Kiera Duffy hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Influenced by the likes of Lorraine Hunt Lierbarson, Anne Sofie von Otter, and Cecelia Bartoli, this American soprano has an unbelievable repertoire. Her works display classics Handel, Praetorius, Bach, Mozart, and Verdi to modern Alban Berg, Elliot Carter, and John Zorn. Her vocal talents gleam, proven by her winning of the Lincoln Center Emerging... read full bio
Leah Crocetto is a rising star operatic singer. She has debuted with the Metropolitan Opera, the Opera National de Bordeaux, Canadian Opera Company, Santa Fe Opera, Washington National Opera, and more. Crocetto is the Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Peoples Choice and Spanish Prize Winner of the Jos Inturbi International Music Competition, and winner of... read full bio
Lindsay Ammanns vocal range is capable of sinister low chest tones and robust high notes that can express a gamut of emotions, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Ammanns voice has earned her roles with the Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, North Carolina Opera, South Dakota Symphony, and more. She has completed her Resident Artist program with the Pittsburg Opera, also enjoying... read full bio
Marcus Haddock is an American tenor opera singer, vocal coach, and teacher. His beautiful voice has awed audiences across the world, earning him distinction internationally. He has performed with the Paris Opera, La Scala, Bavarian State Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, and more. Haddocks 25-year stage career has led him to be renowned in the operatic community. In addition... read full bio
Opera News has reported, Marilyn Horne- whose face and song have been the light- in so many places, in so many styles, through so many media, for so many years- may be the most influential singer in American history. Her career has spanned the operatic world for over fifty years, making her an innovator in the performing industry. Horne has... read full bio
The Seattle Times has reported, Mariusz Kwiecien: Difficult to spell and easy to admire, this is a baritone who commands the stage so completely that he seems to suck up all the oxygen. Recognized worldwide in the operatic community, Kwieciens beautiful voice captures audiences. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, Lyric Opera... read full bio
Meredith Arwady has been hailed by critics as a rarity and a genuine contralto. She awes audiences in the United States and internationally with her rich-toned vocals. The vocalist has performed in the Los Angeles Opera, Washington National Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and more. In concert, Arwady has performed Beethovens Symphony No. 9 with the Boston Symphony,... read full bio
Nelson Freire is a Brazilian classical pianist who began playing the piano at age three. His performing debut was at age four; he played Mozarts Sonata in A major, K. 331. At the age of twelve, Freire was awarded 7th place at the Rio de Janiero International Piano Competition for his performance of Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 5. The New... read full bio
Nicholas Angelich gave his first concert at the age of seven with a chamber orchestra in the United States. An exceptional pianist, at the age of thirteen he entered the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, lucky to be taught by Aldo Ciccolini, Yvonne Loriod, Michel Beroff, and Marie-Francoise Bucquet. He has won the second prize at the Casadesus... read full bio
Nicolas Dautricourt is a French violinist. Voted the ADAMI Classical Discovery of the Year at the Midem in Cannes and winner of the Georges Enesco prize, Dautricourt is an innovator in his field. The Detroit Free Press reported, his tone [is] small-scaled but expressive, his technique [is] secure, [and] tempos [are] brisk. The violinist has studied with Philip Hirschhorn, Miriam... read full bio
The Times reports, Its a voice that wraps itself around you_ Long, sinuous phrasing, warm tone, and a sophistication that touches everything she sings. It is clear Nicole Cabells soprano vocals enthrall audiences. She is the winner of BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff, her solo debut album Soprano was named Editors Choice by Gramophone, and has received... read full bio
Olga Kern is a Russian-American pianist. Born into a family of musicians, Kern began studying the piano at age five. Her United States career began with a Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Kern is a Steinway Artist and First Prize winner of the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition. She won this title at the age of seventeen.... read full bio
Phillip Addis creamy, smooth baritone voice enthralls audiences across the nation and internationally. As a leading interpreter of opera, concert, and recital, Addis has performed throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Far East. Addis has performed in the Minnesota Operas production of Romo and Juliette, Canadian Opera Companys Pyramus and Thisbe, Debussys Pellas et Mlisande, Mozarts Don Giovanni,... read full bio
Quinn Kelsey is a Hawaii native and an opera singer. He began his operatic career with the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Since, he has studied a the Chautauqua Institute with Marlena Malas, San Franciscos Merola Opera Program under Sherry Greenwald and Mark Morash, at Chicagos Lyric Opera Center for American Artists, and more. Kelsey has performed a multitude of different operas... read full bio
Opera News has called soprano Raquel Gonzlez a true artist. She has performed with the Washington National Opera, appearing as Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly, Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Micala in Carmen, and more. She earned her bachelors and masters degrees from The Julliard School, giving Gonzlez an extensive background in opera. Her repertoire is exceptionally... read full bio
Russell Braun is known for his voice, capable of the most powerful explosions as well as the gentlest covered notes, according to the Toronto Star. Braun has performed all over the world from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, to the State Opera in Vienna, Covent Garden, the Los Angeles Opera, and the La Scala in Milan. Previously, Braun has... read full bio
Ruxandra Donose is an opera singer from Romania. Her mezzo-soprano vocals are hailed by a wide variety of critics including The Telegraph and The New York Times. The operatic singers voice has been described as the triumph of the opera, musically rich characterization, and earthy-voiced. Donose studied singing and piano at the Conservatorul Ciprian Porumbescu in Bucharest. She started her... read full bio
Sandy Camerons violin playing has been described by Craig Briggs as magnificent artistic presence and musicality so wonderfully provided by such a great violin performance truly showed what it was like for the composers to be alive. Cameron is one of the most unique artists of her generation, revolutionizing the violin and classical music experience. Her mission is to make... read full bio
Simone Alaimo is an Italian bass-baritone best known for his performances of the bel canto repertoire. After studying at the Palermo Conservatory and then the LAccademia di La Scala in Milan, Alaimo made his debut at the Teatro Fraschini as the hero in Gaetano Donizettis Don Pasquale. Since, Alaimo has performed at the Festival de pera de Las Palmas, the... read full bio
Steven Cole is an internationally acclaimed tenor, professionally debuting as a character in Eugene Onegin with the Boston Symphony. He has performed a remarkable 70 or more roles, exemplifying versatility and ease in his craft. Besides classical work, Cole also performs contemporary works, like Jean Prodromides La noche triste and Gavin Bryars Medea. He performs regularly in France and Swizerland,... read full bio
