Tesia Kwarteng (mezzo-soprano) is a versatile and multi-faceted Ghanaian-American artist who is equally at home on the operatic stage, on screen and in the studio. Ms. Kwarteng led and sang with the vocal ensemble Vox Noire on the recording of the original film score...
Tenor Jonathan Burton is engaged to sing the most demanding roles in the tenor repertoire including Cavaradossi in Tosca, Calaf in Turandot, Dick Johnson in Fanciulla del West, and Radames in Aida. He regularly receives rave reviews for his “…bright, heroic tone,...
Brandon Eldredge is a conductor, pianist, and operatic coach, having worked across the United States, Germany, and Sweden. Most recently, he conducted performances of Central City Opera’s 2023 production of Roméo et Juliette. Since joining Virginia Opera as Associate...
Nora Winsler (www.norawinsler.com) is a stage director of opera and theater based in New York City. A Virginia native, Nora’s first ever introduction to opera was at Virginia Opera in 2005 when her parents took her to see Faust. While she has been in the...
“Cook is the kind of actress who, when she is on stage, you know it. All eyes are on her, and she achieves this not with tricks, flips, mugging or winks but with a presence that quietly states ‘I am here and you are going to watch me’. It was a commanding...
South Korean baritone Taewon Sohn received his Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance in the spring of 2023, under the tutelage of tenor Stanford Olsen. Taewon is going to start his Doctoral at...
