Catherine Meyers, lyric soprano, has performed such roles as Clarissa in Weber/Mahler’s Die drei Pintos, Regina in excerpts from Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, La Suora Infermiera in Suor Angelica, La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and has covered the roles of Mimì in La Bohème, and Nedda in Pagliacci. In 2008 Ms. Meyers was a finalist in the Lotte Lehmann CyberSing Competition. She is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music and studies with Joan Patenaude-Yarnell.

Catherine Meyers Bio

Erika Grace Powell is a Vocal Performance graduate of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with musical interests including opera, classical crossover, musical theatre, oratorio, and spirituals. Recently, Erika won The Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions for the State of South Carolina and competed at Spivey Hall in Atlanta as part of the regional level of the competition in 2009.

Erika Powell Bio

Mezzo-Soprano Karen Feder has received critical acclaim for her "impressive signature sound and compelling performance style", and for "possessing an instrument ripe with rich, powerful and earthy tone". The former rock singer turned classical vocalist is also known for her dedication to dynamic character portrayal.

Karen Feder Bio

Brooklyn New York native La Toya Lewis has performed such roles as: Susanna (Il segreto di Susanna) Fiordiligi (Cosi Fan Tutte), Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) & Micaela (Carmen). Cover roles: Miriam (The Scarf, Lee Hoiby) with Chelsea Opera & Clara (Porgy and Bess) with Utah Festival Opera. Concert credits include: Bach B-Minor Mass and Vivaldi Gloria. Ms. Lewis placed second in the 2nd Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition and was a Finalist in the 2006 Jenny Lind Competition. She received an MM from Binghamton University & a BM from Purchase College.

La Toya Lewis Bio

Leslie Tay is a Singaporean tenor whose roles include Tanzmeister, Goro, Beppe and Don Basilio. He made his Carnegie, Weill Recital Hall debut as Guillot. His performance experience ranges from early music to contemporary opera. He has also performed in musical theater, choral, pop a cappella and theater. Mr Tay holds a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music where he was in the studio of Arthur Levy. He is currently a resident artist with Dicapo Opera.

Leslie Tay Bio

Soprano Marta Kukularova began her musical education at The Music High School in Plovdiv, Bulgaria with harp and later she did her undergraduate studies at The Academy of Music, Dance and Art in Plovdiv with voice. In 2003 she participated in a Master Class with Elena Obraztsova in Spain where she was granted with the Best Young Singer's Award.

In addition she participated in a US national tour, organized by CAMI where she performed Sacredotessa from “Aida” and Contessa Ceprano from “Rigoletto” by Verdi. Currently she is doing her Master's in Voice at The Juilliard School where she studies with Marlena Malas.

Marta Kukularova Bio

Samantha Grenell-Zaidman is a lyric-colloratura soprano with dramatic versatility. She recently premiered the role of Carla in The Theory of Everything, by John David Earnest, at Symphony Space with Encompass New Opera Theater. This summer, Ms. Grenell-Zaidman performed Josephine in HMS Pinafore and Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof with the Ohio Light Opera. Previously, she was a resident artist with Lake George Opera where she performed Lucy in The Billy Goats Gruff. Samantha Grenell-Zaidman earned her Masters of Music from Manhattan School of Music and her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University.

Samantha Grenell-Zaidman Bio

Sarah Davis is an emerging soprano who is versatile in contemporary works, art song, oratorio and opera. She was a vocal fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and performed Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass at the Kimmel Center this season. Opera credits include: Anne Trulove, Cendrillon, Nannetta, and Echo (Ariadne auf Naxos). She made her professional recital debut with the “Trinity at One Concert Series” and premiered John Harbison's Vocalism, at SongFest. Upcoming engagements include a recital for the Chamber Music Now Series in Philadelphia, Countess in Figaro’s Act II Finale at the Kimmel Center and a return to Tanglewood next summer. Ms. Davis received her Masters from the Peabody Conservatory.

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Tricia Suriani, praised by the New York Sun as a “soaring soprano,” is a recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. She earned both her bachelor and master degrees in music at the conservatory and performed multiple leading roles, most notably as Prince Charmant in Massenet’s Cendrillon and Lady Billows in Albert Herring. Since graduating she is currently studying with former Metropolitan opera soprano, Judith Coen, and honing her skills as an emerging professional.

She was recently featured as a guest solo artist for the Quakertown Music Festival in Quakertown, Pennsylvania and on the Glories of Grand Opera Recital for St. Andrew’s Recital Series in Rochester, New York. Though she is a native of Bogotá, Colombia she grew up in New Jersey and New Hampshire before moving to New York City.

Tricia Suriani Bio

Countertenor Tyler Wayne Smith was educated at one of the premiere drama schools in the U.S., New York University, and has studied voice with several disciples of revolutionary vocal pedagogue Cornelius Reid, including his current teacher, Lenora Eve. Most recently Mr. Smith sang the title role in Opera Breve New York’s concert production of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, under the direction of renowned Mezzo-Soprano Eugienie Grunewald. He also essayed the role of Sesto in Camerata Baroque’s premier production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare, and appeared as a guest artist at Midwestern State University’s Akin Auditorium, giving a solo recital of Baroque opera and oratorio arias.

Tyler Smith Bio