Hannah Ludwig, mezzo-soprano

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Sacramento, CA

Rosina
Resident Principal Artist

Photo by John Matthew Myers

Previously at Teatro Nuovo:

  • Isaura, Tancredi

  • Pippo, La Gazza Ladra

Recent:

  • Giovanna Seymour, Anna Bolena, Baltimore Concert Opera

  • Dritte Dame, Die Zauberflöte, Dallas Opera

  • Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Colorado Symphony

  • Alisa, Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera Philadelphia

Upcoming:

  • Solo Bel Canto concert, Bochumer Symphoniker

  • District Attorney, Central Park Five, Portland Opera

  • Handel: Messiah, Columbus Symphony

Website:
hannahludwig.com

Hans Tashjian, bass

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East Concord, NY

Figaro
Resident Principal Artist

Photo by Lyndon England

Previously with Teatro Nuovo:

  • Il Podestà, La Gazza Ladra

Recent:

  • Enrico, Anna Bolena, Baltimore Concert Opera

  • Gaudenzio (cover), Il Signor Bruschino, Sarasota Opera

  • Mark/Igo, The Stonewall Operas, American Opera Project

  • Title role, Aleko, Yale Opera

  • Melcthal, Guillaume Tell, Opera Soutwest

Upcoming:

  • Billy, The Snowy Day (world premiere), Houston Grand Opera

  • Haydn: Creation, New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Website:
hanstashjian.com

Nicholas Simpson, tenor

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Raymore, MO

Conte Almaviva
Resident Principal Artist

© JJ Ignotz

© JJ Ignotz

Teatro Nuovo debut

Recent:

  • Kronprinz, Silent Night, Fort Worth Opera

  • Cavaradossi, Tosca, Maryland Symphony

  • Don José, Carmen, Magic City Opera

  • Title role, Tannhäuser, Apotheosis Opera

  • Paul, Die tote Stadt, Cleveland Opera

  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Performance Santa Fe

Upcoming:

  • Don José, Carmen, Texas Concert Opera

Website:
nicholassimpsontenor.com

Gene Stenger, tenor

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New Haven, CT

Studio Artist

© Anita Buzzy Prentiss

© Anita Buzzy Prentiss

Teatro Nuovo debut

Recent:

  • Septimius, Theodora, Staunton Music Festival

  • Minstrel, The Chronicle of Nine (world premiere), Odyssey Opera

  • Handel: Messiah, Virginia Symphony Orchestra

  • Mozart: Requiem Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Handel: Judas Maccabeus, Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Upcoming:

  • Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Portland Symphony Orchestra

  • Handel: Look Down Harmonius Saint, American Bach Soloists

Website:
genestenger.com

Scott Purcell, baritone

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Westville, NJ

Voice Instructor

© Paul Sirochman

© Paul Sirochman

Previously at Teatro Nuovo:

  • Title Role, Maometto Secondo

  • Bartolo, Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Recent and upcoming:

  • Figaro, Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Ithaca

  • Figaro, The Ghosts of Versailles, Chautauqua Opera

  • Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Annapolis Opera

  • Dauber, The Cradle Will Rock, Opera Saratoga

  • Marcello, La Bohème, Tri-Cities Opera

  • Older Thompson, Glory Denied, Tri-Cities Opera

Wil Kellerman, bass-baritone

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Radford, VA

Officer, Don Basilio cover
Resident Artist

© Riser Vance

© Riser Vance

Previously with Teatro Nuovo:

  • Studio Artist

Recent:

  • Golaud, Pelléas et Mélisande, Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech

  • Hunding, Die Walküre, Manhattan Opera Studio

  • Title role, The Mikado, Bronx Opera

  • Secret Police Agent, The Consul, Bronx Opera

  • Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Mannes Opera

  • Figaro, Le Nozze di Figaro, Mannes Opera

Upcoming:

  • Vaudemont, I Vespri Siciliani, New Amsterdam Opera

Website:
wilbertkellerman.com

Leo Radosavljevic, bass-baritone

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Chicago, IL

Staff Pianist

© Angela De Venuto

© Angela De Venuto

Previously at Teatro Nuovo:

  • Bartolo (cover), Il Barbiere di Siviglia

  • Orbazzano, Tancredi

Recent and upcoming:

  • Colline, La Bohème, Savannah Voice Festival

  • Rocco, Fidelio, Intermezzi

  • Il Re (cover), Aida, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

  • Teacher (cover) Earth to Kenzie, Lyric Opera of Chicago-Lyric Unlimited

  • Manders, Regina, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

  • Don Alfonso, Così Fan Tutte, Dupage Opera

  • Bonze, Madama Butterfly, Opera Colorado

Website:
leo-rado.com