Filene Young Artists
All principal roles in Wolf Trap Opera Company productions are performed by the singers selected as Filene Young Artists. Approximately 15-20 singers are chosen from an initial pool of approximately 800 applicants. They are in residence throughout the summer season. Filene Young Artists have completed advanced degrees from the top music schools in the country, and have often participated in year-long young artist companies or summer apprenticeships. Many of them have already won prestigious awards and are on their way to significant careers.
2013 Filene Young Artists
Asselin | Bliss | Carroll | Cedel | Colclough | Cox | de León | Deonarine | Fang | Garrett | Green | Grills | Hendrix | LaBrie | Lahyani | Pallesen | Ryan | Sorensen | Sproule | Winters
*Returning Artist
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Training: Canadian Opera Company, Glimmerglass Festival, Yale University, Royal Conservatory of Music, Britten-Pears Young Artist Program
Recent roles: Servilia (La clemenza di Tito, Canadian Opera Company), Adele (Die Fledermaus, Canadian Opera Company), Galatea (Acis and Galatea, Opera Atelier)
WTOC 2013: Nannetta (Falstaff), Wonders To Wander To
Hometown: Prairie Village, Kansas
Training: Chapman University, Los Angeles Opera Domingo-Thornton YAP
Recent Roles: Aguilar (Dulce Rosa, LA Opera), Male Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia, LA Opera YAP), Barbargio (I due Foscari, LA Opera)
WTOC 2013: Alfredo (La traviata)
Hometown: Bethesda, Maryland
Training: Houston Grand Opera Studio, Wolf Trap Opera, Manhattan School of Music, Glimmerglass Festival, Seagle Music Colony
Recent Roles: Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro, Fort Worth Opera), Zerlina (Don Giovanni, Wolf Trap Opera), Musetta (La bohème, Houston Grand Opera), Rosalba (Florencia en el Amazonas, Utah Opera)
WTOC 2013: Corinna (The Journey to Reims), Vocal Colors
Hometown: Hershey, Pennyslvania
Training: Curtis Institute of Music, Music Academy of the West, Chautauqua School of Music
Recent Roles: Forester (Cunning Little Vixen, Curtis Opera Theater), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro, Opera Santa Barbara), Colline (La bohème, Royal Opera House Oman)
WTOC 2013: Lord Sidney (The Journey to Reims)
Hometown: Claremont, California
Training: Florida Grand Opera, Johnston Center for Integrated Studies
Recent Roles: Friar Laurent (Roméo et Juliette, Florida Grand Opera), Benoit/Alcindoro (La bohème, Florida Grand Opera), Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress, Wolf Trap Opera)
WTOC 2013: Falstaff (Falstaff), Wonders To Wander To
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Training: Los Angeles Opera Domingo-Thornton YAP, Music Academy of the West, Wolf Trap Opera, UCLA
Recent Roles: Female Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia, LA Opera YAP), Pisana (I due Foscari, LA Opera), Suor Angelica (Music Academy of the West)
WTOC 2013: Delia (The Journey to Reims), Alice Ford (Falstaff)
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Training: Pittsburgh Opera, I Sing Beijing, Glimmerglass Festival, Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas
Recent Roles: Paolino (Il matrimonio segreto, Pittsburgh Opera), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh), Nadir (Les pêcheurs de perles, Pittsburgh Opera)
WTOC 2013: Il Conte di Libenskof (The Journey to Reims), Carmina Burana
Hometown: Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Training: Lyric Opera of Chicago Ryan Opera Center, Houston Grand Opera Studio, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program, Indiana University, Baylor University
Recent Roles: Gilda (Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Chicago), Sophie (Werther, Lyric Opera of Chicago), Fiakermilli (Arabella, Santa Fe Opera)
WTOC 2013: Madama Cortese (The Journey to Reims)
Hometown: Ningbo, China
Training: The Juilliard School, Shanghai Conservatory
Recent Roles: Pamina (Die Zauberflöte, Aspen Opera Theater Center), Zerlina (Don Giovanni, The Juilliard School), Fanny (La cambiale di matrimonio, The Juilliard School)
WTOC 2013: La Contessa di Folleville (The Journey to Reims), Carmina Burana
Hometown: Lubbock, Texas
Training: Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz YAP, Glimmerglass Festival, Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia Center City Opera, Kentucky Opera Brown-Forman Artist, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Recent Roles: Father (Hansel and Gretel, Washington National Opera), Masetto (Don Giovanni, Washington National Opera), Amonasro (Aïda, Glimmerglass Festival)
WTOC 2013: Il Barone di Trombonok, (The Journey to Reims), Ford (Falstaff)
Hometown: Suffolk, Virginia
Training: Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Opera Colorado Young Artist, Florida State University, University of Hartford
Recent Roles: Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Utah Opera), Second Knight (Parsifal, Metropolitan Opera), Mandarin (Turandot, Metropolitan Opera)
WTOC 2013: Don Profondo (The Journey to Reims)
Hometown: Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Training: Portland Opera Resident Artist Program, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program, Eastman School of Music, Seagle Music Colony, Boston Conservatory
Recent Roles: Jenik (The Bartered Bride, Eastman School of Music), Ferrando (Così fan tutte, Seagle Music Colony), Prunier (La Rondine, Boston Conservatory)
WTOC 2013: Fenton (Falstaff)
Hometown: Charles City, Iowa
Training: Santa Fe Opera Apprentice, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Des Moines Metro Opera, University of Missouri Kansas City, University of Northern Iowa
Recent Roles: Fortune Teller (Arabella, Santa Fe Opera), Azucena (Il Trovatore, Wichita Grand Opera), Schwertleite (Die Walküre, San Francisco Opera)
WTOC 2013: Modestina (The Journey to Reims), Mistress Quickly (Falstaff)
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Training: Academy of Vocal Arts, Glimmerglass Festival, Crested Butte Music Festival
Recent Roles: Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia, Academy of Vocal Arts), Eugene Onegin (Eugene Onegin, Academy of Vocal Arts), Paris/Mercutio (Roméo et Juliette, Dallas Opera)
WTOC 2013: Don Alvaro (The Journey to Reims), Carmina Burana, Vocal Colors
Hometown: Hod-HaSharon, Israel
Training: San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Seattle Opera YAP, Mannes College of Music
Recent Roles: Page (Salome, Canadian Opera Company), Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte, The Dallas Opera), Carmen (Carmen, San Francisco Opera), Sigrune (Die Walküre, San Francisco Opera)
WTOC 2013: La Marchesa Melibea (The Journey to Reims), Vocal Colors
Hometown: Riverside, California
Training: Juilliard Opera Center, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Gerdine YAP, University of Florida
Recent Roles: Rigoletto (Rigoletto, Shreveport Opera), Pluto (Orpheus, New York City Opera), Robert Storch (Intermezzo, New York City Opera)
WTOC 2013: Germont (La traviata)
Hometown: Sedalia, Missouri
Training: Rice University, DePaul University, Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival
Recent Roles: Mosca (Volpone, Rice University), Tony (West Side Story, Aspen Opera Theater), George Gibbs (Our Town, Rice University)
WTOC 2013: Il Cavalier Belfiore (The Journey to Reims), Bardolfo (Falstaff), Wonders To Wander To, Vocal Colors
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Training: Yale University, Wolf Trap Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, University of Houston
Recent Roles: Benoit/Alcindoro (La bohème, Fort Worth Opera), Banquo (Macbeth, Opera in the Heights), Masetto (Don Giovanni, Wolf Trap Opera)
WTOC 2013: Don Prudenzio (The Journey to Reims), Pistola (Falstaff)
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Training: Houston Grand Opera Studio, San Francisco Opera Merola Program, Aspen Music Festival, Rice University, The Juilliard School
Recent Roles: Zulma (L'Italiana in Algeri, Houston Grand Opera), Lady with a Hat Box (Postcard from Morocco, Merola Opera Program), Dorabella (Così fan tutte, Rice University)
WTOC 2013: Meg Page (Falstaff), Wonders To Wander To
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland
Training: Academy of Vocal Arts, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Gerdine YAP, Peabody Conservatory
Recent Roles: Violetta (La traviata, Opera Hong Kong, English National Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa), Vendulka (The Kiss, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis)
WTOC 2013: Violetta Valéry (La traviata)