2022 Apprentice Singers
2022 Apprentice Singers
Sopranos
Caitlin Aloia
Soprano
Caitlin Aloia
Hometown: Doylestown, PA
SFO Debut:
Proserpina, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Avery Boettcher
Soprano
Avery Boettcher
Hometown: Appleton, WI
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Caroline Corrales
Soprano
Caroline Corrales
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Vanessa Croome
Soprano
Vanessa Croome
Hometown: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Magdalena Kuźma
Soprano
Magdalena Kuźma
Hometown: New York, NY
Past Seasons:
Frasquita, Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Amber Norelai
Soprano
Amber Norelai
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
SFO Debut:
Euridice, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Falstaff, 2022
Amanda Olea
Soprano
Amanda Olea
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Murrella Parton
Soprano
Murrella Parton
Hometown: Seymour, TN
Past Seasons:
Berta, The Barber of Seville, 2022
Carmen, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Teresa Perrotta
Soprano
Teresa Perrotta
Hometown: Orlando, FL
SFO Debut:
Alice, Falstaff, 2022 (August 16 & 25)
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Helena, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Ardeen Pierre
Soprano
Ardeen Pierre
Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Emily Richter
Soprano
Emily Richter
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Emilie Kealani
Soprano
Emilie Kealani
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Mezzo-Sopranos
Amanda Lynn Bottoms
Mezzo-soprano
Amanda Lynn Bottoms
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Ashlyn Brown
Hometown: Palm Springs, CA
SFO Debut:
Woman 2/Event Planner, The Righteous, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
Noble Orphan 2, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Maire Therese Carmack
Mezzo-soprano
Maire Therese Carmack
Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA
Past Seasons:
Mercédès, Carmen, 2022 (July 1 & 6)
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Lucy Evans
Mezzo-soprano
Lucy Evans
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
SFO Debut:
Agent 1, M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
La Ninfa (through August 16) & La Messaggera (August 24), Orfeo, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Kathleen Felty
Mezzo-soprano
Kathleen Felty
Hometown: Lubbock, TX
Past Seasons:
Mercédès, Carmen, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Candide, 2018
Doctor Atomic, 2018
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2018, 2022
Gretchen Krupp
Mezzo-Soprano
Gretchen Krupp
Hometown: Woodbridge, VA
2025 Season:
Waltraute, Die Walküre
SFO Debut:
Mary, The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Sophia Maekawa
Mezzo-soprano
Sophia Maekawa
Hometown: Kyoto, Japan
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Gloria Palermo
Mezzo-soprano
Gloria Palermo
Hometown: Cocoa, FL
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Sarah Saturnino
Mezzo-soprano
Sarah Saturnino
Hometown: Grass Valley, CA
2025 Season:
Fricka, Die Walküre (SFO Debut)
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Contralto
Lauren Decker
Contralto
Lauren Decker
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Megan Esther Grey
Contralto
Megan Esther Grey
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Tenors
Thomas Cilluffo
Tenor
Thomas Cilluffo
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Past Seasons:
Bardolfo, Falstaff, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Dylan M. Davis
Tenor
Dylan M. Davis
Hometown: Marion, OH
Past Seasons:
Shepherd, Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Jonah Hoskins
Tenor
Jonah Hoskins
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, UT
SFO Debut:
Sailor, Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Past Seasons:
Nemorino, The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Anthony León
Tenor
Anthony León
Hometown: Riverside, CA
Past Seasons:
Remendado, Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Philippe L'Esperance
Tenor
Philippe L'Esperance
Hometown: Grafton, MA
SFO Debut:
1st Pastore, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Kameron Lopreore
Tenor
Kameron Lopreore
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Jordan Loyd
Tenor
Jordan Loyd
Hometown: Springfield, OH
SFO Debut:
Gamekeeper, Rusalka, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Daniel O'Hearn
Tenor
Daniel O'Hearn
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Kevin Punnackal
Tenor
Kevin Punnackal
Hometown: Houston, TX
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Eric Taylor
Tenor
Eric Taylor
Hometown: St. George, UT
Past Seasons:
Melot, Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2019, 2021 and 2022
Andrew Turner
Tenor
Andrew Turner
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
SFO Debut:
Agent 2, M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
Eli, The Righteous, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Tianchi Zhang
Tenor
Tianchi Zhang
Hometown: Huainan, China
Past Seasons:
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Baritones and Basses
Peter Barber
Bass-baritone
Peter Barber
Hometown: Crozet, VA
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Ben Brady
Bass-baritone
Ben Brady
Hometown: Denver, CO
SFO Debut:
Sciarrone, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023
Past Seasons:
Arkel, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (through August 9)
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Justin Burgess
Baritone
Justin Burgess
Hometown: South Lyon, MI
Past Seasons:
Steersman, Tristan und Isolde, 2022 (August 23)
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Darren Lekeith Drone
Baritone
Darren Lekeith Drone
Hometown: Sherwood, AR
Past Seasons:
Moralès, Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Marriage of Figaro, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Erik Grendahl
Baritone
Erik Grendahl
Hometown: Boydton, VA
Past Seasons:
René Gallimard, M. Butterfly, 2022 (August 24)
Steersman, Tristan und Isolde, 2022 (through August 19)
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Jongwon Han
Bass-baritone
Jongwon Han
Hometown: Seoul, Korea
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Allen-Michael Jones
Bass
Allen-Michael Jones
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Past Seasons:
Officer, The Barber of Seville, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Zaretsky, Eugene Onegin, 2021
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Kyle Miller
Baritone
Kyle Miller
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Past Seasons:
Fiorello, The Barber of Seville, 2022
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Nicholas Newton
Bass-baritone
Nicholas Newton
Hometown: San Diego, CA
SFO Debut:
Don Basilio, The Barber of Seville, 2022 (July 2-13 & August 1, 6 & 26)
Past Seasons:
Leporello, Don Giovanni, 2024
Jacob, The Righteous, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Sejin Park
Baritone
Sejin Park
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
SFO Debut:
Baron Douphol, La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Joseph Parrish
Bass-baritone
Joseph Parrish
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Past Seasons:
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022
Luke Sutliff
Baritone
Luke Sutliff
Hometown: Denver, CO
SFO Debut:
Demetrius, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021 (July 31 & August 4)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2022
Past Seasons:
Belcore, The Elixir of Love, 2024
Orfeo, Orfeo, 2023 (July 29)
Dancaïre, Carmen, 2022
The Barber of Seville, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
The Lord of Cries, 2021
Eugene Onegin, 2021
Griffen Hogan Tracy
Bass
Griffen Hogan Tracy
Hometown: Golden, CO
Past Seasons:
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022