by Gerst@operasj.org | Oct 2, 2025
Bass-baritone Chung-Wai Soong has performed with companies in Australia and across the US, in extensive and varied repertoire. This includes world premieres: David Chesworth (Sabat Jesus); Lisa Bielawa’s groundbreaking streaming opera, Vireo; and the title role in...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Oct 2, 2025
Kayla Nanto is a dynamic and versatile mezzo-soprano based in Dallas, TX. This season, she joins Opera San José & Fort Worth Opera as “Suzuki” in Madama Butterfly and Abilene Philharmonic as the title role in Carmen. Last season, Kayla joined Opera Montana as...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Sep 19, 2025
American Tenor Micah Perry is thrilled to join Opera San José as an Artist in Residence, returning to some of his favorite roles: Beppe in Pagliacci and covering Ferrando in Così fan tutte. This season, he will also debut as Will Parker in Pensacola Opera’s...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Sep 1, 2025
Korean tenor Jonghyun Park returns to the Met for his second year in the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, where he will sing the First Prisoner and cover Jaquino in Fidelio and sing the Sergeant in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Later in the 2024–25 season, he...
by Gerst@operasj.org | Jul 29, 2025
London-born mezzo-soprano Joanne Evans is a graduate of the 2023 Merola Opera Program and the 2024 Académie of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, where she was awarded Le Prix des Amis for Voice. Also in 2024, she is a fellow at the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, after...
