OPERA CAST
OPERA CAST JOEL ROGIER, bass-baritone This Season at BMC: Street Scene (Frank Maurrant) Joel Rogier, from Glen Carbon, IL, has performed with regional opera companies in St. Louis and Wichita. Recent roles include Ben (The Telephone), Mr. Gobineau (The Medium), Viscomte Cascada (The Merry Widow, directed by Dean Anthony), and chorus appearances with Union Avenue Opera and Winter Opera St. Louis. In 2016, Joel received his MM in Opera from Wichita State University, where he studied with Alan Held. He holds a BM in voice from Ouachita Baptist University.
DANIEL WEISMAN, tenor This Season at BMC: The Marriage of Figaro (Don Curzio) Street Scene (Daniel Buchanan) Daniel Weisman is an Ohio-raised, Atlantabased tenor who has performed with numerous companies, Young Artist Programs, and ensembles around the country. A specialist in comic tenor repertoire, Daniel’s notable roles include Sancho (Man of La Mancha) with Capitol City Opera, Little Bat (Susannah) with Red River Lyric Opera, The Witch (Hansel and Gretel) with the Georgia State University, Valzacchi (Der Rosenkavalier) and Dr. Caius (Falstaff) with Harrower Opera, and Giuseppe (La traviata) with Solon Opera.
CAMERON SLEDJESKI, baritone This Season at BMC: Street Scene (Harry Easter) Bass-baritone Cameron Sledjeski is a student of Robynne Redmon at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Recent roles include Marco in Gianni Schicchi and Nick Shadow in The Rake’s Progress. His performance as Shadow this past spring drew strong praise from South Florida Classical Review, “Sledjeski’s … cunning theatrical instincts, vocal depth, and dramatic projection paid dividends in the role’s lower reaches, while blending beautifully with his colleagues.”
DARIUS THOMAS, tenor
AMY YARHAM, mezzo-soprano This Season at BMC: The Marriage of Figaro (Cherubino) Street Scene (Salvation Army Girl, Nursemaid) Australian Amy Yarham is a recent graduate of the master’s program at Manhatten School of Music under the tutelage of Marlena Malas. Opera News described “a charming, sensitive Amy Yarham” and The New York Times pronounced “her mezzo bright and agile” in her appearance in the title role of L’Enfant et les Sortilèges. Previous roles include Annio (La clemenza di Tito), Nancy (Albert Herring), Victoire (The Dangerous Liaisons), Sesto (Giulio Cesare), and Meg (Little Women).
This Season at BMC: The Marriage of Figaro (Don Basilio) Texas-native Darius Thomas has been seen in a number of shows including Die Zauberflöte, Die Fledermaus, Street Scene, Les Miserables, and his one-man show for the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, Light Up the Night: An Evening with Darius Thomas. Recently, he sang the roles of Ulysses (Il Ritorno d’Ulisse) and Judge Danforth (The Crucible). He is currently pursuing a graduate degree from the University of Tennessee.
ADINA TRIOLO, soprano This Season at BMC: Street Scene (Mae Jones) Adina Triolo is a sophomore voice major at the University of Michigan and is excited to be performing in her first season with the Janiec Opera Company. Past roles include Josephine (H.M.S. Pinafore), Aline (The Sorcerer), Tytania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), and Adina (L’elisir d’amore) in The Juilliard School Pre-College Division’s Opera Scenes Concert. Musical Theatre roles include Princess Winifred (Once Upon a Mattress) and Hope Cladwell (Urinetown).
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