Lauded by The New York Times as a “terrific singer” with a “deep, rich timbre,” Sidney Outlaw is an “opera powerhouse” who has delighted audiences in the U.S. and abroad with his “weighty and forthright” sound (San Francisco Chronicle) since 2010 when he exploded onto the international scene after winning Grand Prize at the Concurso Internacional de Canto Montserrat Caballe. This season, Mr. Outlaw will sing … Read More

Terence is unique in the jazz world as an artist whose creative endeavors go far beyond the genre into film scoring, crafting television series soundscapes and conceiving grand operas that have been recognized at the highest levels of art appreciation. In addition, Blanchard has been at the forefront of giving voice in his works to socio-cultural issues and racial injustices … Read More

Lauded for his “stentorian Verdi style” by the Chicago Tribune and as “warm-toned, vivacious and humane” by the San Francisco Chronicle, baritone Anthony Clark Evans is quickly gaining recognition as one of the most promising Verdi baritones of his generation. The 2020 – 2021 season sees Mr. Evans operatic European debut as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata with Opéra National de Bordeaux, conducted by music director Paul Daniel. Additional appearances include Leporello in a new production of Don Giovanni staged and conducted by all female artists with Seattle Opera, and a return to the Metropolitan Opera to cover the role of Ernesto in Il Pirata.

Mexican-American bass-baritone, Richard Ollarsaba, praised by The Washington Post for his “meltingly smooth bass-baritone” and for “evoking a young Ruggero Raimondi in looks and manner”, represented the USA in the 2019 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition, was a member of the prestigious Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago for three seasons and a grand finalist in the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Upcoming engagements include New Zealand Opera’s national touring production of Le nozze di Figaro in the title role.

With a voice described as “firm” and “lusciously coloured” by Opera News and chosen as one of WQXR’s ’20 for 20′ Artists to Watch, soprano Gabriella Reyes is a rising star on the operatic stage.

“It’s not often that an operagoer is fortunate enough to witness the birth of a star!,” critics hailed for Danielle Talamantes’ recent role début as Violetta in La traviata. Last season before the pandemic ground everything to a hault, Talamantes debuted with VA Opera as Beatrice in Daniel Catán’s “Il postino” and appeared as soprano soloist with the Eugene Concert Chorale in a Beethoven Celebration. Other works postponed and slated for future seasons include: soprano soloist with the Pensacola Symphony in Verdi’s “Requiem”, a world premier for soprano soloist, choir, and orchestra at her Alma Mater, Virginia Tech, the masterwork Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, another world premier of the rhapsody written for Danielle and orchestra based on T.S. Eliot’s iconic “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, and finally, a third world premier, “Kohelet”, by acclaimed composer Henry Dehlinger with the Santa Clara Master Chorale.

Tenor Cooper Nolan, praised for his “bright, shining, tenor” (Musical America) and his “powerhouse voice” (Opera News), is increasingly making a name for himself as an important interpreter of some of opera’s most demanding tenor roles. In the 2018-2019 season, Cooper will appear as Canio in Pagliacci and will make a concert appearance with the Lexington Philharmonic in Verdi’s Requiem under the baton of Scott Terrell. Mr. Nolan made his Oper Frankfurt debut as the title role in Verdi’s Stiffelio and also made his role debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. He sang Bacchus in a new production of Ariadne auf Naxos at Theater Aachen. He also sang Don José in Carmen with El Paso Opera and in his European debut with Theater Kiel. He returned to Santa Fe Opera, singing Tybalt in Roméo and Juliette under Harry Bicket, while covering Dick Johnson in La fanciulla del West under Emmanuel Villaume.

Cuban-American soprano Elaine Alvarez burst onto the international opera scene in 2007, making a break-out company debut with her soulful portrayal of Mimi in Puccini’s La bohème at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis and directed by Renata Scotto, critics were unanimous with praise: “Conveying lyric pathos seems to come as naturally to Alvarez as breathing” (Chicago Tribune).