"She is almost too good to be true..a vital artist, a beautiful woman, a regal presence." -The Washington Post  "Put simply: if the human voice has the power to move you, you will be touched by Denyce Graves." -Atlanta Journal Constitution Recognized worldwide as one of today's most exciting vocal stars, Denyce Graves continues to gather unparalleled popular and critical acclaim in performances on four continents. Her career has taken her to the world's great opera houses and concert halls. The combination of her expressive, rich vocalism, elegant stage presence, and exciting theatrical abilities allows her to pursue a wide breadth of operatic portrayals as well as delight audiences in concert and recital appearances.

 “gave a moving performance…he sang with attention to expressive details and completely embodied the role.” -Opera News Arthur Woodley has appeared with prestigious opera companies all over the U.S. including the San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Dallas Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Pittsburgh, Opera, New Orleans Opera, and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.  His many roles have included Varlaam in Boris Godunov, Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, the Four Villains in Les Contes d'Hoffman, Kuno in Die Freischütz, Banquo in Macbeth, Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress, Sulpice in La Fille du Régiment, Leporello in Don Giovanni, Rocco in Fidelio, Publio in La Clemenza di Tito, Angelotti in Tosca, Achillas in Guilio Cesare, and Dansker in Billy Budd. He also recently created the role of Dick Hallorann in Paul Moravec's The Shining at the Minnesota Opera and Emile Griffith in Terence Blanchard's Champion at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Mr. Woodley was born in New York City and raised in Saint Croix. He current resides in Montclair, NJ. He recently named joined the faculty for Vocal Performance at NYU.

“Baritone Aubrey Allicock could make his career on the vocal, dramatic and physical strength of his portrayal of Young Emile, a very human mixture of sunshine and darkness.” -Sara Bryan Miller, Champion, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Hailed by the New York Times as "sturdy", "dynamic", and "excellent", Aubrey Allicock continues to make his mark among important opera companies and symphonies both at home and abroad. A Grammy nominee for his participation in John Adams's Doctor Atomic as General Groves, Mr. Allicock adds to that nominee list a BBC Music Magazine Award for Opera. He debuted at the Concertgebouw in John Adams’s El Niño this past December and made his Washington National Opera debut in a reprise of Terence Blanchard’s Champion as the Young Emile in the spring of 2017. He returned to Europe to make his BBC debut as General Groves in Doctor Atomic and recorded the work for Nonesuch Records. Mr. Allicock returned to Bard Music Festival as Janusz in Stanislaw Moniuszko's opera Halka, sung in Polish; made his Opera Philadelphia debut in the fall of 2017 in We Shall Not Be Moved, music by Daniel Bernard Roumain with Bill T. Jones directing and a reprise at the Apollo Theater in New York and Dutch National Opera. He made his Los Angeles Philharmonic debut under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel in works by Mozart; debuted with New Orleans Opera in Champion and reprised the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with the Salzburger-landestheater in 2018. Upcoming engagements include Bernstein Songfest in Carnegie Hall conducted by Marin Alsop; a debut with Opera de Montréal in Champion; a reprise of Figaro with Opera Theater of Saint Louis and a return to Glyndebourne as Argante in Rinaldo.

“Victor as Nadir, has an aria, really a scene in which he completely captivated the audience. His performance nearly stopped the show!” -Burt Sailed American tenor Victor Ryan Robertson offers a versatile singing ability and style allowing him to cross seamlessly across genres. He recent enjoyed critically success with  Sarasota Opera’s Il barbiere di Siviglia as The Count Almaviva. “…Victor Ryan Robertson is a case in point. Vocally the star of the show, singing a very fine Count.” – Talkingbroadway.  Last season Victor made his Met debut in The Merry Widow with famed director Susan Stroman and Made his Broadway debut in the longest running show on Broadway, Phantom of the Opera. Victor starred in the World premiere of multiple grammy-award winning trumpeter and composer Terrence Blanchard’s Champion, creating the role of Benny “Kid” Peret in a landmark production with Washington National Opera. He will reprise the role of Benny with Opera Montreal. He recently enjoyed a successful run as Hosea Williams in Douglas Tappin’s I Dream with Kennedy Center, Toledo Opera and Opera Carolina.

Robert Orth has performed over 130 roles in opera and musicals. He was named “Artist of the Year” by both New York City Opera and Seattle Opera. Highlights include John Buchanan in Summer and Smoke broadcast nationally on Public Television; the Lodger in The Asper Papers at the Kennedy Center; the Lecturer in A Waterbird Talk in Chicago; the title role in the world premiere of Harvey Milk in Houston, New York, and San Francisco; Frank Lloyd Wright in Shining Brow; Owen Hart in the world premiere of Dead Man Walking; Richard Nixon in Nixon in China in St. Louis, and subsequently in Portland, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Vancouver, Toronto, London and Berlin; Uncle John in the world premiere of The Grapes of Wrath in Minnesota; Stubb in the world premiere of Moby Dick, and Blazes in The Lighhouse in Dallas; Howie Albert in the world premiere of Champion in St. Louis; and Simon Powers in Death and the Powers in Dallas.