| Isabel Leonard
In September 2007, Ms. Leonard made her Metropolitan Opera debut, to great acclaim, as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette, conducted by Plácido Domingo and starring Anna Netrebko and Roberto Alagna. This production was also recorded for video and television transmission and broadcast live over the Metropolitan Opera worldwide radio network.
| Michele Angelini
Mr. Angelini made his European debut in 2006 as the Conte di Libenskof in Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims at the prestigious Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy. In 2007 he made his debut with the Opera Orchestra of New York with Eve Queler in the role of Roderigo in Rossini's Otello.
| Andrew Garland
American baritone Andrew Garland is taking the opera, concert and recital world by storm. He has been saluted by The New York Times as having a "distinctly American presence" with a "big voice" who is "an able and comfortable performer, and a sincere one."
| Rod Nelman
Rod Nelman is one of America's most versatile basses with a repertoire that encompasses roles by Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, and, more recently, Wagner and Strauss. He recently earned critical acclaim as Wotan in Long Beach Opera's condensed Ring cycle which he repeated with Pittsburgh Opera Theater. |
