EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
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EMERGING ARTISTS!
CHIHIRO
ASANO
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano CHIHIRO ASANO graduated with a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy from New England Conservatory. Her staged performances include opera, chamber works, and contemporary experimental music.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/Xm4H-IbFkUA?si=fOvBnuKjij6019uK
Personal website: https://www.chindori.com/
Credits include: Boston Lyric Opera; Magari Ensemble; MassOpera; NEMPAC; White Snake Projects; Nightingale Vocal Ensemble.
Repertoire/roles include: Carmen; Cherubino/Le nozze di Figaro; Schoenberg/Pierrot Lunaire; Third Lady, Third Spirit/Die Zauberflöte; Maddalena/Rigoletto; Bach/Cantata BWV 147; Mrs. Grose/The Turn of the Screw.
REBECCA
KIDNIE
Soprano
Described as “achingly beautiful”, REBECCA KIDNIE'S voice finds a home in repertoire from Mozart to the contemporary.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/zZmGDG7OTX0?si=jCrkFXpJTDK3QpHf
Personal website: https://www.rebeccakidnie.com/
Credits include: Sarasota Opera; Des Moines Metro Opera; Bronx Opera; Opera Maine; Garden State Opera; SAS Concert Opera; Janiec Opera Company; Eklund Opera; Lighthouse Opera Company.
Repertoire/roles include: Nedda/Pagliacci; Suor Angelica; Fiordiligi/Cosi fan tutte; Tosca; Giorgietta/Il tabarro; Susannah; Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni; Mimi/La bohème; Countess/Le nozze di Figaro; Liu/Turandot.
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ADRIAN
ROSALES
Baritone
ADRIAN ROSALES is a baritone and actor from Portland, OR, who holds both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Vocal Arts/Opera from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/yi1j6ATc2hc
Personal website: https://www.adrian-rosales.art/
Credits include: Opera San Jose; Tacoma Opera; Portland Opera; Aspen Music Festival; Opera Brittenica; Long Beach Opera; St. Petersburg Opera; Utah Festival Opera and MT; Shreveport Opera; Pacific Opera Project.
Repertoire/roles include: Don Giovanni, MasettoIDon Giovanni; Schaunard/La bohème; Figaro/Le nozze di Figaro; Blitch/Susannah; Méphistophélès/Faust; Gianni Schicchi/Gianni Schicchi; Curly/Oklahoma; Billy Bigelow/Carousel; Silvio/Pagliacci; Owen Wingrave/Owen Wingrave; Figaro/Il barbiere di Siviglia.
DAWNA RAE
WARREN
Soprano
Soprano DAWNA RAE WARREN has established herself as an incredibly versatile performer. She brings a knack for captivating story telling and musical sensitivity to her all of her repertoire: Opera, Baroque Music, Jazz, and Golden Age Musical Theater.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/hSsIFeZEKLM?si=peBSziC0oqXan36W
Personal website: https://www.dawnaraewarren.com/
Credits include: Cleveland Opera Theater; Eklund Opera; University of Kentucky Opera Theater; Longmont Symphony Orchestra; International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia; The In Series: Opera and More!; Resonanz Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Musetta/La bohème; Violetta/La Traviata; Susanna/Barbarina/Le nozze di Figaro; Abigail Williams/The Crucible; Papagena/Die Zauberflöte; First Wood Sprite/Rusalka; Handel/Messiah; Bach/St. John Passion; Orff/Carmina Burana; Faure/Requiem.
BRITTANY
GRAHAM
Soprano
BRITTANY GRAHAM emerges as a captivating force in the realm of opera and classical music, transcending various genres.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/mrvv8vJjeJI?si=Lws-B0t_zxuJBg2k
Personal website: https://brittanygraham-soprano.com/
Credits include: Sarasota Opera; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Union Avenue Opera; Magic City Opera; Opera Fusion; Cedar Rapids Opera; Florida Grand Opera; South Florida Symphony.
Repertoire/roles include: Suor Angelica; The Witch, Mother/Hansel and Gretel; Anna Bolena; Hanna Glawari/The Merry Widow; Handel/Messiah; Alice/Falstaff; Ramsey/Suffrage Cantata.
MARK
DAVIES
Baritone
Baritone MARK DAVIES has been an active performer throughout the Seattle region and throughout the nation, excelling in opera, oratorio, art song and more.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/86A4_MwewWY?si=7dwU_vLGDFdP-rCZ
Personal website:
Credits include: Pacific Northwest Opera; Marrowstone Music Festival, Tacoma Opera, Bellevue City Opera Ballet, Indiana University Opera Theater.
Repertoire/roles include: Ben/The Telephone; Captain Corcoran/HMS Pinafore; Albert/Werther; Guglielmo/Così fan tutte; Papageno/Die Zauberflöte; Wolf/Italienisches Liederbuch; Mahler/Kindertotenlieder; Mahler/Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Handel/Messiah; Mozart/Vesperae solennes de confessore.
CASEY
GERMAIN
Bass
Known for his rich, velvety low voice, bass CASEY GERMAIN is a unique singer with vocal versatility ranging from pop ballads to opera.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/2FqQuJ_HwyQ?si=mWxeof1h5NPto5S4
Personal website: https://www.caseygermainmusic.com/
Credits include: Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Finger Lakes Opera; Bel Cantanti Opera; New England Conservatory of Music; University of Maryland.
Repertoire/roles include: Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte; Colline/La bohème; King of Egypt/Aida; Elder Ott/Susannah; Raphael/The Creation; Littore/L'incoronazione di Poppea; King Balthazar/Amahl and the Night Visitors.
