Doris Yarick Cross · Artistic Director

Yale Opera

Robert Blocker, Dean

High Notes2012–2013 season

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Yale Opera Alumni Artists Yale Opera Class of 2012

Professional Engagements 2012–13

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Doris Yarick Cross, Artistic Director, Yale Opera

Erika Niemi, Manager, Yale Opera

Yale Opera students and faculty coach Doug Dickson during a rehearsal for The Rape of Lucretia, April 2012

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Matthew Polenzani begins his 2012–2013 season by starring as Nemorino in the new production of L’elisir d’amore at the Metropolitan Opera opposite Anna Netrebko. That production was broadcast internationally as part of the Met Live in HD series on October 13. He will then perform with Lyric Opera of Chicago singing the title role of Werther. Matthew Polenzani returns then to the Vienna State Opera to sing the Duke in Rigoletto. He then winds down his stellar 2012–2013 season by singing Hoffmann in The Tales of Hoffmann with San Francisco Opera.

This summer Tamara Mumford appeared in the world premiere of John Adam’s oratorio, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic, a performance she will repeat on tour with the LA Philharmonic with engagements in London at the Barbican, Lucerne at Kultur und Kongresszentrum, Paris at the Salle Pleyel, and New York at Avery Fisher Hall in March. This season she appears in Lincoln Center’s White Lights Festival in a performance of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde. In January she makes her debut at the Seattle Opera as the title role in La Cenerentola. This season she also makes her debuts with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in Beethoven’s Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra singing in Dream of Gerontious, and both the Eugene Symphony and Santa Barbara Symphony as the mezzo soloist in Mahler’s Second.

This summer Christian Van Horn returned to the Salzburg Festival singing Zuniga in Carmen and appeared in the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic in Beethoven’s Ninth. He also recorded Zuniga with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Simon Rattle to be released by EMI in October 2012. He debuted with the Grand Theatre du Geneve singing Banquo in Macbeth in June. In September Christian sang the title role in Le nozze di Figaro at the Perm Opera House in Russia, conducted by Theodor Currentzis, which was recorded and will be released by Sony Classical. This season he returns to San Francisco Opera singing the Four Villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Angelotti in Tosca. He debuts with the Dallas Opera as Timur in Turandot and as Gessler in Giullaume Tell with Netherlands Opera.

Matthew Polenzani ’94

Tamara Mumford

Christian Van Horn ’03

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Heather Buck performed as Lulu Baines in Elmer Gantry with Florentine Opera, which was recorded for the Naxos label (released in 2011). In February 2012 she received two Grammy awards and was voted No. 1 by Opera News “Best of the Year.” Her engagements for the 2012–13 season currently include a return to Virginia Opera as Leila in Les Pêcheurs de perles; reprising the role of Medea in “Mediamaterial,” by Dusapin with Teatr Wieki, Opera Naradowa (Warsaw, Poland); and singing as soloist in works of Holliger and Schubert with the Riverside Symphony (NY).

David Pittsinger's upcoming debuts include Roy Disney in Philip Glass’ world premiere of The Perfect American at Madrid’s Teatro Real in a co-production with English National Opera, King Arthur in Camelot at Glimmerglass Festival, Jochanaan in Salome by Strauss at Portland Opera, and Marquis in Les Dialogues des Carmelites by Poulenc at the Metropolitan Opera. A recital performer of both the classical and American Songbook literature, Mr. Pittsinger has also commissioned new works, most recently Scott Eyerly’s Arlington Sons which premieres with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin in October 2012.

Patrick Carfizzi opens the 2012–13 season with a role debut of Fra Melitone (La Forza del Destino) at Opera Cologne. He then sings Mustafà in Houston Grand Opera's new production of L’italiana in Algeri. Additional engagements include Seattle Opera for performances as Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola and the title role in Wichita Grand Opera’s production of Le Nozze di Figaro. He travels to Washington, D.C. for a concert performance of Maria Stuarda with Washington Concert Opera before returning to the Metropolitan Opera for performances in the much-anticipated revival of John Dexter’s production of Dialogues des Carmélites. Mr. Carfizzi ends his season as Bartolo in Central City Opera’s performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia.

Heather Buck ’96

David Pittsinger ’86

Patrick Carfizzi ’99

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Eric Barry’s 2012–2013 season includes singing the title role in Rossini’s Otello with Opera in the Heights, and Rodolfo in La Bohème with Opera Memphis and Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. PBS/KACV (Amarillo, TX) will air a special, “Eric Barry: Home for Christmas” this December. His concert appearances include the tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth and Gabriele Adorno in Simon Boccanegra, both with the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, Poland, and as the tenor soloist in Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D at Carnegie Hall in April. In July Eric sang the role of Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress with Wolf Trap Opera, a performance that Opera News raved “Eric Barry left an impressive mark in the title role with a bright, clear timbre, evenness of projection and exceptional sensitivity to subtleties of text and melodic contour.”

In the 2012–2013 season tenor Tadeusz Slenkier sings at all the major opera houses in Poland including those in Bydgoszcz, Kraków, and Łódz. His roles this season at Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz include the Prince in Rusalka, Alfredo in La Traviata, Rodolfo in La bohème, Enzo in La Gioconda, Barinkay in the Gipsy Baron, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, and Jontek in Halka by Moniuszko.

Upcoming engagements for Edward Parks include his debut at the Michigan Opera Theater as Zurga in The Pearl Fishers, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at PORTopera, Ford in Falstaff with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, and his return to the Metropolitan Opera in the fall of 2012 in Otello, La Rondine, and Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Additionally this season he makes his debut with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the Duruflé Requiem. In November, he appears in recital with Schubert & Co. in New York singing selections of Schubert lieder. He will also sing a recital at Stanford University on April 7th with John Chuchwell.

Eric Barry ’11

Tadeusz Slenkier ’09

Edward Parks ’08

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Mireille Asselin is currently a member of the Canadian Opera Company’s Studio Ensemble (COC) where she this year performs Adele in Die Fledermaus and Servilia in La clemenza di Tito. This season she also joins the Boston Early Music Festival as La Musica and Euridice in Monteverdi’s Orfeo, and is the soprano soloist in Messiah with St. Thomas Church in NYC and Orchestra London. In June she will return to the Boston Early Music Festival to sing Flore and Proserpine in a double bill of Charpentier’s La couronne de fleurs and La descente d’Orphée aux enfers.

This season, Jennifer Black’s engagements include her Munich Philharmonic debut performing Musetta in La bohème in concert, her Seattle Opera debut as Mimì in La bohème, Juliette in Roméo et Juliette with Arizona Opera, a return to the Metropolitan Opera for La Rondine, and a return to the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse to debut the role of Norina in Don Pasquale. Jenna will also make her Santa Barbara Symphony debut performing Mahler’s Second Symphony.

Mary Phillips’ 2012–2013 engagements include singing the alto soloist in Handel’s Messiah in Lisbon, Portugal this November with Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian; singing Schwertleite, in Die Walküre again this season in the new Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera directed by Robert LePage; Azucena in Arizona Opera’s production of Il Trovatore and soloing in Elijah of Mendelsohn with the Nashville Symphony in May.

Mireille Asselin ’10

Jennifer Black ’04

Mary Phillips ’93

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Matthew Plenk ’06This season, tenor Matthew Plenk makes his debuts at the Los Angeles Opera as Steuerman in Die fliegende Holländer under the baton of James Conlon, and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance. He will appear as a soloist in Rachmaninoff ’s The Bells with the Kansas City Symphony and in The Messiah and Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio with the New Choral Society, and returns to the roster of the Metropolitan Opera.

James Creswell ’99Upcoming engagements for James Creswell include Kolenaty in The Makropulos Case for Opera North at the Edinburgh Festival, Mephistopheles in Faust for Opera North, Daland in Der Fliegende Holländer for LA Opera, Rocco in Fidelio and Sarastro in The Magic Flute, both for English National Opera. In the summer of 2013 he will sing the King in Aïda with the Ravinia Festival.

Adam Diegel Adam Diegel’s 2012–2013 season begins in China at the Guangzhou Opera House in Anthony Minghella’s acclaimed production of Madama Butterfly with the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. His signature portrayal of Don José in Carmen brings the tenor debuts in London at English National Opera in Calixto Bieito’s acclaimed production and in Sydney in a new production by Francesca Zambello at Opera Australia’s Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. He also joins the Columbus Symphony under Music Director Jean-Marie Zeitouni for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and will perform Cavaradossi in Tosca with Arizona Opera.

Sara Jakubiak ’06Sara Jakubiak will make her debut at the English National Opera as Marie in a new Rupert Goold production of Wozzeck under Edward Gardner and also debut with Semperoper Dresden as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus in the 2012 – 2013 season. She will also cover Anna Netrebko as Mimì in La bohème at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. In concert, she will perform Penderecki’s Polish Requiem conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki with Orquesta Sinfónica de la Juventud Venezolana Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Kenneth Tarver ’92Highlights of the season include Die Zauberflöte at Festival San Sebastian, Spain, his debut at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, as Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola, The Messiah with the New York Philharmonic, the Release of Rossini’s Aureliano in Palmira by Opera Rara and a recording project for Sony of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte.

Christopher Magiera In the 2012–2013 season, Christopher Magiera will make his role and company debut as Don Giovanni for Opera Colorado and returns to the Dresden Semperoper for performances as Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Belcore in L’elisir d’amore, and Marcello in La bohème. Also, he will appear as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in Ankara, Turkey. This past summer he sang Zurga in The Pearl Fishers at Santa Fe Opera.

Tyler Simpson ’10In the summer of 2012 Tyler Simpson returned to the Castleton Festival as Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia. The 2012-2013 season brings Benoit in La bohème with Lorin Maazel with the Munich Philharmonic, Zuniga in Carmen with the Atlanta Opera and a return to the Metropolitan Opera for Don Carlo, Le Comte Ory, and La Traviata.

Janna Baty ’93This summer Janna Baty appeared in the world premiere of The Face, a multi-media opera by Donald Crockett, in both Los Angeles and Boston. Janna’s concert performances this season include Mahler’s Third Symphony with the Yale Symphony Orchestra in April and a contemporary music concert with Sound Icon in the spring.

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Lucas Meachem Future engagements for Lucas Meachem include Wolfram in Tannhäuser for Opera de Toulouse and a return to Lyric Opera of Chicago as Marcello in La bohéme, as well as performances with the St. Louis Symphony and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Lucas is on a European tour of a concert version of Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta; he is singing Robert alongside Anna Netrebko in the title role. The Slovenian Philharmonic tour of Iolanta is conducted by Emmanuel Villaume with performances in Munich, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Prague and Vienna.

Michael Chioldi ’94This summer Michael Chioldi performed Lescaut with Chautauqua Opera in Manon Lescaut. His 2012–2013 season begins with Scarpia in Tosca at Kentucky Opera, and Conte di Luna in Il Trovatore with Utah Opera in the Fall. He then sings Germont in La Traviata with Palm Beach Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butterly with L’Opera de Nice and Monte Carlo, and a Scarpia with Hawaii Opera. Next summer he returns to Chautauqua Opera to sing the title role in Macbeth.

Mary Mills ’88This season soprano Mary Mills sings the title role in Kat’a Kabanova with Theater Basal in Switzterland. She also performs Joan of Arc in Jeanne d’Arc – Scenes from the Life of St. Joan with Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Emily Righter ’09In 2012, Emily Righter will be making her debut in Tyrol, Austria with the Tyrolean Festival and Lucca, Italy as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro conducted by Gustav Kuhn. She will make her New York City Opera debut singing Amenofi in Mosé in Egitto. Emily will sing Alessandro in Eliogabalo with Gotham Chamber Opera, New York. In 2013, Emily will head back to the Tyrolean Festival to sing Flora in La Traviata; Maddalena in Rigoletto; and Alto Soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – all conducted by Maestro Gustav Kuhn.

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Gala El Hadidi ’10Gala El Hadidi is a principal artist with the Sächsische Staatsoper in Dresden for the 2012–2013 season, where she will appear as Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and the Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte.

Sarah Jane McMahon ’04This summer Sara Jane McMahon sang Lisette in La Rondine with Des Moines Opera. This season she will sing Adele in Die Fledermaus with Virginia Opera, Messiah with the Winston-Salem Symphony, Violetta in La Traviata with Opera Grand Rapids, and a Gala concert with Placido Domingo for the New Orleans Opera. In May she appears with Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Yum-Yum in The Mikado, and next summer she sings Magnolia in Show Boat with Central City Opera.

Damien Pass ’09In the 2012–2013 season Damien Pass will return to Paris Opera to sing Hermann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Zuàne in La Gioconda. His other engagements include singing Golaud in Pelléas et Mélisande with the Festival Les Journées de Ravel, Barbe-bleue in Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Dukas) and Masetto in Don Giovanni with the Opera of Dijon, and Lucifero in Handel’s La Resurrezione at the Théâtre de Suresnes. He will give recitals in Paris at la Fondation Singer-Polignac and Le Petit Palais, L’abbaye Royaumont, Opéra de Lille, Opéra de Metz, Flagey in Brussels, the Festival Aix-en-Provence and in Côme, Italy.

Joanna Mongiardo ’98In the 2012–2013 season, Joanna Mongiardo returns to both Deutsche Oper am Rhein to perform Blonde, and to Opéra de Nice to sing Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte. She will also join the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for an evening of Italian arias under the baton of Marcelo Lehninger. In the 2011–2012 season Joanna joined the roster of the Metropolitan Opera.

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Rayanne Dupuis ’93Rayanne Dupuis will be singing Erwartung twice in concert, both times with conductor Christoph König and the Casa da Musica Symphony. The first concert is September 8, 2012 in Porto, Portugal (at the Casa da Musica) and the second time on October 6, at the Musica Festival in Strasbourg, France. In March of 2013, she will be singing her first Governess (Turn of the Screw – Britten) at the Théatre de Calais, France. She will also be covering both Salomé (Strauss) and Madame Lidoine (Dialogues of the Carmelites) for the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto.

Liam Moran ’05This season Liam Moran returns to Opera Omaha as Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata and to Annapolis Opera for Sparafucile in Rigoletto, and he reprises Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni at Kentucky Opera. Liam also returns to Cathedral of St. John the Divine for its annual Messiah, which he will also perform at Avery Fisher Hall with Distinguished Concerts International New York.

Peter Tantsits ’04Tenor Peter Tantsits recently sang John Worthing for the European premiere of Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest in London under Thomas Adès and joined Glyndebourne Opera Festival this summer for L’heure espagnole and L’enfant et les sortilèges. He begins the 2012–13 season singing Ramiro in La Cenerentola for the Stadttheater Bern. This season he will also sing the title role in Barry’s The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit for the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Chin’s Alice in Wonderland for New York City Opera, Kats-Chernin’s The Rage of Life at the Berner Vidmarhallen, the world premiere of Little’s Dog Days in Montclair, and returns to the Vienna Konzerthaus for a staged production of Carmina Burana.

Rebecca Ringle ’06The 2012–2013 season includes Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, and she returns to the roster of the Metropolitan Opera.

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Rolando Sanz ’03This season Rolando Sanz debuts with Seattle Opera performing the Duke in Rigoletto, a role which he will also sing with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Rolando also performs the role of Rodolfo in La Bohème with Toledo Opera.

Jane Dutton ’95Jane Dutton’s engagements for the 2012–2013 season include singing Senta in Der fliegende Holländer with Indianapolis Opera, Elgar’s Sea Pictures with the Columbus Philharmonic Orchestra and the Carmel Symphony, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Butler University Symphony and Anderson University Symphony. She will also sing the National Anthem for an NFL Game from Indianapolis on CBS Television.

David Pershall ’11This year David Pershall joins the roster at the Metropolitan Opera as the first cover of Lord Cecil in Maria Stuarda. He will also be making his debut as Zurga in Les Pêcheurs de Perles at Virginia Opera and appearing in concert performances with Dallas Opera.

Amanda Hall ’11Amanda Hall’s 2012–13 engagements include singing as soloist in Carmina Burana with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites with Hawaii Opera Theater in February, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra with the Warsaw Beethoven Easter Festival in March, and Gilda in Rigoletto with Opera Theater of Connecticut.

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Chad Shelton ’97

Chad Shelton will sing John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Opera National de Lorraine. He then sings Erik in Der fliegende Holländer with Boston Lyric Opera.

Abigail Nims ’07In 2012–13 Abigail Nims debuts with the Baltimore Symphony as the alto soloist in Messiah, with Adrian Symphony in Berlioz’ Les Nuits d’ete, with Florentine Opera as Nancy in Britten’s Albert Herring, and Virginia Opera as Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus.

Teresa Buchholz ’98In the 2012–2013 season, mezzo-soprano Teresa Buchholz will be the soloist for the Kyrenia Opera Inaugural Gala in Astoria, NY, the mezzo soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Danbury Concert Chorus, and a soloist for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Amor Aris Chorus and Orchestra on New Year’s Eve. Additionally she will be the mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Stamford Symphony, in Mozart’s Requiem with the Helena Symphony, and will perform Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra in May.

Jennifer Feinstein ’11In the 2012–13 season Jennifer Feinstein debuts with the Oratorio Society of New York under Kent Tritle in Paul Moravec’s “Blizzard Voices,” sings Bach’s Magnificat as part of the Sacred Music in a Sacred Place series at Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (NYC), and as soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in a return to Glacier Symphony Orchestra and Chorale in Montana.

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Leah Wool ’03Leah Wool’s 2012–2013 season includes appearances with Portland’s prestigious Chamber Music Northwest, the title role in La Cenerentola with both Nashville Opera and Knoxville Opera, Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Sacramento Opera, and Flora in La Traviata with Opera Omaha.

Michael-Paul Krubitzer ’10In season 2012–13 Michael-Paul Krubitzer sings as tenor soloist in Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius with the New Haven Symphony, William Boughton conducting.

Barbara LeMay ’00This season, Barbara LeMay will return to Opera Company of Brooklyn to perform the role of Zweite Dame in a special First Street Gallery art presentation of Die Zauberflöte.

Ryan MacPherson ’00

In 2012–13 Ryan MacPherson sings as Alfred in Die Fledermaus in his Virginia Opera debut.

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Jihee Kim ’11In the 2012–2013 season, soprano Jihee Kim will be returning to the Metropolitan Opera, covering Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro and Flower Maiden in Parsifal.

Olivia Vote ’08This season, Olivia Vote is contracted with the Zurich Opera House, where she will perform the roles of Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, Mary Hawkins in a world premiere of Treasure Island, and Annina in La Traviata. This past summer she sang the role of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Wolf Trap Opera Company.

Erin Caves ’95In early 2012, Erin Caves appeared as Der Jäger in the world premiere of Christian Jost’s Rumor with the Vlaamse Opera. His upcoming engagements include singing Erik in Der fliegende Holländer and Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, both with Oper Stuttgart.

Vince Vincent ’10Vince Vincent’s upcoming engagements include a recital of works by Victor Ullmann and Domenick Argento as part of the St. John’s Episcopal Church Chamber Music Series and a reprise of the title role in Der Kaiser von Atlantis with Opera Moderne in November 2012 at the Czech Center’s Bohemian National Hall in New York City. In December, Vince will be a soloist on YSM composer Doug Fisk’s DMA recital in Sprague Hall. In February he sings Guglielmo in Così fan tutte with Concert Version in New York, and Hero in Les Voyageurs de l’amour with Burlesque Opera.

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Eva Vogel ’02Future engagements include a return to Hamburg Laeiszhalle for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the Mozart Requiem in Antwerp. Recently she performed Mahler’s Das Klagende Lied in Milan, Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’Ete with Duisburg Philharmonic, Die Walküre with the Berlin Philharmonic, and an evening of Gershwin songs at Klavierfestival Ruhr.

Jeffrey Dowd ’86Jeffrey Dowd returns to the Aalto Theatre in Essen, Germany where he will sing Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos.

Eric Downs ’06Eric Downs’ 2012–13 season currently includes his debut with Shreveport Opera as Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia and with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre as Colline in La bohème.

Steven Condy ’90Upcoming engagements for Steven include Dr. Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Shreveport Opera.

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Andrew Craig BrownIn the 2012–13 season, bass-baritone Andrew Craig Brown makes his debut at English National Opera as Achilla in Julius Caesar and returns in the spring of 2013 as Colline in La Bohéme. Andrew will appear as a soloist with the New Haven Symphony and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah in December. In March, Andrew will return to the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw to sing the role of Pietro in Simon Boccanegra alongside fellow Yale Opera alumni Eric Barry and Amanda Hall.

Samuel LevineSamuel Levine’s engagements for 2012–2013 include Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor with Arizona Opera, and Eliogabalo with Gotham Chamber Opera.

Cameron McPhailThis summer, Cameron McPhail sang Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress as a voice fellow at Marilyn Horne’s Music Academy of the West. He is a new member of the Canadian Opera Company’s Studio Ensemble, where he will appear as Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor and an Officer in Dialogues des Carmélites, and also Jacob Grimm in The Brothers Grimm. With COC he will be covering Falke in Die Fledermaus and several roles in Les Dialogues des Carmélites. His orchestral engagements consist of Handel’s Messiah with Prince George Symphony and a New Years celebration concert with the Guelph Symphony.

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Jamilyn Manning-WhiteThis summer Jamilyn Manning-White joined world famous bass-baritone Alan Held in a recital in Stamford, CT. This season she will be singing Handel’s Messiah with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra in December (along with current Yale Opera student Galeano Salas and fellow alum Andrew Craig Brown). She will also be covering Flavia Gemmira in Eliogabalo with Gotham Chamber Opera this February.

Annie RosenFresh from her summer as an Apprentice Artist at Santa Fe Opera, Annie Rosen joined the Deutsche Opera Berlin Young Artist Program, where her roles will include the Flower Maiden in Parsifal, the Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, St. Margaret in Jeanne d’Arc, Mercedes in Carmen, Annina in La Traviata, the Grasshoper in Cunning Little Vixen, and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly; additionally, she will cover the role of Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. In June Annie makes her Teatro Regio Torino debut as Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore.

Aaron SorensenThis summer, Aaron Sorensen was a Filene Artist at Wolf Trap, where he performed Father Trulove in The Rake’s Progress and Masetto in Don Giovanni. This season Aaron will sing Banquo in Macbeth with Opera in the Heights.

Lisa WilliamsonIn the 2012–2013 season, Lisa Williamson will perform Maud Dunlop in The Music Man at The Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman. In April, she will appear as a guest artist with University of Connecticut Opera Theater, performing the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. This past summer she was a young artist at The Glimmerglass Festival, where she performed in The Music Man and Lost in the Stars.

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Andrew Craig Brown sings Achilla in Giulio Cesare at the English National OperaRolando Sanz sings Rodolfo in La Bohème at Toledo OperaChristopher Magiera sings Marcello in La Bohème with Dresden OperaLisa Williamson sings Maud Dunlop in The Music Man at the Royal Opera House MuscatSamuel Levine sings Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor at Arizona OperaMireille Asselin sings Adele in Die Fledermaus with the Canadian Opera CompanyMichael Chioldi sings Count di Luna in Il Trovatore with Utah OperaJames Creswell sings Méphistophélès in Faust at Opera NorthGala El Hadidi sings Rosina and Christopher Magiera sings Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Dresden OperaMary Mills sings Katja in Katja Kabanowa with Theater BasilAnnie Rosen sings Blumenmädchen in Parsifal at Deutsche Oper BerlinJames Creswell sings Dr Kolenatý in Makropulos Case at Opera NorthPatrick Carfizzi sings Mustaf in L’italiana in Algeri at Houston Grand OperaSteven Condy sings Bartolo and Eric Downs sings Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Shreveport OperaRebecca Ringle sings Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Fargo/Moorehead Opera

Annie Rosen sings Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte at Deutsche Oper BerlinChristopher Magiera sings Papageno in Die Zauberflöte at Dresden OperaEdward Parks appears in concert with Schubert & Co. with an evening of Schubert Lieder in New York CityAnnie Rosen sings Mercedes in Carmen at Deutsche Oper BerlinEric Barry sings Rodolfo in La Bohème with Opera MemphisJennifer Black sings Juliette in Romeo et Juliette with Arizona OperaRyan MacPherson sings Alfred, Sarah Jane McMahon sings Adele, and Abigail Nims sings Prince Orlovsky in Die Fledermaus at Virginia OperaTyler Simpson sings Zuniga in Carmen at Atlanta OperaGala El Hadidi sings Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Dresden OperaMatthew Polenzani stars in Werther at Lyric Opera of ChicagoPeter Tantsits sings Ramiro in La Cenerentola for Stadttheater BernTamara Mumford sings Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Eugene Symphony Orchestra

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Christian Van Horn sings Angelotti in Tosca at San Francisco OperaLeah Wool sings Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Sacramento OperaMary Mills sings the title role in Jeanne d’Arc –Scenes from the Life of St. Joan at Deutsche Oper BerlinJennifer Feinstein sings in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Glacier Symphony Adam Diegel sings Don José in Carmen at English National OperaJoanna Mongiardo sings Blonde in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Oper am RheinMireille Asselin sings La Musica and Euridice in Orfeo with the Boston Early Music FestivalAnnie Rosen sings Frantik in The Cunning Little Vixen at Deutsche Oper BerlinMatthew Plenk sings Handel’s Messiah and Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio with The New Choral Society

Jeffrey Dowd sings Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos in Essen, GermanyMireille Asselin sings Handel’s Messiah with Orchestra London and London Pro MusicaJamilyn Manning-White and Andrew Craig Brown sing in Handel’s Messiah with the New Haven Symphony OrchestraAnnie Rosen sings Annina in La Traviata at Deutsche Oper BerlinMireille Asselin sings Handel’s Messiah with St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New YorkAndrew Craig Brown sings in Handel’s Messiah with the Hartford Symphony Cameron McPhail sings Handel’s Messiah with the Prince George Symphony OrchestraGala El Hadidi sings Dorina in Dorina e Nibbio at Dresden OperaSarah Jane McMahon sings Handel’s Messiah with the Winston-Salem SymphonyKenneth Tarver sings Handel’s Messiah with the New York PhilharmonicVince Vincent performs on YSM composer Doug Fisk’s DMA recital in Sprague HallMireille Asselin sings Handel’s Messiah with The Colorado Bach EnsembleSara Jakubiak sings Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus with Dresden OperaMatthew Polenzani sings Leicester in Maria Stuarda at the Metropolitian Opera

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1/18–1/201/21–3 /281/22–2/6

1/25–1/291/25–2/21/27–6/61/28–2/181/31–2/10

2/3–2/22

2/10–2/162/15–2/19

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2/22–2/232/24–3 /10

3 /1–3 /33 /8–3 /11

3 /8–3 /173 /9–3 /30

3 /15–3 /293 /16

Tamara Mumford sings Angelina and Patrick Carfizzi sings Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola at Seattle OperaTyler Simpson sings Second Courtier in Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan OperaEric Barry sings Rodolfo and Eric Downs sings Colline in La Bohème at Cedar Rapids Opera TheaterMichael Chioldi sings Germont in La Traviata with Palm Beach OperaLucas Meachem sings Marcello in La Bohème at the Lyric Opera of ChicagoDavid Pittsinger sings Roy Disney in The Perfect American at Teatro-Real and English National OperaLeah Wool sings Angelina in La Cenerentola at Nashville OperaAdam Diegel sings Cavaradossi in Tosca at Arizona OperaGala El Hadidi sings Medoro in Orlando at Dresden OperaChristian Van Horn sings Gesler in Guillaume Tell at Netherlands OperaAaron Sorensen sings Banquo in Macbeth at Opera in the Heights

Mireille Asselin sings Servillia in La Clemenza di Tito with the Canadian Opera CompanyJoanna Mongiardo sings Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte at Opéra de NiceAmanda Hall sings Blanche in Dialogues of the Carmelites at Hawaii Opera TheatreMireille Asselin sings in Kaija Saariaho’s Grammar of Dreams at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.Leah Wool sings Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte at Opera OmahaJennifer Black sings Mimi in La Bohème with Seattle Opera

Mary Phillips sings Azucena in Il Trovatore at Arizona OperaTamara Mumford sings Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Cleveland OrchestraAbigail Nims sings Nancy in Albert Herring at Florentine OperaJames Creswell sings Daland and Matthew Plenk sings Steuerman in Der fliegende Holländer with Los Angeles OperaEmily Righter sings Alessandro in Eliogabalo with Gotham Chamber OperaPatrick Carfizzi sings Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro at Wichita Grand Opera

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Eric Barry sings in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, PolandChad Shelton sings John Worthington in The Importance of Being Earnest at Opera National de LorraineAdam Diegel sings Don Jose in Carmen with Opera AustraliaEric Barry, Amanda Hall, and Andrew Craig Brown sing in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra with the Beethoven Easter Festival in Warsaw, PolandTamara Mumford sings John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary with the Los Angeles Philhrmonic at New York’s Avery Fisher HallChristopher Magiera sings the title role in Don Giovanni at Opera Colorado

David Pittsinger sings the Marquis in Dialogues of the Carmelites at the Metropolitian OperaMatthew Plenk sings Rachmaninoff ’s The Bells with the Kansas City Symphony Christian Van Horn signs Timur in Turandot at Dallas OperaEdward Parks gives a recital at Stanford University with John ChurchwellPatrick Carfizzi sings Talbot in Maria Stuarda with the Washington Concert OperaMatthew Polenzani sings the Duke in Rigoletto at the Vienna State OperaEric Barry sings in Dame Ethel Smyth’s Mass in D with the St. Cecilia Chorus at Carnegie HallEmily Righter sings Amenofi in Mosé in Egitto at New York City OperaCameron McPhail sings Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Canadian Opera CompanyJennifer Black sings Norina in Don Pasquale with Théâtre du Capitole de ToulouseSarah Jane McMahon sings Yum-Yum in The Mikado at The Lyric Opera of Kansas CityMichael Chioldi sings Scarpia in Tosca at Hawaii Opera TheaterChad Shelton sings Georg in Der fliegende Holländer at Boston Lyric OperaLeah Wool sings Angelina in La Cenerentola at Knoxville OperaErin Caves sings Eric in Der fliegende Holländer at Oper StuttgartAndrew Craig Brown sings Colline in La Bohème at the English National Opera

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3 /17–3 /22

3 /23–4 /123 /25

3 /27

3 /30–4 /7

4 /4–4 /11

4 /5–4 /74 /5–4 /21

4 /64 /7

4 /8–4 /144 /14

4 /14–4 /274 /17–5 /24

4 /19–4 /304 /20–4 /28

4 /26–4 /304 /26–5 /4

4 /27–4 /294 /29–5 /144 /29–6/29

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5 /20–6/295 /31–6/1

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6/21–6/306/29–7/27

7/13–8/237/26–7/27

Tamara Mumford sings Beethoven’s Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II with the San Francisco SymphonyDamien Pass sings Zuàne in La Giaconda at Paris OperaJane Dutton sings Senta in Der fliegende Holländer at Indianapolis OperaSara Jakubiak sings Marie in Wozzeck at English National OperaEdward Parks sings Duruflé’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Jennifer Black and Tamara Mumford sing in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with The Santa Barbara SymphonyErin Caves sings Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos at Oper StuttgartTamara Mumford sings Edo de Waart’s Dream of Gerontious with the Milwaukee Symphony

Matthew Polenzani sings Hoffmann and Christian van Horn sings the Four Villians in the Tales of Hoffmann at San Francisco OperaMatthew Plenk sings Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance at Opera Theater of St. LouisAnnie Rosen sings Gianetta in L’elisir d’amore at Teatro Regio TorinoPatrick Carfizzi sings Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Central City Opera

David Pittsinger sings King Arthur in Camelot at the Glimmerglass FestivalTamara Mumford sings Verdi’s Requiem at the Grand Tetons Music Festival

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