Wolf Trap Opera Alumni

WTO alumni can be found working in every top opera house in the US, Europe, and beyond. WTO’s artists go on to have long and healthy careers on stage, and many of today’s leading singers started out as members of WTO’s program.

Distinguished alumni include: Jamie Barton, Joshua Blue, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle DeYoung, Ying Fang, Christine Goerke, Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Ryan Speedo Green, Lunga Eric Hallam, Alan Held, Will Liverman, Ryan McKinny, Eric Owens, Ailyn Pérez, and Tamara Wilson.

• • There are close to 1,000 Wolf Trap Opera alumni—singers, fellows, and interns.
  • Each year, 100+ Wolf Trap Opera alumni can be found on the rosters of the top 10 US opera houses.
  • More than 100 have performed at top houses in Paris, Milan, Vienna, Berlin, and London.
  • More than 200 have received an award from the top 5 competitions in the industry.
  • Alumni have appeared with virtually every major orchestra in the world, including the New York Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Vienna Philharmonic.

"When I hear that a young artist has spent a summer at Wolf Trap, I pay attention.” —Patrick Summers, Artistic and Music Director, Houston Grand Opera