Guest Artists

DANIEL BATES

Grammy Award-nominated tenor Daniel Bates enjoys a wide-ranging performance schedule in concert and opera. His operatic appearances include debuts with Anchorage Opera as Ernesto in Don Pasquale and with the Imperial Symphony as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, as well as a return to Anchorage Opera as the title role in Candide. His concert appearances include a return to The Arts at Grace to perform a solo recital and his Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra debut in their season opening gala. An alumnus of young artist residencies across the United States, Mr. Bates was a 2014–2016 Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera, where his repertoire included a critically acclaimed Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Nadir in Les pêcheurs de perles, Goro in Madama Butterfly, the Third SS Man in Mieczyslaw Weinberg's The Passenger, and the Magician (cover) in The Consul. As an Apprentice Artist with the Santa Fe Opera in 2015 and 2016, Mr. Bates performed the role of the Slave in Salome and both Junior and Charlie in the world premiere in Jennifer Higdon's Cold Mountain, a live recording of which was released by Pentatone and which has recently been nominated for a Grammy. Recognized as a young artist of significant talent, Mr. Bates is a Grant Winner in the 2016 Giulio Gari International Vocal Competition and First Place winner in the 2016 National Society of Arts Letters Voice Competition (Florida East Coast Chapter). In 2015 he received a Career Development Grant from the Sullivan Foundation. Additional competition credits include District Winner and Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, First Place winner of the East Bay Opera League Competition, and prizewinner of the Henry and Maria Holt Competition.

ELENA GALVÁN

Praised for her “voice [that] shines with a winsome, lyric luster,” soprano Elena Galván, from Ithaca, NY, is gaining recognition as a soprano with “deft timing and repartee of a natural comedienne.” This past season Elena made her debut at Hawaii Opera Theatre as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro and returned to Opera San José to perform Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Papagena and Pamina (cover) in Die Zauberflöte. She was featured in a filmed version of Gianni Schicchi as Lauretta with Opera Ithaca, performed in virtual concerts for Livermore Valley Opera, and joined Fort Worth Opera as the title role of a workshop of Poppea (Lowe). Recently, she performed Mahler’s 4th Symphony with the Oakland Symphony, Susanna in

Le nozze di Figaro at Florida Grand Opera, Blondchen in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at Livermore Valley Opera and Handel’s Messiah with The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. As a Young Artist with Florida Grand Opera, Elena sang roles to critical acclaim including Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Norina (Don Pasquale), Frasquita (Carmen) and Yvette (The Passenger). She has also performed with Opera Santa Barbara, First Coast Opera, Out of the Box Opera, Opera Ithaca, Des Moines Metro Opera, Kentucky Opera, Opera Saratoga, Virginia Opera, and more. Elena holds degrees in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. www.elenagalvan.com

SEAN CHRISTOPHER STORK

Sean Christopher Stork, lyric baritone, has been singing across the state of Florida since graduating from Florida State University in 2007, including regular engagements with Opera Tampa as well as First Coast Opera in St. Augustine, The Florida Lyric Opera in Tampa, and The Villages® Philharmonic, Imperial Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestras. A strong supporter of modern music, his original works have been recorded on two CDs by the Basilica Choir of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe. Mr. Stork is currently performing across the country with Diversita Opera Arts Company, Opera Tampa, The Villages Philharmonic Orchestra; Orlando Philharmonic; The Hudson Valley Chorale; Orlando Harmony; Orlando Exchange; the Dickens Carolers; and the Basilica Choir of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe.