Chopin giving a lesson to Pauline Viardot

(Maurice Sand)


2025 Season

 

Faculty

Julius Abrahams
(2023-25)

Instructor

Timothy Cheung
(2018-25)

Instructor, Chorus Master (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Music Director of Pre-opera Concerts

Elisa Citterio
(2024-25)

Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (La Sonnambula, Anna di Resburgo)

 

Will Crutchfield
(2018-25)

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
(2018-25)

Instructor, 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, 25)

Instructor, Agility Bootcamp (2018~19), Assistant Music Director (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)

 

Jakob Lehmann
(2018-25)

Instructor, Maestro Concertatore e Direttore (Macbeth), Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (Tancredi, Medea in Corinto, Tancredi Rifatto, La Straniera, La Gazza Ladra, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Maometto Secondo, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Primo Violino e Direttore dell’Opera (Poliuto)

Lucy Tucker Yates (2018-25)

Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Maometto Secondo, Anna di Resburgo)

 

Production & Festival Staff

Matthew Principe (2026)

Director of Production

Stephen Smart (2025-26)

Lighting Designer

Adam J. Thompson (2022-26)

Projection Designer

Cindy Marino and the 2023 production team at Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University (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

Geoffrey Loff (2022, 26)

Instructor, Chorus Master (Maometto Secondo)

Cynthia Hennon Marino (2018-25)

Director of Production

Shelby Marquardt (2024-25)

Stage Manager

Brandon Shaw McKnight (2022)

Stage Manager

Daniel Mobbs (2019, 26)

Instructor

Joseph Monticello (2018-24)

Music 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