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Apprentice Artist Program 2013 Members
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Lindsey Anderson
(Mezzo-Soprano) Traverse City, MI
Trainbearer, Elektra
Mrs. Sedley (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently The Ballad of Baby Doe, Winter Opera St. Louis The Magic Flute, Seattle Opera Madama Butterfly, Central City Opera
Stefan Barner
(Tenor) Oskaloosa, IA
Benvolio, Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently The Music Man, Glimmerglass Opera The Most Happy Fella, Tulsa Opera La Fanciulla del West, Knoxville Opera
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional
Finalist 2010
Brad Baron
(Bass-Baritone) Glen Rock, NJ
Swallow (cover), Peter Grimes
Old Servant, Elektra
DMMO Debut
Recently The Elixir of Love, OPERA Iowa Utopia LTD, Ohio Light Opera Le Nozze di Figaro, Princeton Opera Theatre Pirates of Penzance, College Light Opera
Kelsey Betzelberger
(Soprano) Portland, OR
Juliet (cover), Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently The Magic Flute, Ryan Opera Center Outreach The Impressario, Opera North Eugene Onegin, Northwestern University
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional
Finalist 2012
Eliza Bonet
(Mezzo-Soprano) Atlanta, GA
DMMO Debut
Recently Rigoletto, Shreveport Opera Alice in Wonderland, Opera Theatre of St. Louis Cendrillon, Kentucky Opera
Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition Encouragement
Award
Jeff Byrnes
(Baritone) Arlington, TX
Captain Balstrode (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently The Magic Flute, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Don Giovanni, Natchez Opera Festival La Cenerentola, Louisiana State University Opera
Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald
(Tenor) Atlanta, GA
DMMO Debut
Recently Rigoletto, Capitol City Opera Madama Butterfly¸ Georgia State University Gianni Schicchi, Capitol City Opera
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional Finalist 2013
Marco Cammarota
(Tenor) Schenectady, NY
Romeo (cover), Romeo and Juliet
Recently Street Scene, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Carmen, Crested Butte Music Festival The Turn of the Screw, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Metropolitan Opera National Council Encouragement Award
2013
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Claudia Chapa
(Mezzo-Soprano) Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Gertrude (cover), Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently The Magic Flute, Portland Opera Falstaff, Opera in the Heights Faust, Indianapolis Opera
Recently Turandot, West Bay Opera Suor Angelica, San Francisco Conservatory
Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artist
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Ashley Dixon
(Mezzo-Soprano) Peachtree City, GA
DMMO Debut
Recently La Cenerentola, Louisiana State University Opera The Barber of Seville, La Musica Lirica Le Nozze di Figaro, Louisiana State University Opera
Recently Don Giovanni, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Tales of Hoffmann, Seagle Music Colony The Bartered Bride, Lawrence University
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Bethany Hickman
(Mezzo-Soprano) Clarinda, IA
Stephano (cover), Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently L’Amico Fritz, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Medium, Central City Opera Albert Herring, Simpson College
Recently Don Giovanni, Indiana University Opera Theatre Alice in Wonderland, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Albert Herring, Indiana University Opera Theatre
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Encouragement
Award 2013
Rachel Horton
(Mezzo-Soprano) Tulsa, OK
Auntie (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently Gianni Schicchi, Land of Enchantment Opera The Mother of Us All, Oklahoma City University
Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artist 2013
Recently L’Incoronazione di Poppea¸ Pensacola Opera Gianni Schicchi, Ash Lawn Opera Die Fledermaus, Opera Saratoga
Greg Jebaily
(Baritone) Florence, SC
Mercutio (cover), Romeo and Juliet
Recently The Elixir of Love, OPERA Iowa Le Nozze di Figaro, Kentucky Opera Faust, Dayton Opera The Rape of Lucretia, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Rebecca Krynski
(Soprano) Charlotte, NC
5th Maid, Elektra
Ellen Orford (cover), Peter Grimes
Recently Così fan tutte, Manhattan School of Music Così fan tutte, Seagle Music Colony Falstaff, Manhattan School of Music
Robert Lilly
(Tenor) Houston, TX
Tybalt (cover), Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently The Elixir of Love, OPERA Iowa Don Pasquale, International Vocal Arts Institute L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Rice Shepherd School of
Opera
Sara Ann Mitchell
(Soprano) Tulsa, OK
1st Niece, Peter Grimes
Recently Le Nozze di Figaro, Austin Lyric Opera The Impresario, PORTopera HMS Pinafore, Ohio Light Opera
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional Finalist 2011
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
David Margulis
(Tenor) Plantation, FL
Young Servant, Elektra
DMMO Debut
Recently Tosca, Arizona Opera Maometto II¸ Santa Fe Opera The Death of Klinghoffer, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional
Finalist 2011
Amedee Moore
(Soprano) Dayton, OH
Recently The Elixir of Love, OPERA Iowa Le Nozze di Figaro, Maryland Concert Opera The Rake’s Progress, Peabody Opera Theater La Cenerentola, Opera North
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Abigail Paschke
(Soprano) Westchester County, NY
Niece (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently The Merry Widow, Kentucky Opera Sweeney Todd, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Dialogues of the Carmelites, Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Encouragement
Award
Jill Phillips
(Mezzo-Soprano) Pochahontas, IA
2nd Maid, Elektra
Recently
The Rake’s Progress, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Wolf Trap Opera Studio Dialogues of the Carmelites, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Dana Pundt
(Soprano) Longview, TX
2nd Niece, Peter Grimes
Recently La Cenerentola, Seattle Opera Un Giorno di Regno, Seattle Opera Young Artist Program The Magic Flute, OPERA IOWA Das Liebesverbot, Glimmerglass Opera L’elisir d’amore, Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Colin Ramsey
(Bass) Greenwich, CT
Father Lawrence (cover), Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently Un Giorno di Regno, Seattle Opera Young Artist Program The Tales of Hoffmann, Wolf Trap Opera Nina, Manhattan School of Music
Abigail Rethwisch
(Soprano) Iowa City, IA
Recently Orphée aux enfers, Florida State University Albert Herring, Simpson College The Magic Flute, Simpson College
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional Finalist 2012
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Ian Richardson
(Bass-Baritone) Coon Rapids, IA
Hobson (cover), Peter Grimes
Recently The Rape of Lucretia, University of Tennessee-Knoxville La Fanciulla del West, Knoxville Opera The Medium, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Des Moines Metro Opera Apprentice Artist Program 2012
Recently Don Giovanni, University of Michigan
L’Incoronazione di Poppea, University of Michigan Hansel and Gretel, Bel Cantanti Opera
Christopher Scott
(Baritone) Milan, IL
Paris, Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently La Traviata, Cincinnati Opera Lucrezia, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music La Bohème, Bay View Music Festival
Marcus Simmons
(Baritone) Philadelphia, PA
DMMO Debut
Recently The Elixir of Love, The University of Maryland Vocal Arts EnsembleThe Face on The Barroom Floor, Miami University Opera Pirates of Penzance, Miami University Opera
Brendan Sliger
(Tenor) Westernport, MD
Bob Boles (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently The Elixir of Love, Bethesda Summer Music Werther, University of Maryland Opera Studio
Sarasota Opera Appretnice Artists Program 2013
Alex Soare
(Bass-Baritone) Chicago, IL
Capulet (cover), Romeo and Juliet
Oreste (cover), Elektra
DMMO Debut
Recently Gianni Schicchi, Opera on the Avalon Albert Herring, Northwestern University
Aspen Music Festival
George Somerville
(Tenor) Point Pleasant, NJ
Rev. Adams, Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes (cover), Peter Grimes
DMMO Debut
Recently Don Giovanni, CoOPERATive Opera A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Westminster Opera Theater Don Giovanni, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Kenneth Stavert
(Baritone) Fullerton, CA
Gregorio, Romeo and Juliet
DMMO Debut
Recently Lucia di Lammermoor, Palm Beach Opera Madama Butterfly, Palm Beach Opera La Bohème, Opera North
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional
Finalist 2012
Christopher Trapani
(Tenor) Houston, TX
Aegisth (cover), Elektra
DMMO Debut
Recently Rigoletto, University of Houston Salsipeudes, University of Houston The Tales of Hoffmann, Seagle Music Colony
Ariana Wehr
(Soprano) Batesville, IN
DMMO Debut
Recently Hansel and Gretel, Opera Louisiane The New Moon, Louisiana State University Opera Don Giovanni, Natchez Opera Festival
Pedro Willis-Barbosa
(Tenor) Baton Rouge, LA
DMMO Debut
Recently The New Moon, Louisiana State University Opera The Pirates of Penzance, Opera for the Young Little Women, Northern Illinois University
Nataly Wickham
(Soprano) Graham, WA
DMMO Debut
Recently Le Nozze di Figaro, Austin Lyric Opera New York Stories, University of Texas Hansel and Gretel, University of Washington
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional
Finalist 2013
Kasey Yeargain
(Baritone) Oklahoma City, OK
DMMO Debut
Recently Le nozze di Figaro, Lawrence Opera Works Sweeney Todd, Seagle Music Colony Little Women, Seagle Music Colony
