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

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

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)

 

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