, Just a Phase (TTBB Choral) for the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus on the 50th anniversary of Stonewall, The Third Night (baritone, bass clarinet, and piano) for VOX3, La Belle Dame sans Merci (SATB chorale) and Incidental Music for The Tempest (chamber music), for Interlochen Center for the Arts. She attended Roosevelt University (MM-Vocal Performance) and St. Olaf College (BM-Vocal Performance and Music Theory/Composition) where she studied composition with Dr. Peter Hamlin and Dr. Timothy Mahr. She began composing at the age of 14 under the tutelage of Dr. Alan Hirsch, then finished high school at Interlochen Arts Academy where she advanced her composition and music theory study with Dr. Elaine Broad-Ginsberg. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/home-cooked-heroes daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631294083612-UFOL5JEU0POQRC5DIVGT/Home+Cooked+Heroes.jpg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295553689-2UW35IJNFF932CZCRKZX/Melby-Gibbons%2C+Chrisite.png Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Christie Melby-Gibbons She/Her Rev. Christie Melby-Gibbons is the executive director of Tricklebee Café, Milwaukee's first pay-what-you-can community cafe, which is a ministry of the Moravian Church in America and a member of One World Everybody Eats. Her undergraduate work was in Russian Language & Area Studies, as well as an approved self-designed major: Nature Theology, considering questions at the intersection of theological and environmental studies, including recovering a valuation of nature and a sense of responsible stewardship through spiritual reflection. She has been an ordained minister in the Moravian Church since 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295502192-KOT2A88ZSZIKSTZYNCWA/Kosmalski%2C+Andrew.jpg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Andrew Kosmalski He/Him Andrew Kosmalski is a Milwaukee native. His love of photography was handed down to him by his father, as well as his 35mm Nikon. Recently he’s taking his passion and applied it to commercial work. He still finds time to capture the unnoticed and candid moments which bring inspiration and new life on professional projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295680618-MM0Q4ZLBYDCO6KWJIKD1/Nieves%2C+Julio.png Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Julio Nieves He/Him Julio Nieves is an illustrator, painter, and comic book writer. He works as the Real Food Promoter at Tricklebee Cafe, which includes an array of tasks ranging from dishwashing to waiting on customers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295343773-TUS7UPTNOLYQZ83AFGCC/Debonne.png Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Debonne She/Her Debonne is a fourth-grader who enjoys ballet, drawing, reading adventurous stories, swimming outdoors, and playing with her two younger siblings. She is a regular volunteer at Tricklebee Cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295617334-0FPTNC7MZP24YW1449J3/Melby-Gibbons%2C+David.JPG Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out David Melby-Gibbons He/Him David Melby-Gibbons is a musician and songwriter based in Milwaukee. His undergraduate work was in Philosophy & Religion. His graduate studies centered on Arts and Transformation. He is an ongoing volunteer at Tricklebee Cafe, and was part of the visioning team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295412898-RRMPP9VAJW2P4L8XWMNR/Ghani%2C+Samer.jpg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Samer Ghani He/Him 2021 Dear MKE Award winning videographer Samer Ghani is a first generation Palestinian American, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Raised in a single mother home and taught through Milwaukee Public Schools, Samer’s first encounter with art was with his time spent at Wedgewood Academy (formerly Bell Middle School), where he played violin and won both National and International awards with his orchestra class. In high school, Samer’s senior art gallery of photography was highlighted in OnMilwaukee (2011), furthering his future career as an artist in the Milwaukee community. Samer’s time as an artist has bled into the Milwaukee community and beyond, bringing community initiatives to life with partners like The City of Milwaukee, Visit Milwaukee, Imagine MKE, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Light the Hoan, Vivent Health, Jigsaw, Hason Dodge, Google Arts & Culture, and more, as well as highlighting some of Milwaukee’s best artists in a number of astonishing venues across the city and nation wide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631294352624-0047L1ESYD0YHRLN8573/Nicole%2C+Brit.jpg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Brit Nicole She/Her Brit Nicole is a spoken word artist, community healer, performer, musician, and facilitator based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her first feature performance was in August 2013 at Brewing Grounds for Change. That same year, Brit co-founded PENtastic, one of the longest-running open mics in her hometown. Since then, Brit has taken her talents to Poetry Unplugged, Middle Earth MKE, Imaginary Heroes events, churches, Voltage! Teen Slam, Br(OK)en Genius, and many more. When she is not performing, you can catch Brit hosting an open mic, such as Lyrical Sanctuary, or other community gatherings, such as a game night or writing workshop. She works hard to center reflection, healing, and creativity in all she does, no matter the activity or age group it serves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295871609-QU43BFM71JX1WYB5XN8Z/Abston%2C+Kellen+_Klassik_.jpeg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Kellen “Klassik” Abston He/Him Multi-instrumentalist producer and performer, Klassik, is as dexterous a rapper as he is an impassioned and soulful singer, intertwined with his own unique, personal and unbridled storytelling. At the age of 10, he began studying saxophone with the Milwaukee jazz legend Berkeley Fudge, whose teachings provided the musical foundation that informs his work to this day. Klassik’s development continued through years of public arts schools, a (very) brief collegiate trip, and throughout all of this, an evolution from jazz saxophonist to producer, emcee, singer and all-around entertainer. His debut EP, DEATH OF A BEATMAKER (2010), established him within the local scene, and his subsequent full-length, IN THE MAKING (2012), introduced him to a national audience. His most recent album (QUIET, 2019) was named the #1 album of 2019 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and garnered awards at the 2019 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards. His continued artistic output the following year earned him the prestigious honor of being named the City of Milwaukee’s Mildred L. Harpole Artist of the Year. A true class act, Klassik works to stir the souls of listeners into action with empathy, passion, and purpose through his own self-reflective sonic art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631294437964-EUSI6WJQJ1QWJSWOYE2X/Fankh%2C+Ms.+Lotus.jpg Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Ms. Lotus Fankh She/Her A name that honors the symbolic rebirth of a lotus, the ankh a symbol for Life, and the “F” for the Funk. Put those together and you get a glimpse into the ideals Ms. Lotus Fankh holds dear. A WAMI nominated artist and the creator of ‘No Funerals’ (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's #1 Single of 2020), her artistic vision has also gained her recognition on the international platform AFROPUNK.COM (for her release of the 'Better Than This' music video). A singer, songwriter, performance artist, and soulstress, her sound is inspired by Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Rock. As a performer she expresses personal stories through guitar, loop station, violin, original songs, and her sultry voice. As a songwriter Lotus uses lyrics to address the essence of lived experiences creating narratives that speak the language of the heart. As an artist she is Ms. Lotus Fankh (say it like Funk). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631295752908-YJ8ZZIHTQHOUACLBOOLP/Townsend%2C+Sentaces.png Home Cooked Heroes - Make it stand out Sentaces Townsend She/Her Sentaces Townsend is a singer/songwriter, beat-maker, and fashionista. She works as the custodian at Tricklebee Cafe. She is mother to several rats, babysitter for her niece, and enjoys listening to a variety of music. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/heroes-of-new-york daily 0.75 2022-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632891605199-OK57DHVZ4A5MWF1YF51F/Heroes+of+New+York+Poster+Square.JPEG Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311682487-8SZ9UDVS2L3BUXA07HI8/Arei+Sekiguchi.drummer.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Arei Sekiguchi He/Him Tokyo-native Arei Sekiguchi took up drums after early studies in classical piano and marimba. He received a BFA from the New School University under the guidance of jazz Legends such as Bobby Sanabria, Chico Hamilton, Reggie Workman, and Charles Tolliver. He has performed at various festivals and venues all over the United States including Jazz Mobile, River to the River Festival, Harlem Summer Stage, MASS MoCA, New York Anime Festival, Tiny Desk Concert, Whitney Museum, The National Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center, and Carnegie Hall. Arei has recorded for labels such as Sony Japan, and Clean Feed(Portugal). His musical theater credits include, Curvy Widow(off Broadway), In the Heights, Man of La Mancha, Newsies, and Annie (regional). Besides performing and touring, he actively teaches privately and in schools. He has also been a regular accompanist for the Afro-Brazilian Dance Class at Alvin Ailey for the last ten years. Some of the bands he currently performs with are Spanglish Fly, and Os Clavelitos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631310993095-9VILIOZJG3D5LBS67OIX/Shannon+Delijani.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Shannon Delijani She/Her Shannon Delijani is an Iranian-American mezzo soprano, filmmaker and creative producer, based in Los Angeles. As a performer, Shannon is praised for her versatility, appearing onscreen and on stage. Her repertoire ranges from early music to bel canto to musical theater. She has performed with The Mannes Sounds Festival in New York, the Trentino Festival, Pittsburgh festival Opera, and was a 2019 and 2021 fellow with Classic Lyric Arts, France. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Music from USC Thornton School of Music where she was the recipient of the Opera Award, and a Master’s in Music from Mannes School of Music where she received the Marian Marcus Wahl Memorial Award for performance. She is also an Alumnus of the Beth Morrison Projects: Producer Academy. She is the founding artistic director of Mad Scene, a multidisciplinary production company based in LA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311272733-WK9YIZFL2N8N4Q9N74OD/Meryl+Dominguez%2C+soprano+.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out MEryl Dominguez She/Her Meryl Dominguez, praised for her “intensity and warm tone” (Bachtrack), is a graduate of the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. This is her second production with Bare Opera. As a soprano with “gorgeous, crystalline highs and a powerful mid-range” (Arts Knoxville) she has performed roles such as Violetta (La Traviata), Juliette (Roméo et Juliette), Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus) and most recently made her international debut as the title character in Norma with Musica Viva Hong Kong. She has also spent time as an apprentice artist at Santa Fe Opera, where she sang the role of Naiade (Ariadne auf Naxos). Included with her passion for operatic performance is an enthusiasm for art song and new music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631297155866-11U646AFSUURULWCYVIG/Briana+Hunter+smaller+take+2.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Briana Hunter She/Her Briana Hunter, a long established “mezzo-soprano of astounding vocal and dramatic range” (Opera News) makes her debut as librettist of “Heroes of NY.” She will continue to write amidst a full season, which includes her Metropolitan Opera debut in Terrance Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up In My Bones, a return to the role of Mother in Blue in debuts with both Seattle Opera and Pittsburgh Opera, and a debut with The Madison Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Additionally, Ms. Hunter sits on the Artistic Advisory Council at American Opera Projects, and the Davidson Arts and Creative Engagement Advisory Board at Davidson College. She is based in NYC with her pup Freya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311450486-0O68MJ9P5WEHJ5NVHUEA/Oded+Hadar.cello.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Oded Hadar He/Him Recipient of the Audience Choice Prize in the prestigious 2015 Aviv Cello Competition, Israeli cellist Oded Hadar has performed worldwide as both soloist and chamber musician. In 2008, he received a special distinction award from Maestro Zubin Mehta, resulting in a solo appearance with the Buchmann Mehta Symphony Orchestra in Tel Aviv’s Smolarz Auditorium. As a chamber musician, Mr. Hadar has performed in the Perlman Music Program, the Salzburg Music Festival, the Chigiana Academy Festival in Sienna, the Brussels Chamber Music Festival, the Northern Lights Chamber Music Festival, and the Kefar Blum Music Festivals. As a member of the chamber music ensemble "Manhattan Chamber Players" from 2015 to 2017, Mr. Hadar performed regularly in many prestigious chamber music halls across the US, Israel, and South America, including Carnegie Hall and Tel Aviv Museum. Mr. Hadar is currently pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at City College in New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630705598748-G6O1QBPD9JTC4WIO87JE/png_smallforweb.png Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Malena Dayen She/Her Malena Dayen is an Argentinian singer and director that creates opera performances using new and interactive technology. In 2020 Malena won the 1st Prize in Catapult Opera’s competition for innovation in opera and directed Teatro Grattacielo’s Fedora and Mefistofele video productions, that were selected to the Munich Music Video Awards, the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival in Bali and the London International Music Video Awards. Malena directed The Late Walk, a new opera in collaboration with Bare Opera and the Decameron Opera Coalition. Previously she directed a production of Don Giovanni and starred and directed Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires with Bare Opera in New York City. Along with collaborator Sangmin Chae Malena co-created Exercises on The Presence of Odradek, a new experimental operatic work performed live online. Malena holds an MFA from CUNY Brooklyn College in the Performance and Interactive Media Arts program (PIMA) and a MM and a PSD from the Mannes College of Music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311151684-PSUS1SPPQGH6W9FU1C8V/David+Charles+Tay.JPG Heroes of New York - Make it stand out David Charles Tay He/Him Hailed as one of “Singapore’s finest operatic talents” (bakchormeeboy.com), tenor David Charles Tay’s versatile artistry, expressive musicality and “voice of delightful warmth and impressive projection” (bachtrack.com) have established him in prominent operatic, concert and recital programs in Singapore and the USA in recent years. Notably, he is the co-founder of The Opera People, one of Singapore’s most prolific and innovative opera companies. He has also performed with the Bronx Opera Company, where he was described as “a vocal standout” (Opera News), and with Bare Opera in a performance that was described as “hypnotic, affecting and amusing” and sung with “bold clarity” (Opera News). He is also a featured artist in the 2020/21 season for the third year in a row with the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Tay is currently pursuing his doctorate in music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311503241-9EFEVJH6FK083CY6AIZS/Pat+Swoboda.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Pat Swoboda He/Him Pat Swoboda is an upright and electric bassist based in Brooklyn, NY. He is the bassist for Latin-alternative project LADAMA, new-music trio Bearthoven, and contemporary chamber orchestra Contemporaneous. On Broadway, Swoboda has performed in the pit for shows like Les Miserables, Paramour, The Nance, and A Christmas Story. Onstage, he has performed extensively with the American Symphony Orchestra, the American Composers Orchestra, the New York Pops, the International Contemporary Ensemble, as well as many others. Swoboda has been a part of three TEDTalks, performed at NPR’s Tiny Desk, and toured and performed on four continents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631296607327-W3UTZH6JMX38M3ULM1SK/Dina+Pruzhansky%2C+composer.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Dina Pruzhansky She/Her Dina Pruzhansky is an NYC-based award-winning composer and pianist. Azerbaijan-born and Israeli-raised, she enjoys a diverse international career, ranging from classical music to cabaret and from liturgy to musicals. As a composer/performer, she has been featured at Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, The Bargemusic, Le Poisson Rouge, Symphony Space, The Kosciuszko Foundation, and others, and broadcast on media, including the WQXR. Her opera SHULAMIT, which premiered in NYC, 2014, had received an additional run in 2016 by popular demand and was presented, in part, at the Aspen Music Festival 2019 and in concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Dina was named the finalist for the 2019 NYMT festival (musical for children CENTRAL PARK). She was nominated for the Fred Ebb Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. Dina Pruzhansky is an alumna of the Mannes School for Music and the BMI Advanced Musical Theater Workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311212041-TK9EMT6AJH41VXBEZW2Y/Patrice+P.+Eaton.jpeg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Patrice P. Eaton She/Her American Mezzo-Soprano Patrice Eaton’s career in opera began as a member of the children's chorus of both the Metropolitan Opera and New York City Opera. Most recently Patrice has performed with; Spoleto Festival USA, Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center as soloist for the White Light Festival, the We Shall Overcome National Tour with Damien Sneed honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Carmen with Downtown Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Eaton made her Carnegie Hall debut honoring the late Sylvia Olden Lee, followed by her debut with the National Philharmonic Orchestra in Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise at The Strathmore. Patrice is a graduate of the University of Kentucky. She is a proud member of Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity, a Lifetime and National Board Member of the National Association of Negro Musicians (NANM) and the Artistic Director of Three on 3 Music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631311559330-OAJR0ENV5QGXZ7U555TJ/Victoria+Lewis.concertmaster+.jpg Heroes of New York - Make it stand out Victoria Lewis She/Her Victoria Wolf Lewis enjoys a varied career as a performer and educator based in New York City. Since graduating from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a Master of Music in performance and Suzuki Pedagogy, Ms. Lewis has performed with many orchestras in the United States and abroad including New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, New York City Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Tel Aviv Soloists, and is currently a violinist with the Sarasota Opera Orchestra. Ms. Lewis has served as the concertmaster of LoftOpera and is currently the concertmaster of Bare Opera in New York City. Ms. Lewis performed with the Ensemble for the Romantic Century in their April 2016 production of Anna Akhmatova: The Heart Is Not Made of Stone at BAM Fisher Theater. Past solo appearances include Vivaldi’s Winter with Orquestra De Camara Galega in Spain. 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Chen & Jacqueline Goldfinger Commissioned by Resonance Works - Pittsburgh, PA Some heroes wear a cape and mask, some write legislation or carry a protest sign, some appear when needed and disappear when the work is done. Letter to Our Children recognizes those people whose names may never be mentioned in history books, but who show up for us every day and make the world go round. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632893545807-M28GCKJ5CZ2Y0HKHN5MV/DOC+HEROES+stills-5.jpg HEROES 1: Answering the Call - Hero Songs: The work by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition Karen Slack, soprano We cannot rest on the work of past heroes, nor should we lionize the dubious accomplishment of false heroes. We cannot assume tomorrow’s heroes will automatically appear. But the call to heroism does come - it will come. We will not be prepared and the burden will not be light… but someone must answer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632892582543-1DB26N9ZQVN4Q7D9NZZ8/DOC+HEROES+stills-20.jpg HEROES 1: Answering the Call - Unsung Activist by Steve Wallace Commissioned by Opera in the Heights - Houston, Texas After Eldrewey Stearns passed away in December 2020, the Houston Chronicle obituary quoted his biographer Thomas R. Cole: “He was courageous. He was brilliant. He was the person who sparked the sit-in movement that led to desegregation, and he was flawed and troubled and suffered.” Composer/librettist Steve Wallace portrays Stearns raising the question, “How could I not? America made me this way.” UNSUNG ACTIVIST examines heroism borne of trauma, and how recognition for such heroism tends to fade even while the trauma lingers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632893059710-9TC12DNH99NFXOQH01NM/DOC+HEROES+stills-31.jpg HEROES 1: Answering the Call - The Place by Maria Thompson Corley & Sandra Oyinloye Commissioned by Lyric Opera of the North - Duluth, Minnesota ‘The Place’ is a story of overcoming. Nia, Enitan, and Olive find themselves in a paradoxical space and go through the journey of self-discovery. Navigating unpredictable time and social conditions, they will have to discover what it takes to survive such a space. The Place is a story that emphasizes the heroic act of existing while passing strength, encouragement, healing, and stories to the next generation. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/heroes2-the-long-arc daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632897930809-GAAW16CPNQM1YK6056Z6/DOC+HEROES+stills-7.jpg HEROES 2: The Long Arc - SACAJAWEA: WOMAN OF MANY NAMES by Dawn Avery & Blake Hill-Saya Commissioned by Fargo-Moorhead Opera - Fargo, ND Sacajawea: Woman Of Many Names is a celebration of Sacajawea, the Lemhi Shoshone woman who was a guide, translator and crucial Corps member of Lewis and Clark's Expedition. She is a mysterious and sparsely documented figure who has captured imaginations for generations and for a myriad of reasons. This short operatic meditation on what may have been her experience was created by an all woman team, each with a strong tie to Native American ancestry and with careful guidance and ancestral prayers from a Shoshone advisor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632898354707-O43ZDNN3Z6C8KHF19UZG/IMG_9613.jpg HEROES 2: The Long Arc - HERO SOngs: The Path by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition Tesia Kwarteng, mezzo-soprano Heroism doesn’t take place in a moment - it requires persistence and faith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632897776353-6EAKPLM0KU327XANYTSG/IMG_9573.jpg HEROES 2: The Long Arc - Hero Songs: The Self by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition John Castillo, baritone A hero needs belief in their own identity and ability if they are to defend the dignity of their community against a world happy to marginalize those whom it does not immediately understand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632898509950-BNROK0DX8NP3NK6JZJYM/DOC+HEROES+stills-14.jpg HEROES 2: The Long Arc - The Widow’s Will By Elizabeth Rudolph & Bilal Dardai Commissioned by Chicago Fringe Opera - Chicago, Illinois The Widow’s Will celebrates the life and work of the mother of the environmental rights movement, activist Hazel M. Johnson. The Widow’s Will highlights Johnson’s struggle against the City of Chicago to bring attention to the toxic pollution of the Altgeld Gardens community. The film considers her legacy today, as well the effects of politics and racism on her work, ending with a call to action for audiences to continue her environmental activism. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/heroes3-sustenance daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632899031452-T8AIHY9MFRLU04D0ERCA/Javi+from+website.jpeg HEROES 3: Sustenance - Hero Songs: The people by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition Javier Abreu, tenor Creating and sustaining a thriving community is a daily challenge, but one with daily satisfactions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632899704495-F2NB626KJE52HQONQQ78/IMG_9682.jpg HEROES 3: Sustenance - Hero Songs: The Future by Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi Commissioned by the Decameron Opera Coalition Karen Slack, soprano Tesia Kwarteng, mezzo-soprano Javier Abreu, tenor John Castillo, baritone Across the songs and the operas contained in our “Heroes” project, DOC artists have explored fortitude, creativity, vision, caring, and persistence. Our heroes of yesterday, today, and tomorrow hold safety, identity, and belonging in high regard, and tend the seeds of the future with generosity and warmth. In our final song, we celebrate ideas from each of our operas, and look ahead with hope and determination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632899228191-B6ZD1742J8UUMJLD5Z31/DOC+HEROES+stills-27.jpg HEROES 3: Sustenance - Home Cooked Heroes By Brit Nicole & Ms. Lotus Fankh Commissioned by Milwaukee Opera Theatre - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Home Cooked Heroes is a spoken-word opera with text by Brit Nicole and music by Ms. Lotus Fankh. Together, with staff and volunteers from Milwaukee’s Tricklebee Café, they explore what it means to operate a pay-what-you-can restaurant from the center of a food desert, revealing how simple acts of generosity can transform a neglected building into a thriving hive of connection and community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1632899346170-54K2AIP4IJ4MDK6LMPL7/DOC+HEROES+stills-9.jpg HEROES 3: Sustenance - Heroes of New York By Dina Pruzhansky & Briana Hunter Commissioned by Bare Opera - New York, New York The piece ‘Heroes of NY’ celebrates unknown people who make New York City a special place in the world. Inspired by a famous Facebook page, the opera features several characters inspired by everyday heroes, whom we can run into in the streets of the city. 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Their most recent full-length opera “The Last American Hammer”, (World Premiere, UrbanArias, Washington DC 2018), featuring renowned soprano Elizabeth Futral, was praised by critics as a “beautifully prepared, dramatically taut” production, ”which makes us challenge our cultural, political, racial and regional assumptions head-on”, with “a difficult - but needed - conclusion for these times.” It received a second production at Pittsburgh Opera in 2020. Matt and Peter have created award-winning crossover work from Off-Broadway’s “Don Imbroglio” and “Going Down Swingin’” to the puppet opera “Eat Your Greens: Verdi by Vegetables.” They both hold Master of Fine Arts degrees from the Musical Theatre Writing Program at New York University. Peter lives in Philadelphia. Matt lives in Chicago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/97b27305-cdb2-4af1-bc76-50b3c0cea27f/Williams%2C+Timothi.jpg A Christmas Carol (& Bob & Ted & Alice) - Make it stand out Timothi Williams Timothi Williams, mezzo-soprano, is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Pennsylvania State University where she received her Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from West Liberty University in 2014. In addition, Ms. Williams also holds a Professional Performance Certificate from the Penn State School of Music. Timothi has had the pleasure of performing several operatic roles on stage such as Jo March in Mark Adamo’s Little Women, Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Ruggiero in Handel’s Alcina, Dinah in Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti, Mélisande in Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and Donna Curson in Mozart/Guerreiro's Figaro 90210. She is delighted to be singing the role of Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto with Resonance Works Pittsburgh and looks forward to singing Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, with Lyric Opera of the North this June. Quickly gaining popularity as a soloist, Ms. Williams performs regularly with many orchestral, vocal, and chamber ensembles throughout the east coast--particularly throughout the Pittsburgh area. She has been making debuts in opera programs around the country, most recently as a Studio Artist with Chautauqua Opera for their 2019 season. She looks forward to many new symphonic endeavors in the year ahead. Among her most notable credits, Timothi was named a Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition Winner (Pittsburgh District) in 2018, and again in 2021 under its new name, The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. Timothi has a passion for education and enjoys sharing the gift of voice with others through her private voice studio, offering masterclasses, and teaching at the university level. She is currently on the voice faculty at Slippery Rock University, where she acts as Adjunct Professor of Voice, and Director of Opera Performance. When not performing or teaching, she enjoys spending time with daughter Kennedy, partner Joe, and dogs Millie and Tober. https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/cartas-de-ines daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/2a355817-ccd1-4524-aa00-10b006422ca0/Tata+and+Ines+lunch.png Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1631259112962-LOFTZHJOTPXDEFB2SQ59/Abbas%2BPadilla%2B-%2Bfilm%2Bdirector.jpg Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Abbas Padilla Abbas was born in Houston, Texas, the son of a Colombian immigrant father and a mother from far West Texas. As a student at Sam Houston State University, photography was his passion until he took his first video production class. After college Abbas has filmed projects all over the United States, Mexico, Israel, Jamaica, Curacao and more. His proudest recognitions have been the three Directors Awards he has received for his international tourism advertising work. In 2010 Abbas opened Big A Productions, a boutique production company based in Houston, Texas. His goal for the future is to work on more collaborative projects with organizations that promote unity, diversity, equality and justice. www.bigavideoservices.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/6c2934f1-4763-476d-9ad7-f0d62a9bb249/Bruno+Rios+-+lyricist.jpg Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Bruno Rios Bruno Ríos is a translator, multigenre writer, and academic from Sonora, Mexico. He holds a PhD in Latin American literature from the University of Houston. He is the author of three poetry books, most recently Cueva de leones/Lion's Den (2015), partially translated into English by Roberto Tejada, and a novel, La voz de las abejas (2016). He is currently chair of the World Language Department at The Emery/Weiner School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/d4b4d832-6d82-4334-ac77-8d543cdee262/Alejandro+Basulto+-+composer.jpg Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Alejandro Basulto In the words of American conductor Michael Stern, Alejandro Basulto is a “wonderfully gifted young Mexican composer. His focus on his Latin-American identity, keen awareness of what is around him, and his wonderful sense of musical color make perfectly clear how relevant music can be in our contemporary world." Alejandro’s music has been performed by the ROCO, Houston Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, Mexico’s National Chamber Orchestra, the State Orchestras of Jalisco, Xalapa and Yucatan, the Barcelona Symphonic Band, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, among others. Alejandro’s awards include a Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholarship, the First Prize in the National Orchestral Composition Competition in Jalisco (2016), Second Prize in the Robert Avalon International Composition Competition (2016), the First Prize in the Alabama Orchestra Association Composition Competition (2016), First Prize in the International Composition Competition “Manuel Enríquez” (2015), Second Prize in the Composition Competition “Nuestra América” (2014), the “Youth Award in Arts” from the State of Yucatán (2012), and recently the 2020 Respighi Prize in Composition, the Honorable Mention in the Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition (2018), the Texas New Music Ensemble Composition Competition (2017) and the New York-based North/South Consonance Call for Scores (2018), among others. His music has been commercially recorded by Toccata Classic (UK). Alejandro has composed music for several award-winning multimedia projects, featuring numerous collaborations with Mexican studio AVA (Artes Visuales y Animación), which includes festivals such as iMapp Bucharest, Luna Fete (New Orleans), and Circles of Light at the Bolshoi Theater. His media music has been recorded by leading orchestras and conductors in the film music industry, including the Bratislava Symphony Orchestra and Nicholas Dodd (conductor of the music of Avatar and the James Bond Saga). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/f439390a-50aa-4269-814a-6e36dbfcf9c1/Octavio+Moreno+-+baritone.jpg Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Octavio Moreno University of Arizona alumnus, Mexican-American baritone Octavio Moreno participated in the artist program at the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) in Philadelphia and the Houston Grand Opera Studio. His previous engagements include the roles of John Proctor in “The crucible,” Figaro in “The barber of Seville,” Zurga in “The pearl fishers,” Don Alfonso in “Cosi fan tutte”,” Xihuitl in “Pasado Nunca Se Termina,” Laurentino in “Cruzar la cara de la luna,” Germont in “La Traviata,” Malatesta in “Don Pasquale,” Enrico in “Lucia di Lammermoor” the title role of “Rigoletto,” Belcore in “The Elixir of Love,” Tonio in “Pagliacci.” Dr. Moreno has sung with companies such as, Chicago Lyric Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Theatre Chatelet (Paris), Bellas Artes (Mexico City), Arizona Opera, New York City Opera, Ecuador Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera in the Heights, among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630705823034-4RLVD85Y0LU9TZ1BX95A/Eiki_pngforweb.png Cartas de Inés - Make it stand out Eiki Isomura https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/holiday-exlover daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/37b024fe-9fe5-4868-a88e-463ebe32ec09/DOC+stills-19-UA.jpg Holiday Ex-Lover - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/9a7d24e1-6108-42d2-a64a-6c1aa63fabf7/Genevieve+de+Mahy.jpg Holiday Ex-Lover - Make it stand out Genevieve de Mahy Genevieve de Mahy is an multi-disciplinary artist working in theatre and live performance, video, and audio storytelling. She works primarily as a director, performer, writer, and interviewer. Through interviews and facilitating workshops in story sharing and other theatrical mediums, she cultivates connectivity between and within communities. She is the Artistic Director and a co-founder of Single Carrot Theatre in Baltimore, MD and mother of two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/3c87909f-7eb9-443f-aa69-79c4ef361a1b/Jabari+Jefferson.jpg Holiday Ex-Lover - Make it stand out Jabari Jefferson Hailing from Washington, D.C. Jabari Jefferson is a passionate filmmaker with the drive to tell stories that embody inclusivity, innovation, and authenticity. Mr. Jefferson is a proud graduate of Delaware State University, Class of 18′, where he studied Mass Communications. There, he took the lead in filming promotional videos for campus organizations like the Student Government Administration, Divine Nine Greek organizations, and served as a studio technician at WDSU-TV, Delaware State University’s closed-network TV station. Upon graduation, Mr. Jefferson started his video production company, Mass Comm Guru Productions, where he works full-time in the commercial-video industry. For the past four years, his company has filmed a plethora of videos for a number of clients in a variety of industries such as non-profits, creative agencies, educational institutes, government agencies, and many more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/7282a3ee-7548-41f9-ab87-ba6a11188521/Screen+Shot+2022-11-28+at+3.10.41+AM.png Holiday Ex-Lover - Make it stand out Outcalls Led by Britt Olsen-Ecker and Melissa Wimbish, Outcalls uses operatic influence to create pop music that refreshes and refines the structures of songwriting. The vocal power and performance prowess of this collaborative duo summons legends like Kate Bush, Donna Summer, Carole King, and Diana Ross. Dubbed the “electronic opera queens” of Baltimore’s kaleidoscopic music scene, their third studio album “Greatest Hits, Vol. 1” is a message to the music establishment: Who defines your greatest hits and who says you can’t have hits at the beginning of your career? Outcalls has toured throughout the United States and Canada. They have opened for national acts such as Wolf Parade, Chicano Batman, Khruangbin, Robyn Hitchcock, and Y La Bamba. Their 2018 single “Keep Falling Over” was voted the #1 Song of 2018 by 89.7 WTMD radio listeners. “A unique style of genre-defying music… Outcalls is a sight to behold.” -Earmilk https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/christma-eve-nearing-midnight-in-new-york daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/e24cd74d-db54-4d25-ba47-1bd099c8bcd8/IMG_231304932137622.jpg Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630534436400-4HQLIG9M6XU5D1WDD9E4/Laetitia1+S.Vinnik.jpg Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Laetita Ruccolo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/67d34238-cffd-4c0c-bbc2-de56d3f2b7fa/Thomas+Cabaniss.png Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Thomas Cabaniss https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630705598748-G6O1QBPD9JTC4WIO87JE/png_smallforweb.png Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Malena Dayen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/5f49ac5e-ef60-490f-9130-ae84cc0afdb5/Sable+Strout.jpg Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Sable Strout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/8bf46800-ab90-4dc5-b0d4-a80fc3fe1b78/Brea%2C+Maria.jpg Christmas Eve: Nearing Midnight in New York - Make it stand out Maria Brea https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/rededication daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/3a242aa8-d521-484f-a635-a2c03373c31f/Rededication+-+hands+w+candle.png Rededication - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/98e28704-e7e1-4e78-889a-bae29e8bbe42/NancyGalbraith-2020-hi.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out Nancy Galbraith https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/1630548086604-CS9X69AW5W33ERV1BDQH/Maria+Sensi+Sellner+Purple1.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out Maria Sensi Sellner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/d2535fd0-f953-4c2f-887a-8c16ebf6aac3/Fandrei+Headshot.JPG Rededication - Make it stand out Graham Fandrei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/c04c8daa-e1c9-427b-b707-77c929af036d/Sara+Stock+Mayo+from+web.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out Sara Stock Mayo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/73931324-06ae-420a-a323-c729de5224fb/Canty%2C+Charlene.JPG Rededication - Make it stand out Charlene Canty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/6476d534-7d55-4ea5-b84e-a02ac6fdbbf4/Frankenberry%2C+Robert.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out Robert Frankenberry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/54321727-bf37-491b-822b-3ebe395c4ca0/Cornell%2C+Kara2.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out Kara Cornell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/645d273d-9fa3-4def-9720-9ad490d5ecaf/MARISSA+KNAUB+AVON+Headshot.jpeg Rededication - Make it stand out Marissa Knaub Avon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/59536c31-9d44-44e6-a8c4-228169ec5ecb/BJ+Miller+from+web.jpg Rededication - Make it stand out B.J. Miller https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/the-meaning-of-christmas daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/43736698-ecf9-4268-9ed5-2959afbd7fc2/DOC+stills-22-MOT.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/938c77d2-e738-4e8d-ba85-7e861e584a90/Ashley+Oviedo.JPG The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Ashley Oviedo Ashley is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, with a BFA in musical theater and minor in dance. She was most recently seen in 54 Sings Barbie at Feinstein's 54 Below. Some of her favorite roles include Beth in Little Women at Forte Theatre Company, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Skylight Music Theatere, Ann in Babel at The Constructivists, Miss Jenny in The Whitlings with First Flight Theater Company, Cecily in Being Earnest at Skylight Music Theatre, and Bonnie in Bonnie and Clyde at UWM. She is super excited to be making her Milwaukee Opera Theatre debut and could not be happier with the beautiful art she has gotten to be a part of in this wonderfully artistic city! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/17a7a3e1-885b-4384-9fbb-0809579491a4/Cecilia+Davis.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Cecilia David Cecilia Davis is thrilled to lend her voice as the cookie/Christmas tree/caroling/all things holiday-loving mom in MOT’s The Meaning of Christmas! Cecilia’s previous performances include Skylight Music Theatre’s 2021 premiere of Forgotten Voices, and the Skylight Music Theatre/Milwaukee Opera Theatre productions of Carmina Burana (soloist) and The Tales of Hoffmann (Olympia/Dr. Miracle). Other Milwaukee Opera Theatre productions include Fairy Queen Fantasy, Ernest in Love, Victory for Victoria, and Handel’s Bestiary. With Skylight, Cecilia has also appeared as Clara in Porgy and Bess and in the featured ensemble of Les Misérables. In February 2023, Cecilia will join Sunset Playhouse’s Best of Bachrach as a principal performer. Cecilia also loves the intimacy of the recital setting. She’s excited to join fellow soprano Ruth Brown and pianist Maggie Rebers in a whimsical, parenting-themed recital at Grace Lutheran Church on Friday, June 2, 2023. Passionate about arts education and youth development, Cecilia has held community engagement, education, and development positions with several of Milwaukee’s finest youth arts and educational institutions. Her signature roles are mom to spirited sons Owen and Milo, and spouse to loving and supportive Jon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/d452b58d-7b08-495e-a994-a616dbfa973e/Adam+Qutaishat.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Adam Qutaishat Adam Qutaishat is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist with a passion for creating and cultivating new works. As a composer Adam has written book, music, and lyrics for Micro (co-written with Heidi Joosten) which is part of the Wisconsin New Musicals Cycle. It received its first reading in 2021 and will receive a workshop in 2023 and a full production at Music Theatre of Madison in 2024. Adam wrote music and lyrics for Finding Me, a musical children's book due for release in 2022. As a playwright, Adam wrote the full length play Absent, which was workshopped with All In Productions in 2021, and Adam's newest podcast radio play, Vigil, has been added to the Fable and Folly Podcast Network. You can learn more by checking out adamqutaishat.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/0677b2da-a0c4-43a7-8de3-c932d3f5ebb7/Eric+Miranda.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Eric Miranda Eric Miranda is a Milwaukee-based artist with a genuine passion for character art and visual storytelling. His work explores the inner dialogue that goes on in people's minds on a day-to-day basis, whether it be dreams of a fantasy land, what it’s like to fall in love, or the everyday anxieties of life. Exploring these thoughts visually is of paramount importance in his art. Learn more at https://ericmiranda.rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/a3f41577-342d-4c7c-a5b4-159cf23e97d7/Mohammad+ElBsat.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Mohammad ElBsat Mohammad is very excited to be part of this project with MOT. He would like to thank Jill Anna and Adam for this great opportunity. Mohammad is a Principle Systems Engineer at Carrier. Acting credits: “The Who & The What” (Afzal U/S), The Milwaukee Rep, "Back of the Throat" and “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”, Next Act Theatre, “Much Ado About Nothing”, “King Lear”, Optimist Theatre, "RED", ”Red Herring”, “By Jeeves”, "The Metromaniacs", "Sons of the Prophet", “City of Angels”, “Prin” , “An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf”, and “Omnium Gatherum” at Windfall Theatre, and “Dr. Faustus” and "Call Me Ishmael", Off the Wall Theatre. Exhibit credits: “Chasing Rainbows” and "Ordered Chaos”: Acrylic paintings. Mohammad would like to thank his family and friends for their continuous love and support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/b0387974-0d24-42ae-a6d4-2ce64db107b9/Mark+Wurzelbacher.jpg The Meaning of Christmas - Make it stand out Mark Wurzelbacher Mark is a Madison-based music director, accompanist, teacher, arranger, and composer. He has worked with numerous regional organizations in different capacities, including Music Theatre of Madison (Artistic Associate), Children's Theater of Madison (Artistic Associate), Forward Theater, Theatre Lila, Whoopensocker, Capital City Theatre, UW-Madison University Theater, Madison Savoyards, and Fresco Opera. Mark teaches 5th-8th grade general music in Fitchburg, WI, and he also maintains a private piano teaching studio. He is the composer and lyricist for The Puppet, a satirical, tragicomic musical about a presidential election, which enjoyed a reading in Madison in the fall of 2017. markwurzelbacher.com https://www.decameronoperacoalition.org/come-home daily 0.75 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/5ceb508e-ae96-488e-80db-f10745f4fdc5/DOC+stills-3-CFO.jpg Come Home - Make it stand out Photo: Danielle Thralow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/899c6890-e8a4-42d4-b068-e0a4711fa468/Brandan+Sanchez.jpg Come Home - Make it stand out Brandan Sanchez Baritone, Brandan Sanchez has quickly built a dynamic and visible portfolio career having performed some of the most beloved operas, oratorios, and art song cycles popular with today’s audiences. Roles include Schaunard (La Bohéme), Belcore (L’elisir d’amore),Sergeant of Police (The Pirates of Penzance), and the title role of Gianni Schicchi. He has sung the role of The Celebrant in productions of Bernstein’s Mass with Indiana University and San Jose State University. Featured as a soloist, he has performed with Peninsula Cantare, Lafayette Master Chorale, and internationally with the Ireland Limerick Sinfonia and the Cairo Festival Symphony. Brandan holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance and a Performance Diploma in Solo Voice Performance from the IU Jacobs School of Music. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from SJSU. He is a recipient of the 2022 Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation Liana K. Sandin Voice Scholarship and will be joining the Mary Ragland Emerging Artist Program with Nashville Opera in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/72ef0368-46b8-45ab-8e78-2a962bbaa985/Jenna+Lanzaro.jpeg Come Home - Make it stand out Jenna Lanzaro Jenna Lanzaro is a poet and teacher based in Jersey City. She received her MFA in Poetry as a Writers in the Public Schools Fellow from NYU, where she also served as Interviews Editor of Washington Square Review. A semifinalist for 92Y’s 2022 Discovery Poetry Contest, and shortlisted for the 2022 Disquiet Literary Prize, Jenna is currently working on her debut poetry collection while teaching middle school Creative Writing. Her work can be found at Rattle, Small Orange Journal, Washington Square Review, and elsewhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/0b7ec0a0-4568-421a-bdb6-9882e5984eb1/Liam+Jackson.jpg Come Home - Make it stand out Liam Jackson Liam Jackson is a Chicago-based Bassoonist and Music Educator with a passion for performing new music and expanding the bassoon repertoire. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Liam began studying with Robert Williams (Principal Bassoon, Detroit Symphony Orchestra) at age 12 before studying with Dr. Jeffrey Lyman at the University of Michigan and William Buchman and Keith Buncke at DePaul University. After graduating from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in Bassoon Performance and Music Education, and DePaul with a master’s degree in Bassoon Performance in 2020, Liam joined the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Bassoon Section in 2021 where he has performed under the direction of Ken-David Masur, Rossen Milanov, Lina González-Granados, and Thomas Wilkins. In addition to his work with the Civic Orchestra, Liam has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Musicians of the Chicago Symphony MusicNOW series under the direction of Marin Alsop and Jeffrey Milarsky, respectively. Other orchestral work includes performances with the International Chamber Artists, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Kenosha Symphony Orchestra, Folks Operetta, Michigan Philharmonic, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Chicago Composers Orchestra, and the 5th Wave Collective. As a teacher, Liam has held positions as Band Director at Niles West High School (Skokie, IL) and Forsythe Middle School (Ann Arbor, MI). Liam is an avid marching band instructor and has worked with numerous high school marching bands as well as the University of Michigan Marching Band. Liam also began teaching bassoon privately in 2010 and maintains a studio of high school bassoonists with aspirations of further bassoon study at the collegiate level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/925a1953-ecba-43e6-b346-8ecd8377e995/Matthew+Recio.jpg Come Home - Make it stand out Matthew Recio Recio recently finished his post as the Vanguard emerging composer with Chicago Opera Theater, developing operas with Royce Vavrek and Stephanie Fleischmann. This past year he was asked to return as an aperture resident artist with West Edge Opera to further develop “L’autre Moi”. Current projects include a commission from Chicago Fringe Opera for the Decameron Opera Coalition, a feature on American soprano, Laura Stricking’s CD “40×40”, a commission for LYNX amplify series, and a commission for Ryan Strand’s Letters for Jackie project. Recent past projects include a commission for Stare at the Sun’s Fall concert “Returning”, and a commission for Queer In(n) dedicated to Chicago elder trans icon, Mama Gloria, featuring trans singer, Jalissa Spell, Chicago Fringe Opera’s City of Works series, Fourth Coast Ensemble’s SongSlam and wrote an interactive choral cantata “The Hollow” for Chicago choir, Stare at the Sun. He was a winner of the IU Georgina Joshi Vocal Composition prize, the American Prize in choral writing and the first selected commissioned artist for the Cincinnati Song Initiative. Recio has worked with organizations such as BMP, New Voices Opera Company, Cincinnati Camerata, NOTUS and The Crossing. He was a composer fellow at VIPA, IMANI Festival, Atlantic music festival, The Crossing and Norfolk Chamber Series. Recio is a G. Schirmer published artist under the Craig Hella Johnson and Dale Warland series. He is a graduate of the Jacobs School of Music where he was a Jacobs Fellowship recipient for his DM and MM in composition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60edb7d3c8568f53de3d4927/624d2f3a-c127-4e89-85ca-9c05e07acb9d/Mark+Bilyeu.jpg Come Home - Make it stand out Mark Bilyeu Described as “superb partner,”(schubert.org) pianist Mark Bilyeu passionately engages in music as a committed performer, inspiring teacher and enterprising curator. He was the only American finalist in the 2015 Das Lied Song Competition, and maintains an active performing schedule. He has served as faculty at Viterbo University and was the Visiting Artist in Vocal Coaching and Collaborative Piano at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also the Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Source Song Festival. Held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Source is a week-long celebration of words and music which includes public concerts and masterclasses by international artists for pianists and singers, as well as a composer institute led by Libby Larsen. Bilyeu has performed at such venues as the Grand Théâtre de Tours (France), the Schubert Club of St. Paul, the Everson Museum (New York), PianoForte Foundation, and the Belle Sylvester Recital Series of New York. He has been heard via live radio broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio with soprano Lori Phillips, and on WFMT via the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series. He holds degrees from the Chicago College of Performing Arts and the University of Minnesota, studying with Timothy Lovelace and Chicago Symphony Orchestra pianist Mary Sauer. He has studied at the Aspen Summer Music Festival, Britten-Pears Institute, Vancouver International Song Institute, l’Academie Françis Poulenc and was named a 2018 Crear Scholar, which took him to Scotland to study with Malcolm Martineau,. Additional studies with Roger Vignoles and Susan Manoff. 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