Opera Philadelphia’s Emerging Artists Program
The Opera Philadelphia stage has a history as a welcoming environment where rising vocal talents are nurtured. Eric Owens, Stephanie Blythe, Denyce Graves, Jarrett Ott, and Will Liverman are just some of the young singers who went on to great operatic careers following early exposure to the professional stage in Philadelphia.
For information on how to support the Emerging Artist Program, contact Rebecca Ackerman, Senior Director of Development, at ackerman@operaphila.org or 215.893.5904.
If you are an artist and interested in the Emerging Artist Program, please contact Michael Eberhard, Director of Casting and Artistic Administration, at eberhard@operaphila.org.
2023 - 2024 Emerging Artists
Introducing the 2023-2024 class of first-year emerging artists Anthony Ciaramitaro (Madame Butterfly), Cory McGee (Simon Boccanegra), Kyle Miller (Madame Butterfly), and Anne Marie Stanley (Madame Butterfly).
Emerging Artist Program Alumni
2022-2023
- Kara Goodrich, soprano
- Melissa Joseph, soprano
- Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano
- Christian Pursell, bass-baritone
- Ethan Vincent, baritone
2021-2022
- Lauren Decker contralto
- Raven McMillon, soprano
- Kara Goodrich, soprano
- Lindsey Reynolds, soprano
- Tiffany Townsend, soprano
2019-2020
- Kendra Broom, mezzo-soprano
- Jonathan Johnson, tenor
- Brent Michael Smith, bass-baritone
- Tiffany Townsend, soprano
- Ethan Vincent, baritone
2018-2019
- Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
- Ashley Marie Robillard, soprano
2017-2018
- Dogukan Kuran, baritone
- Johnathan McCullough, baritone
- Ashley Milanese, soprano
- Siena Licht Miller, mezzo-soprano
- Ashley Marie Robillard, soprano
- Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano
2016-2017
- Johnathan McCullough, baritone
- Ashley Milanese, soprano
- Thomas Shivone, bass-baritone
- Anastasiia Sidorova, mezzo-soprano
2015-2016
- Andrew Bogard, bass-baritone
- Lauren Pearl, mezzo-soprano
- Roy Hage, tenor
- Alasdair Kent, tenor
- Jarrett Ott, baritone
- Rachel Sterrenberg, soprano
2014-2015
- Will Liverman, baritone
- Jarrett Ott, baritone
- Sarah Shafer, soprano
- Thomas Shivone, bass-baritone
- Rachel Sterrenberg, soprano