Meet the newest additions to our Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program!
After a series of nationwide auditions, we welcome tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro, soprano Sylvia D'Eramo, mezzo-soprano Gabriela Flores, soprano Alaysha Fox, tenor Robert Stahley and soprano Tiffany Townsend to our roster of talented young artists in the 2019/20 season.
Now in its 13th season, the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program helps highly gifted young musicians to become the stars of tomorrow. Created and overseen by Plácido Domingo, 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 Maestro Domingo, Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon, renowned voice teacher Stephen King, members of the LA Opera music staff, and guest artists.
To date, 80 performers have participated in the program. 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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Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro was a 2018 apprentice singer at Santa Fe Opera, and will return there this summer in the world premiere of Poul Ruders' "The Thirteenth Child." He has also been a studio artist with Arizona Opera.
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Soprano Sylvia D'Eramo is a 2018/19 member of Palm Beach Opera's Benenson Young Artist Program.This summer, she will return to Santa Fe to cover Mimì in "La Bohème"
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Mezzo-soprano Gabriela Flores is currently a second year resident artist at the Academy of Vocal Arts, where her roles include Azucena in "Il Trovatore" and Erda in "Das Rheingold," among others.
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Soprano Alaysha Fox will create the role of Queen Eleanor in Julia Adolphe’s "A Barrel of Laughsat National Sawdust." She was a grand finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and is a graduate of Manhattan School of Music.
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Tenor Robert Stahley is a 2018/19 member of the Benenson Young Artist Program at Palm Beach Opera. This summer, he will join the Santa Fe Opera’s apprentice singer program. He has also sung with Opera Theater of St. Louis and Canadian Opera Company.
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Soprano Tiffany Townsend will make her Philadelphia Opera debut this September as Princess Ninetta in "The Love for Three Oranges." She holds graduate degrees from The Juilliard School and Curtis Institute of Music.
The newest additions to the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program will join six current members returning to the program: baritone Michael J. Hawk, conductor/pianist Louis Lohraseb, soprano Erica Petrocelli, mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven, pianist Brendon Shapiro and soprano Sarah Vautour. Click here to learn about them.
