Faculty and Festival Staff
Chopin giving a lesson to Pauline Viardot
(Maurice Sand)
2026 Season
Faculty
Julius Abrahams
(2023-26)
Instructor
Timothy Cheung
(2018-26)
Instructor, Chorus Master (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Director of Resident Artist Program
Elisa Citterio
(2024-26)
Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (Il Turco in Italia, La Sonnambula, Anna di Resburgo)
Will Crutchfield
(2018-26)
Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Tancredi, Tancredi Rifatto, La Straniera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Sonnambula, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Chorus Master (Maometto Secondo, Poliuto, Crispino e la Comare)
Derrick Goff
(2018-26)
Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Il Turco in Italia), Chorus Master (Tancredi, Medea in Corinto, Tancredi Rifatto, La Gazza Ladra, La Sonnambula, Anna di Resburgo, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Assistant Music Director (Anna di Resburgo)
Marguerite Krull
(2018-19, 24-26)
Instructor, Agility Bootcamp (2018~19), Assistant Music Director (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)
(2022, 26)
Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo e Direttore (l Don Giovanni), Chorus Master (Maometto Secondo)
Daniel Mobbs
(2019, 26)
Instructor
Lucy Tucker Yates (2018-26
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Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Maometto Secondo, Anna di Resburgo)
Production & Festival Staff
Elise Bonhivert (2025-26)
Orchestra Liberian
Hsiao-Fang Lin (2026)
Production Stage Manager (Il Turco in Italia)
Scott Moon (2026)
Director of Production; Production Stage Manager (Il Don Giovanni)
Stephen Smart (2025-26)
Lighting Designer
Adam J. Thompson (2022-26)
Projection Designer
Nathanael Udell (2026)
Director of Orchestra Operation
The 2026 production team at Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University. Left to right are Julius Abrahams, Adam J. Thompson, Stephen Smart, Scott Moon, Timothy Cheung, Hsiao-fang Lin, Will Crutchfield, Jacklynn Wick. (photo © Steven Pisano)
Previous Seasons
(in alphabetical order)
Devon Allen (2018-24)
Lighting Designer
Rachael Beesley (2022)
Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (La Sonnambula)
Jonathan Brandani (2018, 19, 23)
Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Medea in Corinto; Crispino e la Comare), Maestro al Cembalo e Direttore (Crispino e la Comare)
Brenna Skinnon DiNapoli (2023, 25)
Stage Manager
Peter Ferretti (2018-25)
Director of Orchestra Operation
Juliana Gondek (2018)
Instructor
Doug Han (2023)
Instructor
Rachelle Jonck (2018-19)
Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (La Gazza Ladra), Role Preparation Project
Kris Königin (2022-25)
Company Manager
Jennifer Larmore (2018)
Masterclass Instructor
Cynthia Hennon Marino (2018-25)
Director of Production
Shelby Marquardt (2024-25)
Stage Manager
Brandon Shaw McKnight (2022)
Stage Manager
Joseph Monticello (2018-24)
Orchestra Liberian
Adam Nielsen (2019)
Instructor
Marco Nisticò (2018, 19, 24)
Instructor, Stage Director
Scott Purcell (2022)
Instructor
Leo Radosavljevic (2022)
Staff Pianist
Giovanni Reggioli (2018-19)
Instructor
Anthony Rigaglia (2018-21)
Assistant Stage Manager, Company Manager
Rolando Sanz (2018-19)
Instructor, Chorus Master (La Straniera)
Debra Vanderlinde (2018-19)
Instructor
Mattia Venni (2022)
Italian Instructor
