2021 Apprentice Singers
2021 Apprentice Singers
Sopranos
Sydney Baedke
Soprano
Sydney Baedke
Hometown: Toronto, ON, Canada
Past Seasons:
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Rachel Blaustein
Soprano
Rachel Blaustein
Hometown: Olney, MD
Past Seasons:
Autonoe, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Leah Brzyski
Soprano
Leah Brzyski
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
Past Seasons:
Agave, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Cheyanne Coss
Soprano
Cheyanne Coss
Hometown: Eaton Rapids, MI
Past Seasons:
Barbarina, The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Alaysha Fox
Soprano
Alaysha Fox
Hometown: Queens, NY
Past Seasons:
Bridesmaid, The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Kathryn Henry
Soprano
Kathryn Henry
Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
2024 Season:
Marianne Leitmetzerin, Der Rosenkavalier
La traviata
Don Giovanni
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2024
SFO Debut:
Lucy, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Past Seasons:
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Marlen Nahhas
Soprano
Marlen Nahhas
Hometown: Houston, TX
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Teresa Perrotta
Soprano
Teresa Perrotta
Hometown: Orlando, FL
2024 Season:
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni
SFO Debut:
Alice, Falstaff, 2022 (August 16 & 25)
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Ardeen Pierre
Soprano
Ardeen Pierre
Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Angela Yam
Soprano
Angela Yam
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Mezzo-Sopranos
Amanda Lynn Bottoms
Mezzo-soprano
Amanda Lynn Bottoms
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Lindsay Kate Brown
Mezzo-Soprano
Lindsay Kate Brown
Hometown: Waterloo, NY
Past Seasons:
Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Marcellina, The Marriage of Figaro, (August 24 & 27, 2021)
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Ruby Dibble
Mezzo-Soprano
Ruby Dibble
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Past Seasons:
Bridesmaid, The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Adanya Dunn
Mezzo-Soprano
Adanya Dunn
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Past Seasons:
Hermia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Taylor-Alexis DuPont
Mezzo-Soprano
Taylor-Alexis DuPont
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Past Seasons:
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Apprentice Artist
The Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Apprentice Artist is selected from previous or currents finalists of the annual Lotte Lenya Competition, an international theater singing competition founded in 1998 by the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music to encourage idiomatic performances of a wide range of musical theater and opera.
Sydney Frodsham
Mezzo-Soprano
Sydney Frodsham
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Past Seasons:
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Megan Moore
Mezzo-Soprano
Megan Moore
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Past Seasons:
Ino, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Ana Mora
Mezzo-soprano
Ana Mora
Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Maggie Reneé
Mezzo-Soprano
Maggie Reneé
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Sarah Saturnino
Mezzo-soprano
Sarah Saturnino
Hometown: Grass Valley, CA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Tenors
Ethan Burck
Tenor
Ethan Burck
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Thomas Cilluffo
Tenor
Thomas Cilluffo
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Past Seasons:
Bardolfo, Falstaff, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Jonah Hoskins
Tenor
Jonah Hoskins
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, UT
2024 Season:
Nemorino, The Elixir of Love
SFO Debut:
Sailor, Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Duke Kim
Tenor
Duke Kim
Hometown: Seoul, Republic of Korea
Past Seasons:
Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
A Street Vendor, La bohème, 2019
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Anthony León
Tenor
Anthony León
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Past Seasons:
Remendado, Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Daniel O'Hearn
Tenor
Daniel O'Hearn
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Kevin Punnackal
Tenor
Kevin Punnackal
Hometown: Houston, TX
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Robert Stahley
Tenor
Robert Stahley
Hometown: Groveland, MA
Past Seasons:
Captain, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Joseph Tancredi
Tenor
Joseph Tancredi
Hometown: Bayville, NY
Past Seasons:
Peasant, Eugene Onegin, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Eric Taylor
Tenor
Eric Taylor
Hometown: St. George, UT
Past Seasons:
Melot, Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021 and 2022
Baritones and Basses
Darren Lekeith Drone
Baritone
Darren Lekeith Drone
Hometown: Sherwood, AR
Past Seasons:
Moralès, Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Michael J. Hawk
Baritone
Michael J. Hawk
Hometown: Fredonia, NY
Past Seasons:
Demetrius, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2018, 2021
Allen-Michael Jones
Bass
Allen-Michael Jones
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Past Seasons:
Officer, The Barber of Seville, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Zaretsky, Eugene Onegin, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Jonas Jud
Bass
Jonas Jud
Hometown: St. Gallen, Switzerland
Past Seasons:
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Cory McGee
Bass
Cory McGee
Hometown: Stafford, VA
Past Seasons:
Theseus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
William Meinert
Bass
William Meinert
Hometown: Herndon, VA
Past Seasons:
Snug, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021
Daniel Noyola
Bass
Daniel Noyola
Hometown: San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Past Seasons:
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Luke Sutliff
Baritone
Luke Sutliff
Hometown: Denver, CO
2024 Season:
Belcore, The Elixir of Love
SFO Debut:
Demetrius, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021 (July 31 & August 4)
Past Seasons:
Orfeo, Orfeo, 2023 (July 29)
Dancaïre, Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Wm. Clay Thompson
Bass
Wm. Clay Thompson
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Past Seasons:
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021
Ethan Vincent
Baritone
Ethan Vincent
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Past Seasons:
Captain, Eugene Onegin, 2021
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021