J. Peter Burkholderhost Press photosJ. Peter Burkholder is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and author of the four most recent editions of A History of Western Music and Norton Anthology of Western Music. He has served as President...
Donald Bermanpiano Photo by Webb ChappellPress photosDonald Berman is a multi-dimensional American pianist, scholar, and educator who has consistently placed an emphasis on 20th and 21st century music, and on American composers in particular. He has made dozens of recordings on a variety of labels, both...
Miles Wazni ’25clarinet Photos by Matthew FriedPress photosMiles Wazni is a clarinetist from New Haven, CT, and is currently in his last year of dual-degree undergraduate study receiving a B.M. in clarinet performance from Bard College Conservatory of Music and a B.A. in philosophy from Bard...
Jana McIntyresoprano Photo by Dario AcostaPress photosSoprano Jana McIntyre is a George and Nora London Foundation Competition Award Winner as well as a Finalist in The Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. In the 2024–25 season she debuts at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as...
Stephanie Blythemezzo-soprano First photo by Stephanie BlythePress photosA renowned opera singer and recitalist, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is one of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation. With repertoire that ranges from Handel to Wagner, German lieder to contemporary and classic American song,...
Noam Heinzbaritone Photos by Uri Elkayam, Michael Pavia, and Shahar VinPress photosNoam Heinz is an Israeli - British - American baritone living in Berlin. He joined the Komische Oper Berlin studio program in 2023 after completing the Meitar Opera Studio program at the Israeli Opera (2020–22)....
Ryan MacEvoy McCulloughpiano First photo by Stella SharpePress photosBorn in Boston and raised behind the redwood curtain of northern California, pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough has developed a uniquely variegated career as soloist, vocal and instrumental collaborator, composer, recording artist, and pedagogue. His music-making encompasses work with...
Megan Mooremezzo-soprano First photo by Dario Acosta; next two photos by Rachael LaurinPress photosDuring the 2023-24 season, lyric coloratura mezzo-soprano Megan Moore makes her Seattle Opera debut singing Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia; reprises her portrayal of Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni in a return to...
Jean-Marie Zeitouniconductor First two photos by David Curleigh Press photosJean-Marie Zeitouni studied at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, most notably under Maestro Raffi Armenian, and graduated in conducting, percussion, and music theory.Mr. Zeitouni has been artistic director of the I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra (2011–21);...
Tan Dunconductor Press photosThe world-renowned artist and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions. He is a winner of...