EMERGING ARTISTS DIVISION
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EMERGING ARTISTS!
ERIC
LAINE
Tenor
Acknowledged for his "vocal allure" and "fiery declamation" (San Diego Story), tenor ERIC LAINE has gained recognition as an innovative artist both on stage and in recital.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/EZNt6WCZXFA
Personal website: https://www.ericlainetenor.com/
Credits include: Hungarian State Opera, Opera Neo, Opera in the Heights, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, American Baroque Opera Co., Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, Red River Lyric Opera, Symphony of the Hills.
Repertoire/roles include: Albert/Albert Herring; Ferrando/Così fan tutte; Beethoven/Symphony No. 9; Don Ramiro/La Cenerentola; Henrik/A Little Night Music; Alfred/Die Fledermaus; Bach/Coffee Cantata; Handel/Messiah.
BRADLEY
KING
Tenor
Praised by reviewers and audiences for his “profound” and “engaging” style, tenor BRADLEY KING is establishing himself as one of the most versatile singers in the USA.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/N-wp0eRnnfw
Personal website: https://www.bradleyjking.com/
Credits include: Boston Early Music Festival; Apollo's Fire; Choir of St. John the Divine (Kent Tritle); Mountainside Baroque; Princeton Sound Kitchen; Makaris; Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble; SONARE; La Musica Lirica; Masterworks Chorale.
Repertoire/roles include: Aeneas/Dido and Aeneas; Tam Lin/Tam Lin; Damon/Acis and Galatea; Anthony/Sweeney Todd; Gastone/La Traviata; Mozart/Requiem; Bach/Christmas Oratorio; Bach/Mass in B Minor.
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JOSHUA
ZABATTA
Tenor
Tenor JOSHUA ZABATTA has been praised for being a dynamic storyteller, an engaging performer, and his full, warm voice described by audiences as "audible chocolate."
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/HV5H-Xe9I_w
Personal website: https://www.joshuazabatta.com/
Credits include: Central City Opera, Union Avenue Opera, St. Louis Symphony, Opera Colorado, Loveland Opera, Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Opera Steamboat, Boulder Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Bill/A Hand of Bridge; Don Jose/Carmen; Turiddu/Cavalleria Rusticana; Eduardo Jr., Xoloti/Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World; Bach/Mass in B Minor; Beethoven/Mass in C; Handel/Messiah; Bach/Magnificat.
AMY
MAPLES
Soprano
Quickly gaining a reputation for her crystalline coloratura, relentless high notes, and witty theatrics, soprano AMY MAPLES compels audiences with her fearless artistry and attention to detail.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/nS-dTC7fQGg
Personal website: https://amymaples.com/
Credits include: Crested Butte Music Festival; Opera Colorado; Bangor Symphony; Boulder Opera; Opera Theatre of the Rockies; Piedmont Opera; Knoxville Symphony; Brevard Symphony; Parish House Baroque; Colorado Springs Philharmonic; Loveland Opera Theater.
Repertoire/roles include: Manon; Younger Alyce/Glory Denied; Cunegonde/Candide; Gilda/Rigoletto; Lucia/Lucia di Lammermoor; Orff/Carmina Burana; Mozart/Requiem; Brahms/Ein deutsches Requiem; Handel/Messiah; Poulenc/Gloria.
ALLEN
ADAIR
Bass-baritone
Bass-baritone ALLEN ADAIR is rapidly making an impact as a compelling interpreter of opera and classical music, already with vast professional experience.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/8lNpbI14_I8
Credits include: Central City Opera; Opera Colorado; Inland Northwest Opera; Boulder Opera; Loveland Opera Theater; Opera Fort Collins; Roswell Symphony; Colorado Bach Ensemble; Colorado Baroque Orchestra; Opera Steamboat.
Repertoire/roles include: Sarastro/Die Zauberflöte; Barone Douphol/La Traviata; Ferrando/Il Trovatore; Bartolo/Le nozze di Figaro; Balthazar/Amahl and the Night Visitors; Benoit/Alcindoro/La bohème; Commendatore/Don Giovanni; Faurè/Requiem.
KAITLYN
TIERNEY
Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-Soprano KAITLYN TIERNEY enjoys working on a variety of repertoire, and recently received the Doctorate of Music degree from Temple University.
Compilation video: https://youtu.be/eyCHg-0u_5c
Personal website:
https://ktierneymezzo.squarespace.com/about
Credits include: Opera Saratoga; Opera Delaware; Opera Philadelphia; Wilmington Concert Opera; Spoleto Festival; Asheville Lyric Opera; Boheme Opera NJ; Sewance Music Festival; 'dell Arte Ensemble; Brott Opera.
Repertoire/roles include: Minerva/Il ritorno d’Ulisse; Dinah/Trouble in Tahiti; Dido/Dido and Aeneas; Jo/Little Women; Ursule/Béatrice et Bénédict; Charlotte/Werther; Elizabeth Proctor/The Crucible; Hansel/Hansel and Gretel; Dorabella/Cosi fan tutte.
LUKE
SELKER
Tenor
A Wisconsin native, tenor LUKE SELKER has had the privilege of performing many diverse roles, as well as oratorio and sacred works and an extensive array of art song.
Compilation video: Coming soon
Personal website:
https://www.facebook.com/selkervoicestudio/
Credits include: Florentine Opera; New Voices Choir; Nashville Collegiate Orchestra; Florida State University; Belmont University.
Repertoire/roles include: Don Jose/Carmen; Rodolfo/La bohème; Romeo/Romeo et Juliette; Quint/Turn of the Screw; Chevalier de la Force/Dialogues of the Carmelites; Handel/Messiah; Vaughan Williams/Hodie.
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: Coming soon
Personal website:
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.
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: Coming soon
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: Susanna/Barbarina/Le nozze di Figaro; Abigail Williams/The Crucible; Queen of the Night/Papagena/Die Zauberflöte; First Wood Sprite/Rusalka; Handel/Messiah; Faure/Requiem.
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.
REBECCA
KIDNIE
Soprano
Described as “achingly beautiful”, REBECCA KIDNIE'S voice finds a home in repertoire from Mozart to the contemporary.
Compilation video: Coming soon
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.
