Guest Artist – Page 19 – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Štefan Margita

During recently seasons Štefan Margita gave three important role debuts: Aegisth in Valencia, Friedrich Wilhelm in Henze’s Der Prinz von Homburg in Stuttgart and Captain Vere in Britten’s Billy Budd in Prague.

Roman Trekel

Roman Trekel has established himself as one of the most sought-after baritones. He re-ceived his musical education in Berlin starting his career at the Berlin State Opera and has been a principal singer of this company ever since.

Tómas Tómasson

Following his studies in Reykjavik and at the Royal College of Music in London, Tómas Tómasson regularly guests with a vast repertoire at the most renowned houses and institutions worldwide, such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Vienna State Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Dresden Semperoper, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro dell‘Opera di Roma, Teatro Real de Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona, Théâtre de la Monnaie Brussels, Nederlandse Opera Amsterdam, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Los Angeles Opera.

Jamez McCorkle

An innate musician, and trained pianist, American tenor Jamez McCorkle is gathering acclaim as a hugely exciting talent. Following his time at the Zürich International Opera Studio in 2019, McCorkle was a finalist in the much-coveted Neue Stimmen competition, and has since made anticipated debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Bayerische Staatsoper.

Kyle Albertson

Renowned not only for his luxurious voice, confidence, and style, but also for his versatility and ability to bring a character to life on stage, bass-baritone Kyle Albertson is taking the business by storm.

Jennifer Johnson Cano

A naturally gifted singer noted for her commanding stage presence and profound artistry, Jennifer Johnson Cano has garnered critical acclaim for committed performances of both new and standard repertoire. For her performance as Offred in Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale she was lauded as “towering…restless, powerful, profound, she is as formidable as this astonishingly demanding role deserves,” by The New York Times.

Liang Li

Chinese Bass Liang Li studied in Tianjin and Beijing, won several vocal competitions and has developed quickly to an sought-after international Opera- and concert-singer. He has established himself in the French, German as well as Italian repertoire and performs on all main stages and concert-venues working together regularly with conductors like Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle, Myung-Whun Chung, Donald Runnicles, Tomás Netopil, Sylvain Cambreling, Jonathan Nott, Manfred Honeck among others.

Ellie Dehn

American soprano Ellie Dehn has been praised by critics as “a revelation” (Chicago Sun-Times), acclaimed for her “great stage presence and a voice combining metallic clarity and sensual richness” (Wall Street Journal).

Stephen Milling

Danish bass Stephen Milling ranks among the world’s foremost interpreters of Wagner’s repertoire. Particularly strongly associated with the roles of Hagen (Götterdämmerung) and Gurnemanz (Parsifal), performances have taken him to the major international stages including Bayreuth Festival (Kirill Petrenko), Wiener Staatsoper (Sir Simon Rattle), Osterfestspiele Salzburg (Christian Thielemann), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Sir Antonio Pappano), to Teatro Real (Pablo Heras-Casado) and Deutsche Oper Berlin (Axel Kober).

Annie Rosen

This season, mezzo-soprano Annie Rosen debuts as the title role of The Maid of Orleans (Opera Company of Middlebury) and of L’enfant et les sortilèges (Florentine Opera), returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Ankhesenpaaten/Akhnaten and to the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Taller Sister/Proving Up (postponed), and covers Guinevere/Le roi Arthus at Bard Summerscape.