Iolanthe Performers

Vanessa Aldrich (Celia [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Ensemble, Dialogues of the Carmelites OTHER CREDITS: Volivia, Vestas Feurer, Longy Opera; 2nd Lady, Die Zauberflöte, Longy Opera; Els, Schreker’s Der Schatzgräber, Longy Opera; Cato, Thea Musgrave’s Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman, Utopia Opera; Dido, Dido and Aeneas, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra; Sybl, Gracchus, Totum Artis Opus; Nellie, Fizz & Ginger, Cabinet Ensemble
Brian J. Alvardo (George, Earl of Mountararat [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Filiberto, Il signor Bruschino / Simone, Gianni Schicchi; Leporello, Don Giovanni; Pish-Tush, The Mikado; etc. OTHER CREDITS: Angelotti, Tosca, Opera Vermont; Eugene Johnson, Blind Injustice, Opera Theatre of the Rockies; Tom, Un ballo in maschera, Opera Project Columbus; John Wellington Wells, The Sorcerer, Utopia Opera UPCOMING: Silvio, Pagliacci, New Rochelle Opera; Solo Recital Winner, Montpelier Arts Center Classical Recital Competition
Justin Chandler Baptista (Strephon [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Father Confessor, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Randy Curtis (cover), Lady in the Dark OTHER CREDITS: Ensemble, La Cenerentola, Pocket Opera; Paul, Company, Opera Steamboat; John Styx, Orpheus in the Underworld, NYU Steinhardt; M.M., NYU Steinhardt; B.M., California State University Long Beach
Alexandra Cirile (Fleta [all performances])
WITH BxO: Miss Foster (cover), Lady in the Dark; Ensemble, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Lady in the Dark; etc. OTHER CREDITS: Zweiter Knabe, Die Zauberflöte, Manhattan School of Music; Cherubino (scenes), Le nozze di Figaro, Manhattan School of Music; Ensemble, La traviata, Manhattan School of Music; Dorabella (scenes), Così fan tutte, Texas Music Festival Vocal Institute; B.M. - Vocal Performance, Manhattan School of Music
Jasmine Collins (Leila [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Ensemble, The Mikado OTHER CREDITS: Mary, Highway 1, Opera Morgan; Sandra, Maria La O, Opera Morgan; Handel’s Messiah, Morgan State Choir; 2017 and 2018 Gold Medalist, NAACP ACT-SO
Anchal Indu Dhir (Celia [5/12 & 5/17])
CREDITS: Antonia, Man of La Mancha, Janiec Opera Company; Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, Ithaca College; Madame Herz, Der Schauspieldirektor, Ithaca College; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Ithaca College; 2022 and 2023 Encouragement Award winner, Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition; Participant, Joyce DiDonato Masterclass - 2022, Carnegie Hall
Kayla Faccilongo (Leila [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Pitti-Sing (cover), The Mikado; Ensemble, Trial by Jury; Don Giovanni; etc. OTHER CREDITS: Apprentice Artist, Central City Opera; Vessels of Light, New York City Opera Chorus; Hansel, Hansel & Gretel, Narnia Festival; 4th Spirit, Cendrillon, Utopia Opera; Mercédès, Carmen, Narnia Festival
Miastasha Gonzalez-Colòn  (Queen of the Fairies [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Zita, Gianni Schicchi OTHER CREDITS: Mother Marie, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Purchase Opera; Dido, Dido and Aeneas, Purchase Opera; Hand, In the Green, Mannes School of Music; Soloist, Palmeri’s Misa a Buenos Aires, New York City Master Chorale; Mezzo soloist, Abbi Betinis’ Bar xizam, New York Choral Society; Semi-finalist, SAS Performing Arts Vocal Competition
Emily Hughes (Iolanthe [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Annio, La clemenza di Tito OTHER CREDITS: Suor zelatrice, Suor Angelica, Opera on the James; Camille, Camille Claudel: Into the Fire, New Camerata Opera; Vivaldi’s Gloria, DCINY/Carnegie Hall; Giannetta, L'elisir d'amore, Geneva Light Opera; Ruggiero (cover), Alcina, St. Petersburg Opera; Angelina, La Cenerentola, Bel Cantanti Opera
Muir Ingliss (The Lord Chancellor [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Kendal Nesbitt, Lady in the Dark OTHER CREDITS: Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Amore Opera; Marullo, Rigoletto, Regina Opera; Count Almaviva, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Magnifico; Marcello, La Boheme, Amore Opera; Bob, The Old Maid and the Thief, Belcore, l'Elisir d'amore, Opera Magnifico
Alonso Jordan Lopez (Thomas, Earl Tolloller [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: The Father Confessor, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Charley Johnson, Lady in the Dark OTHER CREDITS: Apollo, La favola d'Orfeo, Killer Queen Opera; Le Remendado, Carmen, Taconic Opera; Alfredo, La traviata, Oswego Opera Theater; Normanno /Arturo, Lucia di Lammermoor, New York Opera Conservatory; Famiglio di Romeo (cover), Zandonai’s Giulietta e Romeo, Teatro Grattacielo; M.M. – Opera Performance, Oklahoma City University
Marieke de Koker (Iolanthe [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Liza Elliot (cover), Lady in the Dark OTHER CREDITS: Susan, The Marriage Counselor, Garden State Opera; Béatrice, Béatrice et Bénédict, Shakespeare Opera Theater; Cloud, Iceland (world premiere), Overtone Industries; Giunone, La Calisto, Mannes Opera; Jutta (cover) In The Green, Mannes Opera; Dido, Dido and Aeneas, DePaul University; B.M. – Vocal Performance, DePaul University; M.M. – Vocal Performance, Mannes School of Music
Francesca Lionetta (Phyllis [5/12 & 5/17])
CREDITS: Grasshopper / Inn Keeper, The Cunning Little Vixen, Bard College Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program; Amore, Orfeo ed Euridice, Eastman School of Music; Soprano soloist, Messages of the Late Miss R.V. Troussova, Bard College Conservatory of Music; M.M. – Voice, Bard College Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program; B.M. – Voice, Eastman School of Music; Upcoming: Giulietta (study cover), I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Teatro Nuovo
Barbee Monk (Phyllis [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Blanche de la Force, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Vitellia, La clemenza di Tito; Yum-Yum, The Mikado; etc. OTHER CREDITS: Soprano chorus, New York Philharmonic; Soprano soloist, We Came to America, New Jersey Symphony; Solo 1, Beyond the Binary, Ember Choral Arts; Soprano, The Exaltation of Inanna, American Contemporary Music Ensemble; Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Geneva Light Opera; Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, Opera Theatre of Montclair
Michael Nansel (Private Willis [5/11 & /12])
WITH BxO: Usher, Trial by Jury; Kaspar, Der Freischütz; Sir John Falstaff, Falstaff OTHER CREDITS : Macbeth, Macbeth, Winter Opera St. Louis; Rigoletto, Rigoletto, Wichita Grand Opera; Scarpia, Tosca, Mississippi Opera; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Palmetto Opera; Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Kensington Arts Theatre; Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Michael Niemann (George, Earl of Mountararat [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi OTHER CREDITS: Germont, La traviata, Oswego Opera; Vanzetti, Sacco and Vanzetti (orchestral premiere), After Dinner Opera Company; John Shears (cover), Paul Bunyan, New York City Opera; Captain Corcoran, H.M.S. Pinafore, New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players; Dandini, La Cenerentola, New York City Opera (production for students); El Dancaïro, Carmen, Chautauqua Opera
Jonathan Fox Powers (Strephon [5/11 & 5/18])
CREDITS: Giorgio, Passion, Utopia Opera; Papageno, The Magic Flute, Amore Opera; Bunkie, The Only Girl, Victor Herbert Renaissance Project LIVE!; Smike, Nicholas Nickleby, Theater for the New City; Goldbury, Utopia Limited, Blue Hill Troupe; Bass soloist, Mozart’s Requiem, Orchestra Amadeus
William Remmers (The Lord Chancellor [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Ko-Ko, The Mikado OTHER CREDITS: Artistic & Musical Director, Utopia Opera, NY; Music Director & Founding Member, Forbear! Theatre, London; Principal Artist (Singer & Conductor), Utah Festival Opera; Conductor, Sullivan’s The Martyr of Antioch (U.S. premiere), Utopia Opera; Winner, Best Performer in a Male Role (2018), International G&S Festival, UK; Winner, Best Supporting Actor (2014), International G&S Festival, UK
Costas Tsourakis (Private Willis [5/17 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Dr. Grenvil, La traviata OTHER CREDITS: Geronte, Manon Lescaut, Sarasota Opera; Alfio, Cavalleria rusticana, New Camerata Opera; Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Festival of the Aegean; Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi, Trentino Music Festival
Caroline Tye (Queen of the Fairies [5/12 & 5/17])
WITH BxO: Mother Marie of the Incarnation, Dialogues of the Carmelites; Mother, The Consul; Alice Ford, Sir John In Love; etc. OTHER CREDITS: La zia principessa, Suor Angelica, VAM; Carmen, Carmen, Regina Opera; Suzuki, Madama Butterfly, Regina Opera; Madame Flora (Baba), The Medium, New Camerata Opera; Augusta Tabor, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Utopia Opera; Mercédès, Carmen, Saint Petersburg Opera
Matthew Youngblood (Thomas, Earl Tolloller [5/11 & 5/18])
WITH BxO: Florville, Il signor Bruschino / Gherardo, Gianni Schicchi OTHER CREDITS: Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, Queens Summer Vocal Institute; Javier, Luisa Fernanda, Florida State Opera; Mitch, A Streetcar Named Desire, Florida State Opera; Uriel, Haydn’s The Creation, Tallahassee Community Chorus; Semi-finalist, SAS Performing Arts Vocal Competition; M.M., Florida State University