Kerrigan Bigelow

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

North Andover, MA, United States

Education

The Juilliard School

Recent Performances

Flora in The Turn of the Screw - The Juilliard School

Mariuccia in I Due Timidi - The Juilliard School

Evelyn Carr

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Ridgefield, CT, United States

Education

Harvard University

Recent Performances

Madame de la Haltière in Cendrillon - Harvard College Opera

Juliette in scenes from Romeo et Juliette - Juilliard Pre-College

James Coole-Stevenson

Baritone

2025 Judy Messina Artist

Hometown

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Education

University of Toronto

Recent Performances

Ping in Turandot - Fargo Moorhead Opera

Early Music Symposium - Les Ars Florisant

Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities - University of Toronto

Diane Forest

Soprano

2025 Mario Lanza Artist

Hometown

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Education

Boston University

Recent Performances

Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos - Trentino Music Festival

Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberflöte - Trentino Music Festival

Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel - Berlin Opera Academy

Shanti Fowler-Puja

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Bethlehem, PA, United States and Sanur, Bali

Education

New England Conservatory

Recent Performances

NEC Liederabend series

Pallas in The Judgement of Paris - Amherst Early Music Festival

 
Loella Grahn

Loella Grahn

Soprano

2025 Angene Feves Artist

Hometown

Köping, Västmanland, Sweden

Education

Academy of Vocal Arts

Operastudion Kapellsberg

Recent Performances

Lucia in The Rape of Lucretia - AVA

Norina in Don Pasquale - AVA

Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia - AVA

Sebastian Harris

Baritone

2025 Patrick Gallagher & Robert Watson Artist

Hometown

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Education

Hunter College

Recent Performances

Feste in Twelfth Night - Frederick Loewe Theatre

Cantata no. 106, JS Bach - Church of St. Ignatius Loyola

Charlotte Jakobs

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Galhausen, Sankt Vith, Belgium

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Maguelonne in Cendrillon - Manhattan School of Music

Morgana (cover) in Alcina - Chautauqua Opera Conservatory

Valerie Lasser

Soprano

2025 Michel Sénéchal Memorial Artist

Hometown

New York City, NY, United States

Education

Binghamton University

Recent Performances

Gretel in Hansel and Gretel - Binghamton University

Premiering Philip Lasser's The Pleasant Fingers of God's Love in recital

Jin-Hee Lee

Soprano

2025 Voce di Meche Artist

Hometown

Santa Clara, CA, United States

Education

Stanford University

Recent Performances

Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro - Stanford Department of Music

Johanna in Sweeney Todd - Stanford Light Opera Company

Soprano Solo in Mozart's Coronation Mass - Stanford Symphonic Chorus

Sianna Monti

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 Robin Shoemaker Artist

Hometown

Long Island, NY, United States

Education

New England Conservatory

Recent Performances

Hansel in Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel

Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte

Miss Todd in Old Maid and the Thief

Jennifer Robinson

Soprano

2025 Opera Index Artist

Hometown

Lakeland, FL, United States

Education

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Upcoming: Renée Fleming Fellow - Aspen Summer Music Festival

Rachel Schlesinger

Soprano

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Long Island, NY, United States

Education

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Recent Performances

Dorinda in Orlando - SFCM

Pamina in Die Zauberflöte - Purchase Opera

Leila (Scenes) in Les pêcheurs de perles - Classic Lyric Arts

Fernando

Silva Gorbea

T

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2025 Northlands Foundation Artist

Hometown

Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Education

Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Ruggero in La Rondine - MSM

Tybalt in Romeo et Juliette - MSM

Runuccio in Gianni Schicchi - Chautauqua Opera Conservatory

Mariah White

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 John Stassi & Chris Israel Artist

Hometown

Holden Beach, NC, United States

Education

University of North Carolina School of Arts

Recent Performances

Cantata Singers

Leping Xiong

Tenor

2025 Hunter Family Artist

Hometown

Shanghai, China

Education

Cincinnati Conservatory of Music

Recent Performances

Sandman in Hänsel und Gretel - CCM Opera D’arte

Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas - Walnut Hill School for the Arts

Orpheus in Orpheus in the Underworld - Walnut Hill School for the Arts

Sara Zerilli

Mezzo-Soprano

2025 Alan & Mary Frankel Artist

Hometown

Millstone Twp, NJ, United States

Education

New England Conservatory

Manhattan School of Music

Recent Performances

Dorabella in Così fan tutte - New England Conservatory

Estelle in Later the Same Evening - New England Conservatory

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

Luka Marinkovic

Pianist

2025 CLA Legacy Grant Artist

Hometown

Grenoble, France

Education

Indiana University

Recent Performances

Associate Music Director on the 2022 National Tour of An American in Paris and South Pacific

Music Director of Fiddler on the Roof - Gateway Playhouse