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Alumni | Auditions | FAQ | Young Artists 2012 | Where Are They Now

Many of Chautauqua Opera's Young Artist Program alumni go on to sing with major regional and international companies. Below is a list of some of those alumni and their successes in the operatic world.


2006-Present Alumni:

  • Geoffrey Agpalo, tenor - (Studio 2009) Central City Opera
  • Andrea Arias-Martin, soprano - (Studio 2009 & 2010)Glimmerglass Opera
  • Elizabeth Baldwin, soprano - (Studio 2006) Tanglewood Music Center, Opera New Jersey, Virginia Opera, Boston Opera Institute
  • Alison Bates, soprano - (Apprentice 2006, Studio 2004, Studio 2003) Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Palm Beach Opera
  • Afton Battle, soprano - (Studio 2006) Florida Grand Opera
  • Benjamin Bear, baritone - (Apprentice 2009) Des Moines Metro Opera
  • Jeffrey Beruan, bass - (Apprentice 2009, Studio 2006) Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Opera North
    • Seth Carico, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2008, Studio 2006) Fort Worth Opera, Lake George Opera, Nashville Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin
  • David Crawford, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2007, Studio 2003) Metropolitan Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Merola Opera Program
  • Adam Diegel, tenor - (Studio 2006) Metropolitan Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass Opera
  • Adam Fry, bass - (Studio 2008) Glimmerglass Opera, Pittsburgh Opera
  • Edward Hanlon, bass-baritone - (Studio 2009)Glimmerglass Opera
  • Sarah Heltzel, mezzo - (Apprentice 2006) Seattle Opera, Mississippi Opera, DiCapo Opera Theatre, Tacoma Opera
  • Clay Hilley, tenor - (Studio 2009 & 2008) Central City Opera, Opera Western Reserve
  • Amanda Ingram, mezzo - (Apprentice 2006, Studio 2005) Sarasota Opera, Central City Opera, Dayton Opera, Virginia Opera
  • Carla Jablonski, mezzo - (Studio 2010) Central City Opera
  • Brian Jagde, tenor - (Apprentice 2007) Syracuse Opera, Merola Opera Program, Virginia Opera
  • Michael Krzankowski, baritone - (Studio 2008) Glimmerglass Opera, Seattle Opera
  • Ryan Kuster, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2008) Merola Opera Program, San Antonio Opera, Annapolis Opera
  • Chris Lysack, tenor - (Apprentice 2009) Glimmerglass Opera, Staatsoper Hamburg
  • Daniela Mack, mezzo - (Studio 2006) Merola Opera Program, Opera Theatre of St.Louis, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Omaha
  • Catherine Martin, mezzo - (Studio 2009) Houston Grand Opera
  • Caitlin Mathes, mezzo - (Studio 2008) Merola Opera Program
  • Courtney McKeown, mezzo - (Apprentice 2009) Glimmerglass Opera, Florida Grand Opera
  • Jonathan Michie, baritone - (Studio 2007 & 2006) Lake George Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Merola Opera Program
  • Erica Miller, soprano - (Studio 2007) Deutsche Oper Berlin, Macau International Music Festival, Beijing Music Festival, Opera in the Heights
  • Angela Mortellaro, soprano - (Apprentice 2009) Minnesota Opera, Sarasota Opera
  • Eric Neuville, tenor - (Studio 2010 & 2009) Seattle Opera
  • Elizabeth Pojanowski, mezzo - (Apprentice 2009) Seattle Opera, Cincinnati Opera
  • Renee Rapier, mezzo - (Studio 2009) Merola Opera Program
  • Nili Riemer*, soprano - (Studio 2006) Minnesota Opera, Anchorage Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Cleveland
  • Brittany Ann Renee Robinson, soprano - (Studio 2010) Florida Grand Opera
  • Laura Sauer, mezzo-soprano - (Studio 2010) Des Moines Metro Opera
  • Lacy Sauter, soprano - (Studio 2008 & 2010) Glimmerglass Opera, Florida Grand Opera
  • Daniel Shirley, tenor - (Studio 2006 & 2007) - Central City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Florida Grand Opera
  • Vira Slywotzky*, soprano - (Apprentice 2008, Studio 2007) Seattle Opera
  • Renee Tatum*, mezzo - (Studio 2006) Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, New Orleans Opera, Merola Opera Program, Santa Fe Opera
  • Victoria Vargas, mezzo - (Studio 2010) Minnesota Opera
  • Michael Ventura*, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2006, Studio 2004) Opera North, Miami Lyric Opera, Townsend Opera
  • Tamara Wapinksy, soprano - (Apprentice 2006) San Francisco Opera, Annapolis Opera
  • Max Wier, bass - (Studio 2009) Central City Opera
  • Ellen Wieser, soprano - (Studio 2006) Glimmerglass Opera, Merola Opera Program, Palm Beach Opera
  • Gregory Zavracky, tenor - (Apprentice 2007, Studio 2004) Lake George Opera, Cape Cod Opera, Townsend Opera

    • * Indicates singer has returned to Chautauqua Opera to perform as a Guest Artist


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