Kimberly

Alexandra Adam

Soprano

2025 Judy Messina Artist

Hometown

Manila, Philippines

Education

The Juilliard School

Recent Performances

Zerlina in Don Giovanni - LAHSOW Program at the Academy of Vocal Arts

Edvard Greig's 6 Leider - The Juilliard School

Liederabend with Renate Rohlfing - The Juilliard School

Mina Azad

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Houston, TX, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro - Berlin Opera Academy

La Maestra delle Novizie in Suor Angelica - NYU

Wonjin Choi

Tenor

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Seoul, South Korea

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Roméo in Roméo et Juliette - Manhattan School of Music

Witch in Hansel and Gretel - Fort Worth Opera

Tamino in Die Zauberflöte - Texas Christian University

Chase Correll

Baritone

2025 Voce di Meche Artist

Hometown

Smyrna, DE, United States

Education

Peabody Conservatory

Recent Performances

Soloist with the Delaware Choral Scholars - 2024 World Choir Games

Collaborative Concert- Peabody Voice & Composition Departments

Sophia de Reyes Mezbur

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

London, United Kingdom

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Performer in The Planets by Holst - BBC Proms with Sakari Oramo

Royal College of Music Young Artist Opera Scenes -Royal Albert Hall

Jenna Ferrera

Soprano

2025 Mario Lanza Artist

Hometown

Staten Island, NY, United States

Education

Montclair State University

Recent Performances

Il Destino in La Calisto - Montclair State University

La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro Scenes - Montclair State

Elizabeth Hamilton

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 Mario Lanza Artist

Hometown

Summerville, SC, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Mrs. Herring in Albert Herring - Chicago Summer Opera

Juno in Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld - Furman University

Justin Hong

Tenor

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Leonia, NJ, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Benvolio in Roméo et Juliette - Manhattan School of Music

Meredith Krinke

Soprano

2025 Angene Feves Artist

Hometown

New York City, NY, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Young Micol in The Garden of the Finzi Contini - New York City Opera,

Papagena in Die Zauberflöte - Queens Summer Vocal Institute

Ronnie Law

Baritone

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

London, United Kingdom

Education

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Recent Performances

Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni - Trinity Laban

Henry Clerval in Frankenstein - Summer Opera Trinity Laban

Shengyang Lin

Baritone

2025 Hunter Family Artist

Hometown

WenZhou, Zhejiang, China

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Yining Liu

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 Tosti Artist

Hometown

Dalian, LiaoNing Province, China

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Goffredo in Rinaldo - Manhattan School of Music

Cornelia in Giulio Cesare - MSM 2024 Fall Opera Scenes

Victoria Mango

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

East Brunswick, NJ, United States

Education

Montclair State University

Recent Performances

Giunone in La Calisto - Montclair State University

Soprano Soloist in Dan Forrest’s Breathe of Life - Carnegie Hall

Riley McMitchell

Baritone

2025 Robin Shoemaker Artist

Hometown

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Education

Simon Fraser University

Recent Performances

Guglielmo in Così fan Tutte - Lyric Opera Studio Weimar

Germont in La Traviata - Lyric Opera Studio Weimar

Danny Navarrete-Estassi

Bass-Baritone

2025 John Stassi & Chris Israel Artist

Hometown

San Mateo, CA, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro - La Musica Lirica

Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni Act 1 Finale - Manhattan School of Music

Marco/Pinellino in Gianni Schicchi - International Opera Festival of Morelia

Sophia Orrico

Soprano

2025 Josephine De Caro & Antonio Rutigliano Artist

Hometown

Staten Island, NY, United States

Education

SUNY Purchase Conservatory

Recent Performances

Ophelia in Hamlet - Purchase Conservatory

Ah, Perfido! by Beethoven - Purchase Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Osborne

Soprano

2025 Tosti Artist

Hometown

Hendersonville, NC, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Servilia (Scenes) in La Clemenza di Tito - Manhattan School of Music

Fiordiligi (Scenes) in Così fan tutte - Manhattan School of Music

Boosung Park

Tenor

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Busan, Republic of Korea

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Ensemble in Roméo et Juliette - Manhattan School of Music

Anna Poltronieri Tang

Soprano

2025 Mario Lanza Artist

Hometown

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Education

New England Conservatory of Music

Recent Performances

Dido in Dido and Aeneas - New England Conservatory

Beauty Intolerable Concert - New England Conservatory

Katherine Riederer

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Grand Island, NY, United States

Education

The University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music

Recent Performances

Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro - Buffalo Opera Unlimited

Erste Dame in Die Zauberflöte - CCM

Adina in L’elisir d’amore - Classic Lyric Arts

Lily Scalisi

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 Tosti Artist

Hometown

Alexandria, LA, United States

Education

Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Recent Performances

Ruth in Dark Sisters - University of Cincinnati CCM

La Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica - Opera Seme

Mezzo Soloist in Duruflé’s Requiem - Cincinnati Mayfestival Chorus

Jade Schoenfeld

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Glastonbury, CT, United Stated

Education

Wagner College

Recent Performances

Second Lady in The Magic Flute - Wagner College

Sesto (Scenes) in La Clemenza di Tito - Classic Lyric Arts

Alto Soloist in Dies Irae (Nunes-Garcia) - Carnegie Hall with National Concert Chorus

Daisy Dalit Sigal

Soprano

2025 Aliaj Artist

Hometown

Montreal, QC, Canada

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

La Sorella Infermiera in Suor Angelica - Chautauqua Institution Opera Conservatory

Paris, New York, Berlin: a Cabaret! concert - Castleton USC Vocal Immersion Program

Maia Sumanaweera

Soprano

2025 Alan & Mary Frankel Artist

Hometown

San Jose, CA, United States

Education

Mannes School of Music

Recent Performances

Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea - Mannes Sounds Festival

Scenes from Les contes d’Hoffmann, L'elisir d'amore, and L'amico Fritz - Classic Lyric Arts

Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro - Mannes Opera

Estelina Syla

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Albania

Education

Mannes School of Music

Recent Performances

Music In the Mountains - Classic Lyric Arts

Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro - National Experimental Theatre of Tirana

Albanian Romances - Albanian Excellence

Mier Tao

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Sooin We

Baritone

2025 Angene Feves Artist

Hometown

Seoul, South Korea

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Mercutio in Roméo et Juliette - Manhattan School of Music

John Proctor and Thomas Putnam in The Crucible - Manhattan School of Music

Chorus in Production of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden - Seoul Art Center

Haoming Xia

Baritone

2025 Josephine De Caro & Antonio Rutigliano Artist

Hometown

Guangzhou, China

Education

Mannes School of Music

Migeun Chung

Pianist

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Incheon, South Korea

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Recent Performances

Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart

Hannah Harnest

Pianist

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

New York City, NY, United States

Education

Eastman School of Music

Recent Performances

Harris Concert Hall - Aspen Music Festival

Philharmonic Hall - Munich (Germany)

Giancarlo Llerena

Pianist

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

West Palm Beach, FL, United States

Education

The Juilliard School

Recent Performances

Strauss Op. 27 with Jasmin Ward - Alice Tully Hall

Special performance with Josh Groban

Ethan McGrath

Pianist

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Chattanooga, TN, United States

Education

Boston University

Recent Performances

Rehearsal pianist/continuo in Don Giovanni - Opera Tennessee

Pianist/coordinator - Chattanooga Art Song Series