Lyric Opera

Michael Fabiano (Tenor) – Rodolfo

Lyric Debut

Recently

• La bohème, Philadelphia Orchestra
• Gianni Schicchi, La Scala
• Gianni Schicchi and Mavra, Greek National Opera (Greece)

Upcoming

• La bohème, Rigoletto, Semperoper Dresden (Germany)
• La traviata, Teatro San Carlo (Italy)

Daniel Belcher (Baritone) – Marcello

Lyric Debut: Gugielmo, Così fan tutte, 1999

Recently

• Billy Budd, Houston Grand Opera
• Die Zauberflöte, San Francisco Opera
• Orfeo et Euridice, Stadttheater Klagenfurt (Austia)

Upcoming

• Peter Grimes, Grand Theatre de Geneve (Switzerland), Saito Kinen Festival (Japan)
• L’italiana in Algeri, Opera Company of Philadelphia

Matthew Treviño (Bass) – Colline

Lyric Debut

Recently

• Turandot, Michigan Opera Theatre
• Salome, Dallas Opera
• Il barbiere di Siviglia, Caramoor Music Festival

Upcoming

• La bohème, Fresno Grand Opera
• Il barbiere di Siviglia, Nevade Opera

Jonathan Stinson (Baritone) – Schaunard

Lyric Debut: Owen Brown, John Brown, 2008

Recently

• Saint of Bleecker Street, Central City Opera
• Carmen, Opera Memphis

Upcoming

• Rigoletto, Springfield Regional Opera
• La bohème, L'viv and Odessa State Opera Houses (Ukraine)
• La traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

UMKC Apprentice

Alyson Cambridge (Soprano) – Mimì

Lyric Debut

Recently

• La bohème, Washington National Opera
• Le Nozze di Figaro, Atlanta Opera
• Jenůfa, Metropolitan Opera

Upcoming

• Thaïs, La Rondine, Metropolitan Opera
• La bohème, Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Katrina Thurman (Soprano) – Musetta

Lyric Debut

Recently

• L’Orfeo, Orpheus in the Underworld, Glimmerglass Opera
• Lakmé, Die Zauberflöte, Tulsa Opera
• Adriadne auf Naxos, Opéra national de Lyon (France)

Upcoming

• La Cenerentola, Lakme, and Le Nozze di Figaro, Florida Grand Opera
• Little Women, Syracuse Opera

Andrew Harris (Bass) – Beniot/Alcindoro

Lyric Debut: Priest, The Magic Flute, 2008

Recently

• La bohème, University of Michigan
• The Magic Flute, John Brown, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
• Gianni Schicchi, University of Missouri-Kansas City Opera

Upcoming

• Julius Caesar, La traviata, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

UMKC Apprentice

Ward Holmquist (Conductor)

Lyric Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 1996

Recently

• The End of the Affair, John Brown, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
• Tosca, Fort Worth Opera
• La bohème, Atlanta Opera Company
• Susannah, Palm Beach Opera

Ellen Douglas Schlaefer (Director)

Lyric Debut

Recently

• Director of Opera Studies, University of South Carolina
• La bohème, Wolf Trap Opera with National Symphony Orchestra
• The Little Prince, Houston Grand Opera (Zambello production)
• Sweeney Todd, The Princeton Festival
• Aida, Connecticut Opera

R. Keith Brumley (Scenery Designer)

Lyric Debut

Recently

• John Brown, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
• The Magic Flute, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Barry Steele (Lighting Designer)

Lyric Debut

Recently

• Des Moines Metro Opera, Resident Lighting Designer
• Opera New Jersey, Resident Lighting Designer

Upcoming

• Lucia di Lammermoor, Mobile Opera, Lighting Designer
• The Student Prince, Nashville Opera, Lighting Designer
• Die Zauberflöte, El Paso Opera, Lighting & Video Designer