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The first class of Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artists, with then-director Tito Capobianco. 

Many of Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artists have gone on to successful careers and have headlined at The Metropolitan Opera and some of the world's most prestigious opera houses, including:

Marianne Cornetti – La Scala, Metropolitan, Vienna
Rolando Villazón – Berlin, Paris, Metropolitan
Oren Gradus – Metropolitan, Marseilles, Houston
David Miller – Broadway Boheme, La Scala
Maria Zifchak – Metropolitan, Houston
Kevin Glavin – San Francisco, New York City Opera

To see more alumni, check the alphabetical listing below. 

ALUMNI A-E
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Javier Abreu, tenor

2001-2003

Rodolfo Acosta, tenor

1987-1988

Lisa Actor, soprano

1990-1991

Daphne Alderson, mezzo

1989-1990 (apprentice), 1990-1991

Kate Aldrich, mezzo

1998-2000

Francisco Almanza, tenor

1999-2000

Lindsay Ammann, mezzo

2009-2011

Reuven Aristeguete-Senger, tenor

1990-1991

Elizabeth Baer, soprano

2003-2005

Noah Baetge, tenor

2009-2010

Ron Baker, baritone

1989-1990

Zara Barrett, soprano

2001-2003

Joseph Barron, baritone

2012-2014

Brandon Bell, baritone

2022-2024

Lielle Berman, soprano

1998-1999

Valerie Bernhardt, soprano

1994-1996

Andy Berry, bass

2016-2018

Carolyn Betty, soprano

2002-2004

Jonathan Beyer, baritone

2007-2009

Daniel Billings, baritone

2006-2007

Sylvia Bloom, soprano

1995-1996 (apprentice)

Adelaide Boedecker, soprano

2014-2016

Adam Bonanni, tenor

2014-2016

Aaron Borst, bass

1999-2000

Antonia Botti-Lodovico, mezzo

2018-2020

Jean Marie Braham, soprano

1988-1989

Greggory Brandt, baritone

1991-1992 (apprentice)

Daniel Brewer, tenor

1986-1987

Melissa Brezinsky, soprano

2000-2002

Judith Burbank, soprano

1987-1988

Daniel Burgin, tenor

1990-1991

Jennifer Casey Cabot, soprano

1989-1990

Mark Calvert, tenor

1999-2001

Maire Therese Carmack, mezzo

2020-2022

Rene Carnevali, soprano

1988-1989 (apprentice), 1990-1991

Karin Caspi, mezzo

2001-2003

George Cederquist, stage director

2013-2014

Patrick Chestnut, conductor

1992-1993

Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor

2018-2019

Karen Coker, soprano

2000-2001

Deborah Lynn Cole, soprano

1988-1989

Jason Collins, tenor

2003-2005

Steven Condy, bass

1989-1990

George Cordes, bass

1992-1995

David Corman, baritone

1987-1988

Marianne Cornetti, mezzo

1989-1990 (apprentice), 1990-1991

Christina Cox, soprano

1993-1994

Raul Cragg, baritone

1995-1996 (apprentice)

Daniel Curran, tenor

2013-2014

John Daniecki, tenor

1986-1987

Donna Darden-Spangler, soprano

1990-1991

Brian Davis, baritone

1990-1991

Don Davis, baritone

1994-1996

Juan José de León, tenor

2011-2013

Sharon Derstine, soprano

1990-1991

Alex DeSocio, baritone

2013-2015

Marjorie Elinor McClean Dix, soprano

1991-1993

Thomas Doherty, tenor

1996-1997

Deborah Domanski, mezzo

2003-2005

Katherine Drago, mezzo

2007-2010

Deborah Dunn, mezzo

1986-1987

Madeline Ehlinger, soprano

2020-2022

Stephen Eisenhard, bass

1989-1990

Teresa Eldh, soprano

1986-1987

Ethelyn Enos, soprano

1986-1987

Arthur Espiritu, tenor

2005-2007

Cheryl Evans, soprano

1998-1999

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Ashley Fabian, soprano

2017-2019

Carlos Feliciano, tenor

2007-2009

Eric Ferring, tenor

2016-2018

Véronique Filloux, soprano

2020-2022

Colm Fitzmaurice, tenor

1998-1999

Jessica Flint, mezzo

1998-2000

James Flora, tenor

2009-2011

Peter Nathan Foltz, tenor

2002-2004

Adam Fry, bass

2010-2012

John Furman, bass

1989-1990

Steven Gaudagno, conductor

1992-1993

Phillip Gay, bass-baritone

2013-2015

Sondra Gelb, soprano

1987-1988

Laurie Gibson, soprano

1989-1990

Camille Gifford, mezzo

1991-1993

Darius Gillard, opera administrator

2022-2023

Kevin Glavin, bass

1987-1989

Deborah Golembiski, soprano

1987-1988

Liliana Gomez-Arzapalo, soprano

1991-1992 (apprentice)

Alicia Gonzales-Grugett, soprano

1986-1987

Caitlin Gotimer, soprano

2018-2020

Oren Gradus, bass

1997-1999

Yazid Gray, baritone

2019-2022

Barton Green, tenor

1990-1991

Ian Greenlaw, baritone

1997-1999

Daniel Gross, bass-baritone

2000-2002

Kirsten Gunlogson, mezzo

2000-2001

Olga Gurkovska, mezzo

1994-1995

John Hancock, baritone

1989-1990

Matthew Haney, stage director

2018-2020

Sandra Harmozi, mezzo

1990-1992

Robert John Harper, stage director

1992-1993

Jeremy Harr, bass

2020-2022

Neal Harrelson, tenor

1992-1994

Adam Harris, baritone

1991-1992

Holli Harrison, mezzo

2001-2003

Christina Harrop, soprano

1997-1998

Joseph Haughton, tenor

2004-2005

Stephanie Havey, stage director

2011-2013

Leah Heater, mezzo

2016-2018

Nancy Herrera, mezzo

1992-1993

Jonathan Hodel, tenor

1995-1996

Jennifer Holloway, mezzo

2005-2007

Susan Holsonbake, soprano

1993-1994

Joel Jameson, baritone

1990-1991 (apprentice)

Shelley Jameson, soprano

1990-1991

Jane Jennings, soprano

1996-1998

Shannon Jennings, soprano

2016-2018

Jason Karn, tenor

2005-2007

Dan Kempson, baritone

2009-2011

Shannon Kessler Dooley, soprano

2009-2011

Meredith Kitchin, soprano

1995-1996

Sarah Kleeman, mezzo

2003-2004

Laura Knoop-Very, soprano

1989-1990

Dean Kokanos, tenor

2007-2009

Samantha Korbey, mezzo

2012-2014

Adrienne Kowal, soprano

1990-1991

Krzysztof Kowalewski, bass-baritone

2002-2004

Andrew Krikawa, baritone

1996-1999

Julia Swan Laird, soprano

2022-2024

Manuel Lanza, baritone

1990-1991

Fran Daniel Laucerica, tenor

2023-2025

Stephanie Lauricella, mezzo

2010-2012

Elizabeth Lawrence, soprano

1992-1993

Evan Lazdowski, bass-baritone

2022-2024

Marcie Ley, soprano

1993-1995

Victoria Litherland, soprano

1991-1992

Alexandra Loutsion, soprano

2010-2012

Audrey Luna, soprano

2006-2008

Meredith Lustig, soprano

2012-2013

Ken Magos, baritone

1991-1993

Johnny Maldonado, tenor

1991-1992

Charlene Marcinko, mezzo

1993-1994

Randa Marshall, soprano

1995-1996

Patricia McAfee, mezzo

1990-1991

Mary Clare McAlee, mezzo

1993-1994 (apprentice)

Beth MacLeod, mezzo

1993-1995

Jose Medina, tenor

1989-1990

Molly Meehan, mezzo

1990-1991

David Miller, tenor

1996-1998

Timothy Mix, baritone

2004-2005

Michael Monnikendam, baritone

1994-1995 (apprentice)

Brian Moon, baritone

1995-1996

Liam Moran, bass-baritone

2007-2010

Matt Morgan, tenor

2000-2003

Jasmine Muhammad, soprano

2012-2015

Rosemary Musoleno, soprano

1989-1990

Karin Mushegain, soprano

2005-2007

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Euro Nava, tenor

1993-1994

Rod Nelman, baritone

1991-1993

Coleen Neubert, soprano

1989-1990

Susan Nicely, mezzo

1986-1987

NaGuanda Nobles, soprano

2005-2007

Daniel O'Hearn, tenor

2022-2023

Kyle Oliver, baritone

2011-2013

Jazmine Olwalia, mezzo

2022-2024

Diane Ospina, soprano

1997-1998

Coral Owdom, soprano

2000-2003

Sean Panikkar, tenor

2004-2005

Danielle Pastin, soprano

2008-2010

Jon Pescevich, bass

1988-1989

Patricia Phillips, soprano

1989-1990

Lisa Pierce, soprano

1990-1991

Rebecca Pitcher, soprano

1996-1997

Brian Podolny, baritone

1996-1997

Walter Pool, tenor

1992-1993

Frances Rabalais, stage director

2016-2018

Alvaro Ramirez, bass

1995-1996

Dani Raphael, mezzo

1990-1991

Jessie Raven, mezzo

1996-1997

Taylor Raven, mezzo

2016-2017

Jeannie Reavel, soprano

1988-1989 (apprentice)

Jeffrey Reynolds, tenor

1988-1989

Andrew Richards, tenor

1994-1995

Sharon Richards, soprano

1996-1997

Emily Richter, soprano

2022-2024

Cassandra Riddle, soprano

1990-1991

Nicole Rodin, mezzo

2012-2014

Angel Romero, tenor

2019-2021

Claudia Rosenthal, soprano

2015-2017

Elizabeth Rundlette, soprano

1990-1991

Hugh Russell, baritone

1999-2001

Sam Savage, tenor

1991-1992

David Schanaurd, baritone

1990-1991

Matthew Scollin, bass-baritone

2015-2016

Mary Beth Sederburg, mezzo

1997-1998

Deborah Selig, soprano

2007-2009

Laurel Semerdjian, mezzo

2014-2016

Matthew Shaw, baritone

2000-2001

Kevin Short, bass

1987-1988

John Shulik, bass

1986-1987

Heidi Skok, soprano

1990-1991

Kaley Karis Smith, stage director

2020-2022

Rohan Smith, opera administrator

2021-2022

Samuel Smith, bass

1992-1993

Corrie Stallings, mezzo

2014-2016

Haley Stamats, stage director

2022-2024

Brent Stater, baritone

1990-1991 (apprentice)

Danielle Strauss, soprano

1992-1993

Philipp Sulzberger, baritone

2001-2003

Benjamin Taylor, baritone

2017-2019

Jay Taylor, baritone

1986-1987

Daniel Teadt, baritone

2002-2004

Richard Teaster, bass

1996-1997

Bronwyn Thomas, mezzo

1988-1989

Eric Thomas, baritone

1993-1994

Helen Todd, soprano

1994-1995

Philip Torre, baritone

1999-2000

Timothy Truschel, baritone

1989-1990

Tammy Tyburczy, soprano

2004-2006

Charles Unice, bass-baritone

2005-2007

Melanie Vaccari, soprano

1998-2000

Craig Verm, baritone

2004-2006

Anna Vikre, soprano

1991-1992

Rolando Villazón, tenor

1998-1999

Suzanne Vinnik, soprano

2011-2012

Brian Vu, baritone

2015-2017

Diane Walker, soprano

1990-1991

Matthew Walley, tenor

1993-1995

Gloria Nathan Watson, mezzo

1989-1990

Brent Weber, tenor

1987-1989

Jennifer Williams, stage director

2014-2016

Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, soprano

2019-2020

Max Wittges, bass

1987-1988

Julie Wolf, soprano

1990-1991

Caroline Worra, soprano

1999-2000

Monica Yunus, soprano

2002-2003

Maria Zifchak, mezzo

1995-1998

Ellen Zimmer, soprano

1990-1991

Tyler Zimmerman, bass-baritone

2018-2020