Taryn Holback, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist 

Recently:

• Old Baroness, Vanessa, Mannes Opera
• Cecelia March, Little Woman (Adamo), Mannes Opera

Alyssa Holley, soprano

Apprentice Artist 

©Grace McConnell

Recently:

• Madame Lidoine, Dialogues de Carmélites, Baldwin Wallace College
• Opus 27 (R. Strauss), Baldwin Wallace College Concerto Competition

Emily Hughes, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist

© Kelsey Jorissen

Recently:

• Zweite Dame, Die Zauberflöte, Nahant Music Festival
• Title role, La calisto, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble

Jared Jones, baritone

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Virgil Thompson, The Mother of Us All (Thompson), University of California-Los Angeles Opera
• Rückert Lieder (Mahler), University of California-Los Angeles Philharmonia

Wilbert Kellerman, bass-baritone

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Mannes Opera
• Figaro, Le nozze di Figaro, Mannes Opera

Michael Kiesling, tenor

Apprentice Artist

Recently:
- Azor, Zémire et Azor, Westminster Opera Theater Too

- Yakuside, Madama Butterfly, Berks Opera Company

Meagan Martin, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist 

Recently:

• Rosina, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Pacific Opera Project
• Title role, Amadigi, University of California-Los Angeles Opera

Vanessa Martucci, soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

- Angel Moore, The Mother of Us All (Thompson), University of California-Los Angeles Opera

- Melissa, Amadigi, University of California-Los Angeles Opera

Josephine Lisette Miller, soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Colette, Le devin du village, University of Virginia
• Carrie, Carousel, Bethesda Summer Music Festival

Amanda Olea, soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, Manhattan Opera Studio
• Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Utah Lyric Opera

Sophie Marie Patterson, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Anne and Anna Hope, The Mother of Us All (Thompson), University of California-Los Angeles Opera
• Satan, Akeidah (Klein), University of California-Los Angeles Opera

Michael Payne, bass-baritone

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Sarastro, Die Zauberflöte, Manhattan Opera Studio
• Lodovico, Otello, Springfield Regional Opera

Christopher Plaas, tenor

Apprentice Artist

© Sarah Addleman

Recently

• Gastone, La traviata, Indianapolis Opera
• Monastatos, Die Zauberflöte, Asheville Lyric Opera

Maggie Renee, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist 

Recently:

• Juno, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Juilliard School
• Cherubino, Le nozze di Figaro, Berlin Opera Academy

Emily Robinson, soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Micaëla, Carmen (tour), Opera Colorado
• Good Wife 1, The Scarlett Letter (Laitman), Opera Colorado

Mikayla Sager, soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Highlands Opera Studio
• Micaëla, Carmen, Venture Opera

Cloe SanAntonio, mezzo-soprano

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Mother Goose, The Rake’s Progress, Mannes Opera
• Dorabella, Così fan tutte, Mannes Opera

Andrew Simpson, bass-baritone

Apprentice Artist

Recently:

• Antonio, Le nozze di Figaro, Palm Beach Opera
• Jailer, Tosca, Palm Beach Opera

Brooklyn Snow, soprano

Apprentice Artist (2018)

Praised for her “remarkably beautiful soprano voice and stunning combination of vocal athleticism and theatrical smarts,” soprano Brooklyn Snow has delighted audiences with her exceptional performances in both opera and musical theater. She is excited to be part of this concert series with Teatro Nuovo for the Italian Consulate. This season, Ms. Snow sang Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady with Union Avenue Opera, Adina in L’elisir D’amore with Southern Illinois Music Festival and performed in several concerts throughout the US with her husband, Matthew Greenblatt. In previous seasons, Ms. Snow has sung Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with SIMF, Adele in Die Fledermaus with Eugene Opera, Musetta in La Bohème with Opera Santa Barbara, Maria in West Side Story with the New Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Chicago, Bastienne in Mozart’s Bastienne und Bastien with the Midsummer Mozart Festival, and Cunegonde in Candide, Nanetta in Falstaff, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Anne in ALNM, and Olympia/Giulietta/Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann all with Union Avenue Opera. She made her debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall as the Soprano Soloist for the premiere of Dan Forrest’s piece, Jubilate Deo and also at Carnegie Hall as an Emerging Artist Soloist with Choirs of America. In the 2026 season, she will perform the role of Lulu in Elmer Gantry with Opera Santa Barbara. Ms. Snow received her BA from the University of Oregon and MM from Indiana University. She and Mr. Greenblatt reside in Nashville with their two daughters. 

Emmet H.E. Solomon, tenor

Apprentice Artist 

Recently:

• John Adams, The Mother of Us All (Thompson)l, University of California-Los Angeles Opera
• Third Butler, Cendrillon, University of California-Los Angeles Opera