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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.
1980s-2005 Alumni:
- Keri Alkema*, soprano - (Apprentice 2002, Studio 2000) Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Caramoor International Festival, Washington National Opera
- Raymond Ayers*, baritone - (Studio 2004, Studio 2003) New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera
- Angela Baade, soprano - (Apprentice 2002, Studio 2001) Seattle Opera
- Wojciech Bukalski, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 1998) Florida Grand Opera
- Theodore Chletsos, tenor - (Studio 2002, Studio 2001) New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Utah Opera
- Matthew Curran, bass - (Studio 1998) Atlanta Opera, Seattle Opera, Central City Opera, Zurich Opera Studio
- Karen Driscoll, soprano - (Studio 1996) Seattle Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Virginia Opera, Baltimore Opera
- Ray Fellman*, baritone - (Apprentice 2001) Glimmerglass Opera, New Orleans Opera, Florida Grand Opera
- Eric Fennell*, tenor - (Studio 1995) New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Seattle Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Baz Luhrman’s La Bohème on Broadway
- Elaine Fox, mezzo - (Apprentice 2000) Florida Grand Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Des Moines Metro Opera
- Karyn Friedman, mezzo - (Studio 1997) Seattle Opera
- Beau Gibson, tenor - (Studio 2005) Houston Grand Opera, Merola Opera Program, Wolf Trap Opera
- Luke Grooms, tenor - (Studio 2004) The Metropolitan Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Glimmerglass Opera
- Joshua Hopkins, baritone - (Studio 2001) The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera
- Anna Jablonski, mezzo - (Studio 2004) Pittsburgh Opera, LA Opera, Minnesota Opera
- Jason Karn*, tenor - (Apprentice 2004) Washington National Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Opera Carolina, Merola Opera Program
- Seth Keeton, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2003) Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass Opera
- Sarah Kleeman, mezzo - (Apprentice 2004) Central City Opera, Sacramento Opera, Pittsburgh Opera
- Vivian Krich-Brinton, soprano - (Studio 2005) Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Cleveland, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
- Jonathan Lasch, bass-baritone - (Studio 2005) Seattle Opera, Glimmerglass Opera
- Rita Litchfield, mezzo - (Studio 1997) New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera
- Kathleen Magee, soprano - (Apprentice 1997, Studio 1995) New York City Opera, Opera Roanoke, Mobile Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Indianapolis Opera
- Emily Martin*, soprano - (Apprentice 1999 & 1997) Santa Fe Opera, Nevada Opera, Opera Birmingham, Palm Beach Opera
- Aundi Marie Moore, soprano - (Studio 2005) Washington National Opera, Sarasota Opera, Virginia Opera
- Leslie Mutchler, mezzo - (Apprentice 2003) Washington National Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia
- Angela Niederloh, mezzo - (Apprentice 2000, Studio 1999) Houston Grand Opera, Opera Omaha, San Francisco Opera Center, Wolf Trap Opera
- Derrick Parker*, bass-baritone - (Studio 1997) Houston Grand Opera, New Orleans Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Scottish Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Cape Town Opera, Virginia Opera
- Amy Pfrimmer, soprano - (Studio 1995) New Orleans Opera, Montreal Opera, Virginia Opera, Florida Grand Opera
- Craig Phillips, bass-baritone - (Apprentice 2000) Glimmerglass Opera, Sarasota Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Nashville Opera
- David Portillo, tenor - (Apprentice 2004) Ryan Opera Center, Fort Worth Opera, Merola Opera Program, Virginia Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
- Jennifer Root, soprano - (Apprentice 2004, Studio 2003, Studio 2002) Houston Grand Opera
- Deborah Selig*, soprano - (Apprentice 2005, Studio 2004) Santa Fe Opera, Central City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Dayton Opera
- Morgan Smith, baritone - (Studio 2000) Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, San Francisco Opera, LA Opera, Oper Leipzig
- Todd Thomas*, baritone - (Apprentice 1987, 1986) Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera North
- Amy Van Looy, soprano - (Apprentice 2004, Studio 2003 & 2002) Des Moines Metro Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera Carolina
- Amy Van Roekel, soprano - (Apprentice 1997) Florida Grand Opera, American Opera Projects
- Hugo Vera, tenor - (Apprentice 2004) New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Sarasota Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Nashville Opera, Shreveport Opera
- David Ward*, bass - (Apprentice 1987) New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, New York Grand Opera, Virginia Opera, Mobile Opera
- Andrew Wilkowske, baritone - (Studio 1998) Minnesota Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Merola Opera Program
* Indicates singer has returned to Chautauqua Opera to perform as a Guest Artist