MEET THE NEWEST ADDITIONS TO OUR YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM.
After going through 700 applicants, 300 live auditions and, ultimately, 25 final candidates, we're thrilled to welcome mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny, tenor Anthony León, mezzo-soprano Madeleine Lyon, mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino, bass-baritone Alan Williams, baritone Ryan Wolfe and pianists/coaches, Manuel Arellano and Lucas Nogara to our roster of talented young artists in the 2022/23 season.
The program is a two- to three-year paid residency for singers and pianists who are transitioning from academic training to a professional career in opera. The artists work closely with superstar mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, who serves as Artistic Advisor for the program, as well as Music Director James Conlon, renowned voice teacher Stephen King, members of the LA Opera music staff, and the company's prominent guest artists throughout each season.
Alumni of the program have made important debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin and English National Opera, to name just a few. Many have also returned to LA Opera to sing leading roles.
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Pianist/coach Manuel Arellano has worked throughout the United States as a collaborative pianist, vocal coach, and musical director and has appeared in concert throughout Europe, Cuba, New Zealand and Australia.
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Soprano Alaysha Fox joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program in 2019. She made her mainstage debut in May as the High Priestess in Aida, after earlier appearances in The Death of Orpheus, The Anonymous Lover and The Three Women of Jerusalem.
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Mezzo-soprano Deepa Johnny, a native of Muscat, Oman, is a recent graduate of Indiana University. This summer she will perform Meg Page in Falstaff with the Aspen Music Festival, opposite Bryn Terfel in the title role.
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Tenor Anthony León recently performed Remendado in Carmen at Santa Fe Opera, Ernesto in Don Pasquale at New England Conservatory and Giove/Amphinome in The Return of Ulysses on tour with the ensemble I Gemelli.
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Mezzo-soprano Madeleine Lyon earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, where her roles included Zerlina in Don Giovanni and more.
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Pianist/coach Lucas Nogara, a native of São Paulo, Brazil, is a recent graduate of Indiana University, with a masters of music and a performance diploma in collaborative piano.
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Pianist/coach Nicholas Roehler joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program in 2020. He helped to prepare performances of Oedipus Rex in 2021 and all of the mainstage productions of the 2021/22 season.
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Mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino has recently performed Maddalena in Rigoletto with Opera San Antonio, Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro and Carmen in The Tragedy of Carmen with Shreveport Opera, Vera Boronel in The Consul with Baltimore Concert Opera.
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Soprano Tiffany Townsend joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program in the 2019. She made her mainstage debut this season as Ines in Il Trovatore, after performing the leading role of Léontine in an online production of The Anonymous Lover.
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Bass-baritone Alan Williams recently received his specialist and master's degrees in voice performance from the University of Michigan. He has performed in concerts with Detroit Opera and performed works by Harry T. Burleigh at the Oxford Lieder Festival.
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Baritone Ryan Wolfe recently performed the Count in The Marriage of Figaro and three roles in Galileo Galilei by Phillip Glass at the University of Cincinnati – CCM, where he earned his master's degree and is working toward his artist diploma.
The newest additions to the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program will join three current members returning to the program: soprano Alaysha Fox, soprano Tiffany Townsend and pianist Nicholas Roehler. Join us in welcoming (and re-welcoming) this group of talented artists to the LA Opera family.
