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Connor Buckley

Piano, Coach, Conductor

Worked here as Opera Iowa Music Director, Pianist and Coach/Artistic Administration Intern.

Julie Marie Langevin

Was Assistant Stage Manager.

Cree Carrico

Soprano

Was Amour, Orfee et Eurydice.

Joshua Conyers

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Camille Sherman

Was Apprentice Artist in Platee, Sweeney Todd, Queen....

Timothy Madden

Bass-Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Andy Horton

Was Intern.

Peter Scott Drackley

Performed as Pirelli Sweeney Todd.

2023

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2023 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Denis Vélez

Soprano

Worked here as Papaguena .

Adam Da Ros

Was Directing Staff.

Isaac Lerner

Was Choreographer in Rusalka.

Andrew Bearden Brown

Tenor

Was Apprentice Artist.

2024

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2024 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Blake Denson

Baritone

Was Artist.

Rebecca Krynski Cox

Soprano

Performed as Fifth maid Elektra.

Symone Harcum

Performed as Mascha, Lisa The Queen of Spades.

Rick Hale

Tenor, Actor

Was Apprentice Artist in Tosca, Of Mice and Men, Kin....

Joseph Lattanzi

Baritone

Performed as Hawkins Fuller Fellow Travelers.

COURTNEY ELVIRA

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Alexandra Rodrick

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

David Drettwan

Baritone

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Ben Edquist

Baritone

Was Anthony Hope.

Gabrielle Clutter

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist/Opera Iowa.

Spencer Lawrence Boyd

Tenor

Was Don Jose Cover, Apprentice ... in Carmen.

Emily Stone

Is Substitute Harp.

Emma Rothfield

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Allison Fahey

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

John Riesen

Tenor

Performed as Younger Thompson Glory Denied.

Ariana Warren

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Georgia Jacobson

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Catherine Goode

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Saane Aziza Halaholo

Was Apprentice Artist in Mrs. Páskova - The Cunning ....

Adrian Sanchez

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Sam Krausz

Tenor

Worked here as Young Artist.

Christine Boddicker

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Colin Miller

Tenor

Was Apprentice Singer in Spoletta (cover) - Tosca, P....

Miya Higashiyama

Mezzo-Soprano

Performed as Moth, Angelina and Dorabella Apprentice Artist.

Lindsay Kate Brown

Mezzo-Soprano, Assistant Professor of Voice

Was Apprentice Artist.

Suyeon Ko

Flute

Is 2nd Flute.

Zachary Taylor

Tenor, Tenor

Was Apprentice Artist in The Love for Three Oranges ....

Dylan Schang

Tenor

Was Apprentice Artist in Der Fliegende Holländer, Th....

Michael Deshield

Singer (General), Voice

Studied here for Apprentice Artist Program .

Namarea Randolph-Yosea

Tenor, Singer-Songwriter

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Isabel Liana

Soprano, Singer-Songwriter

Was Apprentice Artist.

Kaileigh Riess

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist in A Thousand Acres, A Midsumm....

Josh Lovell

Tenor

Performed as Mercure Platée.

Joshua Horsch

Was Guest Conductor - Glory Den....

Kimberly Monzón

Was Apprentice.

Lucas van Lierop

Performed as Spoletta Tosca.

Lucy Evans

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Michael Shell

Performed as Director Candide.

Michael Sakir

Performed as Conductor The Falling and the Rising.

Jeff Byrnes

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Jocelyn Hansen

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Naomi Brigell

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist (2018, 20....

John Holiday

Countertenor

Performed as Oberon A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Jaime Sharp

Performed as Hippolyta A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Max Zander

Tenor

Was OPERA Iowa Artist/Apprentic....

Kellie Motter

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Frances Rabalais

Was Assistant Director in Wozzeck, Sweeney Todd.

Andrea Baker

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Jarrod Briley

Tuba

Is Utility Principal Tuba.

Jack Swanson

Tenor

Was Fenton - Falstaff.

Michael Pandolfo

Baritone

Was Robin Starveling in A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Marissa Simmons

Performed as Margret Wozzeck.

Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad

Collaborative Piano

Was Pianist/Coach.

Brian Wallin

Tenor

Worked here as Ensemble Artist.

Elise Quagliata

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Ginny in A Thousand Acres.

Melisa Bonetti Luna

Was Young Artist.

Kevin Fitzgerald

Was Assistant Conductor in American Apollo.

Sarah Vautour

Was Apprentice Artist.

2023

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2023 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Véronique Filloux

Was Apprentice Artist.

Erik Earl Larson

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Felicia Moore

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist (Alice Fo....

Ashlee Lamar

Soprano

Performed as Fata Morgana The Love for Three Oranges.

Makeda Hampton

Was Chorus in Porgy and Bess.

Sun-Ly Pierce

Mezzo-Soprano

Performed as Smeraldina The Love for Three Oranges.

Cremaine Booker

Cello

Was Cellist in Driving While Black.

Samuel Carroll

Was Artistic Administrator & Ed....

Christina Hazen

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Veena Akama-Makia

Was Apprentice Artist (2023) in Carmen, Falling and Rising.

Claudia Chapa

Mezzo-Soprano

Performed as Gertrude Roméo et Juliette.

Annie Penner Gilstrap

Was Company Management Intern.

2024

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2024 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Rosario Armas

Cantante Lirico, Mezzo-soprano Soloist

Was Apprentice Singer in The Rakes Progress, Baba co....

Elena Galván

Performed as Performer Orphée et Eurydice.

Cody Martin

Was Associate Conductor.

John Kun Park

Tenor

Performed as Adolfo Pirelli/Beadle Bamford Sweeney Todd.

Susanne Burgess

Was A Midsummer Night's Dream, ....

Brandon Bell

Baritone

Performed as Thomas Eugene McKeller American Apollo.

Amy Guarino

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Jeremiah Marcèle

Was Bluebeard (Cover) in Bluebeard's Castle.

Edward Ferran

Voice, Tenor

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Cadie J. Bryan

Was Ensemble Artist, Apprentice....

Michael Breaux

Baritone, Singer-Songwriter

Was Apprentice Artist in King Roger, Tosca, Of Mice ....

Jason Zacher

Was Apprentice Artist.

Hallie Schmidt

Piano

Was Apprentice Artist in Apprentice Artist Program.

Titus Muzi

Voice, Baritone

Performed as Sciarrone Tosca.

Zoe Meier-Juhlin

Soprano

Performed as Chorus Tosca.

Maria De Conzo

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Herodias cvr in Salome.

Cara Bender

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Jordan McCready

Mezzo-Soprano, Actress, Singer-Songwriter

Worked here as Die Zauberflote - Chorus/ Spirit 3 (Cover) .

Morena Galan

Mezzo-Soprano

Performed as Soloist Stars of Tomorrow Concert.

Jacob O'Shea

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist in Carmen, Love for Three Oran....

Sydney Sorbet

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist in The Cunning Little Vixen.

Lauren Cook

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist in Musetta (study), La bohème;....

Phoebe Chee

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

2024

AMFS

This Stagetime member is a member of the Aspen Music Festival and School (2024).

Alexis Seminario

Soprano

Was Apprentice Singer in Carmen, The Falling and The....

Gretchen Krupp

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Yoseph Park

Bass-Baritone

Was Vocal Arts Apprentice in Daland - The Flying Dutchma....

Mark Hosseini

Was Apprentice Artist and OPERA....

Kate Johnson

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Valeria Estrada Jaime

Soprano

Performed as Chorus Tosca.

Hannah Friesen

Was Apprentice Artist.

Joyner Horn

Soprano, Opera Singer

Was Rooster in The Cunning Little Vixen.

Nicholas Huff

Tenor

Was Apprentice Singer.

Harrison Hancock

Baritone, Actor

Was Apprentice Artist.

Aubrey Odle

Performed as Judith Bluebeard's Castle.

Bridget Cappel

Was Apprentice Artist.

Audrey Welsh

Mezzo-Soprano

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Tristan Tournaud

Was Young Artist/Soloist.

2024

AMFS

This Stagetime member is a member of the Aspen Music Festival and School (2024).

Margaret Macaira Shannon

Soprano

Performed as Deaconess King Roger.

Will Upham

Tenor, Opera Singer, Freelance Musician, Adjunct Professor of Voice

Was Apprentice Artist in Salome, Pelléas et Mélisande.

Cody Laun

Was Apprentice Artist.

Ethan Burck

Tenor

Performed as Chorus King Roger.

David Wolfe

Baritone, Actor, Resident Artist

Was Apprentice Artist in Carmen, A Love for Three Or....

Shannon Keegan

Was Young Artist.

Margi Skinner

Was Chorus Member in La Boheme.

Andrew Turner

Was Apprentice Artist .

2024

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2024 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Kyle White

Was Apprentice Artist.

Lauryn Nelson

Mezzo-Soprano

Performed as Deaconess King Roger.

Kenneth Stavert

Was Apprentice Artist.

Daniela Machado

Soprano

Is Vocal Arts Apprentice.

Michal Marhold

Baritone, Actor

Performed as Schlémil Les contes d'Hoffmann.

Douglas Culclasure

Tenor

Was Apprentice Artist in Flying Dutchman, Cunning Li....

Sarah Rosales

Voice, Soprano

Performed as Chorus Tosca.

Kellen Schrimper

Baritone

Was Apprentice Singer.

Hunter Warnick

Bass-Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Eliza Lucyna

Soprano

Was Apprentice Program in King Roger, Tosca, Stars of....

Ian Pathak

Countertenor

Was Apprentice Artist in Voice and Opera.

Imara Miles

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Katherine Dobbs

Mezzo-Soprano

Studied here for Apprentice Artist.

Emily Amesquita

Mezzo-Soprano

Worked here as Apprentice Artist.

Sara Stevens

Soprano

Was Tosca (cover) in Apprentice Artist, Floria T....

Lennon Schriever

Tenor, Actor

Was Front of House Intern.

Meghana Krish

Mezzo-Soprano, Singer-Songwriter, Actress, Private Teacher

Worked here as Guest Services Intern .

Emily Finke

Soprano, Opera singer

Was Apprentice Artist in Tosca, King Roger.

Yaffa Ovsishcher

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Singer.

Lea Nayak

Soprano

Was Apprentice Singer in The Cunning Little Vixen, D....

2023

WTO Company

This Stagetime member is part of the 2023 Wolf Trap Opera company.

Mario Manzo

Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Steele Fitzwater

Bass-Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist in The Cunning Little Vixen, T....

Nan Wang

Bass-Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist in Cover Nick Shadow in The Ra....

Kellan Dunlap

Tenor, Actor

Was Apprentice Singer.

Garrett Reider

Bass, Opera Singer

Performed as Performer Of Mice and Men.

Sabrina Langlois

Soprano

Was Apprentice Singer.

Anazha Santiago

Soprano, Stage Manager

Was Stage Management Intern in Tosca.

JUNHYUK JANG

Baritone, Actor, Opera singer

Performed as Forester The Cunning Little Vixen.

Shannon Crowley

Soprano

Was Resident Artist.

Cole McIlquham

Tenor

Was Young Artist.

Logan Dell'Acqua

Bass-Baritone

Was Apprentice Artist.

Ben Strong

Bass-Baritone, Opera Singer

Worked here as .

Adriana Stepien

Was Vocal Arts Apprentice in King Roger.

Caitlin Aloia

Soprano, Teaching Artist, Opera Singer

Was Apprentice Artist in King Roger soprano solo cov....

Timothy Anderson

Tenor, Singer-Songwriter

Worked here as Frank R. Brownell Apprentice Artist.

Sarah Kathryn Curtis

Mezzo-Soprano

Was Apprentice Singer in Salome, Pelleas et Mélisand....

Claire Strong

Mezzo-Soprano, Opera singer

Was Apprentice Artist.

Bridget Ravenscraft

Soprano

Was Apprentice Artist.

Cameron Howard

Tenor

Was Apprentice Artist in Der fliegende Holländer, Cu....

Gabrielle Turgeon

Soprano, Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist

Was Apprentice Singer.

Olivia Rominiyi

Was Apprentice Artist in Porgy and Bess.

Allen Perriello

Was Pianist/Coach.

Evan Hammond

Baritone

Performed as Tommy McIntyre Fellow Travelers.

Rory Willats

Performed as Directing Staff Apprentice Artist Program.

Noah Mond

Was Young Artist in Pélleas et Mélisande, Il ba....

Sara Gartland

Soprano

Was Soloist.

Elizabeth Frey

Was Young Artist .

2024

AMFS

This Stagetime member is a member of the Aspen Music Festival and School (2024).

Maria Vasilevskaya

Was Apprentice Artist in Soprano.

Isaiah Bell

Tenor

Performed as Lysander A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Craig Verm

Baritone

Was Title Role in Billy Budd.

Jonas Hacker

Tenor

Performed as Platée Mercury.

Alex McKissick

Tenor

Was Ensemble Artist.

David Neely

Performed as Conductor Sweeney Todd.

Mathilda Edge

Soprano

Performed as First Lady Die Zauberflöte.

Kristine McIntyre

Was A Thousand Acres (World Pre... in Stage Director.

Taylor Stayton

Tenor

Was Title Role in Platée.

Aaron Blake

Tenor

Performed as Tamino Die Zauberflöte.

Jovon Eborn

Worked here as Company Management Intern.

Roland Hawkins II

Voice

Was Daddy Peter in Porgy and bess.

Shijin Sun

Tenor, Actor

Was Ballad singer(cover), Appre... in Of Mice and Man, Tosca, Kin....

Rebecca Edge

Violin, Private Teacher

Was 1st Violinist.