Young Artists
Zeshan Bagewadi
Tenor
Zeshan Bagewadi (Chicago, IL) Recently: Tamino (Cover), The Magic Flute, Chicago Opera Theater; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Martina Arroyo Foundation; Recipient, Encouragement Award, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Loren Battieste
Baritone
Loren Battieste (Anaheim, CA) Recently: Kent, Night Caps: Bridal Suit, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh; Dancaïre, Carmen, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh; Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Chicago College of Performing Arts; Marcello, La bohème, Opera in the Ozarks.
Matthan Ring Black
Baritone
Matthan Ring Black (Fayetteville, Arkansas) Recently: Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, Wichita State Opera Theater; Sid, Albert Herring Wichita State Opera Theater; Guglielmo, Cosi fan tutte, Wichita State Opera Theater; Henry Davis, Street Scene, Wichita State Opera Theater.
Scott J Brunscheen
Tenor
Scott J Brunsheen (West Des Moines, Iowa) Recently: Toby (Cover), Sweeney Todd, Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Count Almaviva, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Candid Concert Opera; Don Ramiro, La Cenerentola, Lyric Opera of Chicago Opera in the Neighborhoods; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Opera New Jersey.
William Dwyer
Tenor
William Dwyer (River Forest, IL) Recently: Boris (Cover), Moscow, Cheryomushki, Chicago Opera Theater; Don Basilio, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera North; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte; Northwestern University; Opera Box Ghost, The Ghosts of Versailles, Northwestern University.
Neil Edwards
Bass
Neil Edwards (Prairie Grove, AR) Recently: Title Role, Don Giovanni, American Chamber Opera; Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Candid Concert Opera; Upcoming: Sarastro, Die Zauberfloete, Candid Concert Opera; Osmin, Die Entfuehrung aus dem Serail, Candid Concert Opera.
Adam Lance Hendrickson
Baritone
Adam Lance Hendrickson (Brookston, IN) Recently: Chorus, Moscow Cheryomushki, Chicago Opera Theater 2012; 2011 MET National Council Regional Finalist, St. Louis District; Frank Maurrant, Street Scene, Northwestern University 2011; Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Ball State University 2009.
Drew Ladd
Tenor
Drew Ladd (Batesville, Arkansas) Recently: Gherardo, Gianni Schicchi, Sugar Creek Festival; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, Chicago College of Performing Arts; Papa, New York Stories, CCPA; La Jealousie, Médée, Chicago Opera Theater.
Alex Mansoori
Tenor
Alex Mansoori (Seattle, Washington) Recently: performed Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte) at the Ravinia Festival, and with the New York Festival of Song in A Modern Person's Guide to Hooking up and Breaking Up. Favorite roles include: Juan (Don Quichotte), Don Basilio/Curzio (Le Nozze di Figaro), Flute (A Midsummer Night's Dream), The Stage
Manager (Our Town), and Lenia in The Eliogabalo (North American Premiere) He has
appeared with the Seattle Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music
Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Rockefeller Center's famed Rainbow Room.
He has had a long relationship with the New York Festival of Song appearing in tributes to
Hal Prince, Cole Porter, and Johnny Mercer among others. He received his B.M. and M.M.
from the Juilliard School where he was a recipient of the William Schuman Prize.
Kathrine McGookey
Mezzo-Soprano
Katherine McGookey (Columbus, Ohio) Recently: Florence Pike, Albert Herring, Northwestern University; Prince Orlofsky, Die Fledermaus, Northwestern University; Third Lady, The Magic Flute, Northwestern University; Dorabella, Cosi fan tutte, Capital University.
Louise Rogan
Mezzo Soprano
Louise Rogan (Manchester, UK) Recently: Third Lady, Die Zauberflöte, CCPA; Pamela, New York Stories, CCPA; Rosmira/Eurimene, Partenope, Teatro Verdi; Upcoming: Title role, Amelia, CCPA.
Catheryne Shuman
Soprano Catheryne Shuman (Fishers, IN) Recently: Erste Dame, Die Zauberflöte, Roosevelt University; Arminda, La finta giardiniera, Cleveland Institute of Music; Countess Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Ohio Philharmonic Orchestra; Title Role, Ariadne auf Naxos, Cleveland Institute of Music 2010.
Catherine Spitzer
Soprano Catherine Spitzer (Hollywood, Florida) Recently: Die Königin der Nacht, Die Zauberflöte, Chicago College of the Performing Arts; Edith Newfield Scholarship, The Musicians Club of Women; Encouragement Grant, The Schuyler Foundation for Career Bridges; Le Feu, L'enfant et les sortilèges, CCPA and the Chautauqua Institution.
Corrie Stallings
Mezzo Soprano
Corrie Stallings (San Francisco, CA) Recently: Medea (Cover), Teseo, Chicago Opera Theater; Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro, Northwestern University; Samira, The Ghosts of Versailles, Northwestern University; Second Lady, Die Zauberflöte, Northwestern University.
Carolyn Jeanette Stein
Mezzo Soprano Carolyn Jeanette Stein (Northbrook, IL) Recently: Steans Music Institute Young Artist, Ravinia; Flora, La Traviata, Pine Mountain Music Festival; Title Role, Silla, Bay Area Opera Theater; Mother Goose, The Rake's Progress, Chautauqua Institute of Music.
Valerie Vinzant
Soprano
Valerie Vinzant (Spring, TX) Recently: Lidochka, Moscow, Cheryomushki, Long Beach Opera; Giannetta, L'elisir d'amore, Los Angeles Opera; Zaide, Zaide, Musica Angelica; Frasquita, Carmen, Los Angeles Opera.
Megan Rose Williams
Soprano
Megan Rose Williams (Corvallis, Oregon) Recently: Soprano Soloist, Mahler Symphony No. 2, Filarmónica de Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico; Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, Chicago College of Performing Arts; Mama, Hagen's New York Stories, CCPA. Countess Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro, Astoria Music Festival.
Sarah Jenks
Accompanist Sarah Jenks (Geneva, IL) Recently: Rehearsal Pianist, Moscow, Cheryomushki, Chicago Opera Theater; Repetiteur, Die Zauberflöte, Chicago College of Performing Arts; Repetiteur and performance pianist, Le Nozze di Figaro, Sugar Creek Symphony & Song; Repetiteur, Albert Herring, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign.