Staff

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Kim Pensinger Witman, Director
Lee Anne Myslewski, Administrative Director
Susan Weinsheimer, Assistant & Housing Coordinator
Robert H. Grimes, Production Manager, The Barns
Eric Melear, Music Administrator & Studio Manager
Judy Bennett, Company Manager
Ryan Taylor, Manager of Community Development

2010 Company Roster

Conductors

Gary Thor Wedow (Zaide) – New York City Opera; Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Florida Grand Opera; Pittsburgh Opera; Berkshire Opera; The Juilliard School; Chautauqua Institute

Eric Melear (The Turk in Italy) – Houston Grand Opera; LA Opera; Canadian Operatic Arts Academy; Opera Theater Oregon. Sir Georg Solti Foundation Award recipient

Steven Osgood (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) – The Metropolitan Opera; New York City Opera; Netherlands Opera; Edmonton Opera; Chautauqua Opera; American Opera Projects

 

Directors

Patrick Diamond (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) – Kentucky Opera; Konserthuset; Västerås; Sarasota Opera; Maryland Opera Studio; Théâtre municipal de Castres; Founding member of Opera Baltimore

Gregory Keller (The Turk in Italy) – The Metropolitan Opera; Berkshire Opera; New York Theater Workshop; Cedar Rapids Opera Theater; Eos Orchestra

James Marvel (Zaide) – Indiana University; Juilliard Opera Center; New Orleans Opera; Virginia Opera; Kimmel Center in Philadelphia; Teatro Comunale

 

Designers

Camille Assaf (Costume) Nashville Opera, Théâtre Municipal de Castres, New York City Ballet, Yale Repertory Theatre, Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

Elsen Associates (Hair & Makeup) Glimmerglass Opera, Nashville Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Sarasota Opera, The Washington National Opera

Robert Grimes (Lighting) – Wolf Trap Opera; The Barns at Wolf Trap; Wolf Trap Recordings GRAMMY & WAMMIE nominee; Maryland Public Television; WWF Titan Sports

Erhard Rom (Scenic) – Vancouver Opera; Minnesota Opera; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Boston Lyric Opera; Virginia Opera

Mattie Ullrich (Costume) Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Opera Ireland, Opera Colorado, Philadelphia Opera Theatre, Vineyard Theatre

Alejo Vietti (Costume) Opera Santa Barbara, Alley Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, Goodspeed Opera, Signature Theatre 

 

Music Staff

Michael Baitzer – Washington National Opera; The Juilliard School; Spoleto Festival, USA;  Central City Opera; Aspen Opera Theater Center

Jeremy Frank – LA Opera; Houston Grand Opera; San Francisco Opera Center; Utah Symphony and Opera; Lyric Opera Cleveland

Franca Gorraz (Italian Coach) – Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University; Washington National Opera; Notre Dame College of Maryland; Towson University

Thomas Lausmann German Coach – Komische Oper Berlin; Bayreuther Festspiele; Staatsoper Hamburg; Washington National Opera, New York City Opera

Justina Lee – Metropolitan Opera; Seattle Opera; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis; Aspen Music Festival; Music Academy of the West

Grant Loehnig – Houston Grand Opera; Rice University Shepherd School of Music; Berkshire Opera; San Francisco Opera Merola Program; American Opera Projects

 

Coaching Fellows

Stephanie Rhodes – Houston Grand Opera Studio; San Francisco Opera Merola Opera Program; International Vocal Arts Institute; Tel Aviv University Michigan Opera program; University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Opera Festival in Lucca

Patrick Harvey – Opera North; Knoxville Opera; University of Tennessee; Opera in the Ozarks; University of Michigan; Shorter College; Mozarteum Summer Music Academy

 

Production Staff

Beth Krynicki (PSM) Washington National Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera

Sean Corcoran (PSM) Washington National Opera, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera, Maryland Opera Studio

Lisa Ellis (PSM) Sarasota Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Tulsa Opera, Tacoma Opera