Artists lauren eberwein
mezzo-soprano
Lauren Eberwein is currently training at the Curtis Institute of Music under the tutelage of Mikael Eliasen and William Stone. She was recently seen in concert as an Emerging Artist with the New York Festival of Song, and as the Composer in the Curtis Opera Theatre’s Ariadne auf Naxos. This season Lauren begins a Residency as a Junior Fellow with the Marlboro Music Festival. e va n l e r o y j o h n s o n
tenor
Evan LeRoy Johnson is a first year graduate student at the Curtis Institute of Music where he studies with Marlena Malas. He recently was an Apprentice Artist at Central City Opera and this summer will be a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre St. Louis. He has been seen in Curtis Opera Theatre’s productions of Iolanta as Godefroy de Vaudémont, Gianni Schicchi as Rinuccio, and other lead roles in productions with the University of Kentucky Opera Theater. jazimina macneil
soprano
A recent Curtis Institute of Music graduate, Jazimina MacNeil’s recent and upcoming performances include the roles of Subdominant in Steven Stucky’s The Classical Style, Mère Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmèlites, and Kate in Britten’s Owen Wingrave. Other recent performances include a solo recital with the Sideman Projekt in Berlin and concerts with the Marlboro Music Festival. Jazimina received her Bachelors degree from the Manhattan School of Music. e m i ly p o g o r e l c
soprano
Emily Pogorelc is in her first year of the BFA program at the Curtis Institute of Music. Recently, she has performed in Gianni Schicchi and Iolanta. She is also covering the role of Chan Parker in the World Premiere of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird with Opera Philadelphia. Emily won first place in the Classical Singer Magazine Competition, The Schmidt Competition, and The American Prize. She is the 2014 Gold Award winner in the Classical Voice division at NFAA YoungArts and was featured in June 2014 on NPR’s radio show, From the Top. lisa keller
c o l l a b o r at i v e p i a n i s t
Lisa Keller attended Catholic University and the Brevard Music Center summer program, receiving a degree in piano performance, summa cum laude. She received her master’s degree from Duquesne University, where she studied with Metropolitan Opera coach Warren Jones. She has served on the music staffs of Opera Philadelphia, Opera Colorado, New Jersey Opera Theater, Wexford Festival Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, and The Santa Fe Opera. Ms. Keller joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2004.