Two-time Oscar® nominee, six-time Grammy®-winner and 2018 USA Fellow trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning pivotal moments in American culture – past and present.
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Hailed for his “polished vocal technique” and “heart-tugging emotional communication” (San Diego Story), Nicholas Newton is garnering due attention as an up-and-coming bass-baritone in the classical music world.
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Hailed as possessing a voice of extraordinary beauty, celebrated American soprano Karen Slack is a recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Artistic Advisor for Portland Opera, Co-Chair of the Women’s Opera Network with Opera America, and serves on the board of the American Composer’s Orchestra.
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Ferdinando Sulla studied organ and composition at the Conservatory “S. Giacomantonio” in Cosenza (Italy) and deepens his composition and orchestration studies in Milan with composer Giampaolo Testoni.
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Australian-American bass Joshua Bloom is frequently praised for his “resplendent bass” and “huge vocal capacity” alongside an “outstanding dramatic precision and power”, (New York Times, Independent) across a remarkable variety of repertoire from Mozart, to Wagner and Strauss, to world premiere works by Gerald Barry and Richard Ayres.
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Soprano Ailyn Pérez is in demand at the world’s leading opera houses and cultural capitals. Internationally celebrated for her signature artistry, as the 2012 Richard Tucker Award winner, she became the first Hispanic recipient in the award’s history.
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American soprano Jasmine Habersham is a versatile and dynamic performing artist whose voice has been hailed as “exquisite” by Broadway World and possessing a “well-controlled, silvery tone [with] an alluring presence” by Opera Today. The 2024-2025 season is a busy one for Ms. Habersham. She returns to Minnesota Opera as Juliette in Romeo et Juliette, sings Ashley in Mazzoli/Vavrek’s The Listeners at Lyric Opera of Chicago, originates the lead role of Claudette Colvin in the world premiere of Barnes/Mouton’s She Who Dared, and joins Florida Grand Opera as Adina in L’elisir d’amore. On the concert stage, Ms. Habersham makes several débuts – with Kansas City Symphony as soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, with Savannah Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with Fort Worth Symphony in their Holiday concert, and with Alabama Symphony Orchestra in Knoxville: Summer of 1915.
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Praised for his “arrestingly vibrant” and “robust” baritone, Craig Verm has brought his riveting dramatic portrayals to stages around the world. Most recently, he received high praise for his performances of the title role in Billy Budd for Des Moines Metro Opera.
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Celebrated around the globe for his opera and concert performances, German baritone Matthias Goerne is a frequent guest with leading orchestras and renowned festivals and concert halls.
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