2012-2013 Season

Graduate Assistants in Opera

• J. Bradley Baker, pianist – Henderson, Texas – DMA, Coach/Assistant Conductor
• Ten Yeen Chong, pianist – Singapore – MM, Coach/Assistant Conductor
• Alana Sealy, soprano – Cary, North Carolina – MM, Opera Production/Administration
• John Martin, tenor – Mariana, Florida – MM, Opera Production/Administration
• Amir Zaheri, composer – Morehead, Kentucky – DMA, 2012-2013 Resident Composer

Productions

• Something Old Something New: The Then and Now of Opera – October 12 and 14, 2012
• The Mikado (Gilbert & Sullivan) – March 1, 2 and 3, 2013
• One Night Only: An Evening of Our Broadway Favorites – April 2, 2013

Visiting artist/instructors included

• Stacy Searle Panitch – acting for singers
• Jennifer Lane, mezzo-soprano (University of North Texas) – master class
• Dr. Dean Southern, baritone (Cleveland Institute of Music) – “Distant Voices: Listening to Singers of the Past”
• Dr. Nancy Walker, soprano (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) – master class
• Natassia Perrine – dance classes
• Clarissa Boggess – yoga for singers
• Matthew von Redlich – stage combat
• Stephen Tyler Davis – acting
• Marian Montevani – clown and mask workshops
• Toby Pruett – clown and mask workshops
• Victoria Jolson – author and UA Alum. Booksigning and Reception