
2023 Apprentice Singers
2023 Apprentice Singers
Sopranos

Caitlin Aloia
Soprano
Caitlin Aloia
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
SFO Debut:
Proserpina, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022

Cadie J. Bryan
Soprano
Cadie J. Bryan
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Adia Evans
Soprano
Adia Evans
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Caitlin Gotimer
Soprano
Caitlin Gotimer
Hometown: Malverne, NY
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Lydia Grindatto
Soprano
Lydia Grindatto
Hometown: Tijeras, NM
SFO Debut:
2nd Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023

Nicole Elyse Keeling
Soprano
Nicole Elyse Keeling
Hometown: Levelland, TX
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Ilanah Lobel-Torres
Soprano
Ilanah Lobel-Torres
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
1st Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023

Amber R. Monroe
Soprano
Amber R. Monroe
Hometown: Youngstown, OH
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Gemma Nha
Soprano
Gemma Nha
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Amber Norelai
Soprano
Amber Norelai
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
SFO Debut:
Euridice, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Falstaff, 2022

Taylor See
Soprano
Taylor See
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Mezzo-Sopranos

Rebekah Daly
Mezzo-soprano
Rebekah Daly
Hometown: Sharon, MA
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Lucy Evans
Mezzo-soprano
Lucy Evans
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
SFO Debut:
Agent 1, M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
La Ninfa (through August 16) & La Messaggera (August 24), Orfeo, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022

Tessa Fackelmann
Mezzo-soprano
Tessa Fackelmann
Hometown: Ottawa, ONT, Canada
SFO Debut:
Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (August 17 & 22)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023

Karen Kelley
Mezzo-soprano
Karen Kelley
Hometown: Jefferson City, MO
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Gretchen Krupp
Mezzo-Soprano
Gretchen Krupp
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
SFO Debut:
Mary, The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022

Michelle Mariposa
Mezzo-soprano
Michelle Mariposa
Hometown: Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Quinn Middleman
Mezzo-soprano
Quinn Middleman
Hometown: Vancouver, WA
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Kaylee Nichols
Mezzo-soprano
Kaylee Nichols
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
SFO Debut:
Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (July 22-August 8)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023

Meridian Prall
Mezzo-soprano
Meridian Prall
Hometown: Edwardsburg, MI
SFO Debut:
3rd Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
La Ninfa, Orfeo, 2023 (August 24)
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023

Emma Rose Sorenson
Mezzo-soprano
Emma Rose Sorenson
Hometown: Chicago, IL
SFO Debut:
Geneviève, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Countertenor

Luke Elmer
Countertenor
Luke Elmer
Hometown: Flowermound, TX
SFO Debut:
3rd Pastore, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Tenors

Garrett Evers
Tenor
Garrett Evers
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Spencer Hamlin
Tenor
Spencer Hamlin
Hometown: Mansfield, CT
SFO Debut:
Spoletta, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman. 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023

Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa
Tenor
Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa
Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Philippe L'Esperance
Tenor
Philippe L'Esperance
Hometown: Grafton, MA
SFO Debut:
1st Pastore, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022

Jordan Loyd
Tenor
Jordan Loyd
Hometown: Springfield, OH
SFO Debut:
Gamekeeper, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022

Jehú Otero
Tenor
Jehú Otero
Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Wayd Odle
Tenor
Wayd Odle
Hometown: North Platte, NE
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Samuel White
Tenor
Samuel White
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Baritones and Basses

Joel Balzun
Baritone
Joel Balzun
Hometown: Calgary, AB, Canada
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Brandon Bell
Baritone
Brandon Bell
Hometown: Suffolk, VA
SFO Debut:
Shepherd, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
2nd Pastore, Orfeo, 2023
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023

Ben Brady
Bass-baritone
Ben Brady
Hometown: Denver, CO
SFO Debut:
Sciarrone, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Arkel, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (through August 9)
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022

Le Bu
Bass-baritone
Le Bu
Hometown: Yancheng, China
SFO Debut:
5th Pastore/2nd Spirit, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023

Sam Dhobhany
Bass-baritone
Sam Dhobhany
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023

Dylan Gregg
Bass-baritone
Dylan Gregg
Hometown: Salisbury, MD
SFO Debut:
Jailer, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023

Luke Harnish
Bass-baritone
Luke Harnish
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
SFO Debut:
Apollo, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023

Bernardo Medeiros
Baritone
Bernardo Medeiros
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Michael Pandolfo
Baritone
Michael Pandolfo
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Younggwang Park
Bass
Younggwang Park
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
SFO Debut:
4th Pastore/1st Spirit, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023

Spencer Reichman
Baritone
Spencer Reichman
Hometown: Austin, TX
SFO Debut:
Huntsman, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023

Christian Simmons
Bass-baritone
Christian Simmons
Hometown: Washington, DC
Past Seasons:
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023