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2023 Apprentice Singers

2023 Apprentice Singers

Sopranos

Caitlin Aloia

Soprano

Caitlin Aloia

Soprano

Hometown: Doylestown, PA

SFO Debut:

Proserpina, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Cadie J Bryan

Cadie J. Bryan

Soprano

Cadie J. Bryan

Soprano

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA

SFO Debut:

Giannetta, The Elixir of Love, 2024

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Adia Evans

Soprano

Adia Evans

Soprano

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Caitlin Gotimer

Caitlin Gotimer

Soprano

Caitlin Gotimer

Soprano

Hometown: Malverne, NY

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Lydia Grindatto

Lydia Grindatto

Soprano

Lydia Grindatto

Soprano

Hometown: Tijeras, NM

SFO Debut:

2nd Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Nicole Keeling

Nicole Elyse Keeling

Soprano

Nicole Elyse Keeling

Soprano

Hometown: Levelland, TX

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Ilanah Lobel-Torres

Ilanah Lobel-Torres

Soprano

Ilanah Lobel-Torres

Soprano

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

SFO Debut:

1st Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Amber R. Monroe

Amber R. Monroe

Soprano

Amber R. Monroe

Soprano

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Gemma Nha

Soprano

Gemma Nha

Soprano

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Amber Norelai

Soprano

Amber Norelai

Soprano

Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela

SFO Debut:

Euridice, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Taylor See

Taylor See

Soprano

Taylor See

Soprano

Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Mezzo-Sopranos

Rebekah Daly

Rebekah Daly

Mezzo-soprano

Rebekah Daly

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Sharon, MA

2025 Season:

La bohème

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2025

Lucy Evans

Lucy Evans

Mezzo-soprano

Lucy Evans

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Bellingham, WA

SFO Debut:

Agent 1, M. Butterfly, 2022

Past Seasons:

La Ninfa (through August 16) & La Messaggera (August 24), Orfeo, 2023

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Tessa Fackelmann

Tessa Fackelmann

Mezzo-soprano

Tessa Fackelmann

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Ottawa, Canada

SFO Debut:

Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (August 17 & 22)

Past Seasons:

Woman 3/Woman/Ruth, The Righteous, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Karen Kelley

Karen Kelley

Mezzo-soprano

Karen Kelley

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Jefferson City, MO

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Gretchen Krupp

Gretchen Krupp

Mezzo-Soprano

Gretchen Krupp

Mezzo-Soprano

Hometown: Woodbridge, VA

2025 Season:

Waltraute, Die Walküre

SFO Debut:

Mary, The Flying Dutchman, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Michelle Mariposa

Michelle Mariposa

Mezzo-soprano

Michelle Mariposa

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Quinn Middleman

Quinn Middleman

Mezzo-soprano

Quinn Middleman

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Vancouver, WA

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Kaylee Nichols

Kaylee Nichols

Mezzo-soprano

Kaylee Nichols

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

SFO Debut:

Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (July 22-August 8)

Past Seasons:

Flora, La traviata, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Meridian Prall

Meridian Prall

Mezzo-soprano

Meridian Prall

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Edwardsburg, MI

2026 Season:

Filipyevna, Eugene Onegin
Eduige, Rodelinda

SFO Debut:

3rd Wood Sprite, Rusalka, 2023

Past Seasons:

La Ninfa, Orfeo, 2023 (August 24)

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Emma Rose Sorenson

Emma Rose Sorenson

Mezzo-soprano

Emma Rose Sorenson

Mezzo-soprano

Hometown: Chicago, IL

SFO Debut:

Geneviève, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Countertenor

Luke Elmer

Luke Elmer

Countertenor

Luke Elmer

Countertenor

Hometown: Flowermound, TX

SFO Debut:

3rd Pastore, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Tenors

Garrett Evers

Garrett Evers

Tenor

Garrett Evers

Tenor

Hometown: Orlando, FL

SFO Debut:

Gastone, La traviata, 2024

Past Seasons:

Waiter 1, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Spencer Hamlin

Spencer Hamlin

Tenor

Spencer Hamlin

Tenor

Hometown: Mansfield, CT

2026 Season:

Monostatos, The Magic Flute

SFO Debut:

Spoletta, Tosca, 2023

Past Seasons:

Innkeeper, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa

Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa

Tenor

Lawrence Barasa Kiharangwa

Tenor

Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Philippe L'Esperance

Philippe L'Esperance

Tenor

Philippe L'Esperance

Tenor

Hometown: Grafton, MA

SFO Debut:

1st Pastore, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Jordan Loyd

Jordan Loyd

Tenor

Jordan Loyd

Tenor

Hometown: Springfield, OH

SFO Debut:

Gamekeeper, Rusalka, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Jehu Otero

Jehú Otero

Tenor

Jehú Otero

Tenor

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Wayd Odle

Wayd Odle

Tenor

Wayd Odle

Tenor

Hometown: North Platte, NE

SFO Debut:

Marschallin’s Major-Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Samuel White

Samuel White

Tenor

Samuel White

Tenor

Hometown: Columbia, SC

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Baritones and Basses

Joel Balzun

Joel Balzun

Baritone

Joel Balzun

Baritone

Hometown: Calgary, AB, Canada

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Brandon Bell

Brandon Bell

Baritone

Brandon Bell

Baritone

Hometown: Suffolk, VA

SFO Debut:

Shepherd, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023

Past Seasons:

2nd Pastore, Orfeo, 2023

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Ben Brady

Ben Brady

Bass-baritone

Ben Brady

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Denver, CO

SFO Debut:

Sciarrone, Tosca, 2023

Past Seasons:

Arkel, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (through August 9)

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2023

Le Bu

Le Bu

Bass-baritone

Le Bu

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Yancheng, China

2026 Season:

The Bonze, Madama Butterfly
Speaker, The Magic Flute

2025 Season:

Count Monterone, Rigoletto

SFO Debut:

5th Pastore/2nd Spirit, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Sam Dhobhany

Sam Dhobhany

Bass-baritone

Sam Dhobhany

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

SFO Debut:

Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)

Past Seasons:

Marchese d’Obigny, La traviata, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Dylan Gregg

Dylan Gregg

Bass-baritone

Dylan Gregg

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Salisbury, MD

SFO Debut:

Jailer, Tosca, 2023

Past Seasons:

Boots, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Luke Harnish

Luke Harnish

Bass-baritone

Luke Harnish

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Lancaster, PA

SFO Debut:

Apollo, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Messenger, La traviata, 2024
Deacon 2/Joe/Representative, The Righteous, 2024

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Bernardo Medeiros

Bernardo Medeiros

Baritone

Bernardo Medeiros

Baritone

Hometown: Tulsa, OK

SFO Debut:

Lackey 4, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024

Michael Pandolfo

Michael Pandolfo

Baritone

Michael Pandolfo

Baritone

Hometown: Fort Worth, TX

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Younggwang Park

Younggwang Park

Bass

Younggwang Park

Bass

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

SFO Debut:

4th Pastore/1st Spirit, Orfeo, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Spencer Reichman

Spencer Reichman

Baritone

Spencer Reichman

Baritone

Hometown: Austin, TX

SFO Debut:

Huntsman, Rusalka, 2023

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

Christian Simmons

Christian Simmons

Bass-baritone

Christian Simmons

Bass-baritone

Hometown: Washington, DC

Past Seasons:

Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023

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