R i c h a r d G a d d e s F e s t i v a l A r t i s t & G e r d i n e Yo u n g A r t i s t P r o f i l e s MATTHEW SWENSEN
Tenor (Germany) Arnold Hershman Endowed Artist Pump Guy 3, The Grapes of Wrath; Gerdine Young Artist OTSL DEBUT PAST
Flight, La Calisto, Les mamelles de Tirésias, Juilliard Opera
STEPHANIE TRITCHEW
Mezzo-soprano (Canada) Dr. Mary Anne Rudloff Endowed Artist Cio-Cio-San’s Aunt, Madame Butterfly; Gerdine Young Artist OTSL DEBUT PAST
Elektra, Edmonton Opera; Die tote Stadt, Carmen, Calgary Opera
BENJAMIN TAYLOR
Baritone (Maryland) Steven & Gwendolyn Mizell Artist Prince Yamadori, Madame Butterfly; Richard Gaddes Festival Artist OTSL DEBUT
Fiorello, The Barber of Seville, 2015 PAST
Carmen, Florida Grand Opera; La bohème, Crested Butte Music Festival; Blue Monday, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
SAMUEL WEISER
Bass (New Jersey) Walter F. Brissenden Memorial Artist Fred/Pump Guy 2, The Grapes of Wrath; Gerdine Young Artist OTSL DEBUT
A Sergeant, La bohème, 2016 PAST
The Perfect American, The Fairy-Queen, Le Vin herbé, Chicago Opera Theater
MICHAELA WOLZ
Mezzo-soprano (Missouri) Clark & Jeanette Gamble Memorial Endowed Artist Gerdine Young Artist PAST
Dark Sisters, Alcina, The Marriage of Figaro, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
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