Maestro
Corrado Rovaris
The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra
The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra is comprised of musicians from the greater Philadelphia region, many of whom also play with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia Ballet, and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Under the baton of Maestro Corrado Rovaris, the Jack Mulroney Music Director, the Orchestra plays a wide range of demanding repertoire from Mozart, Verdi, and Puccini to Puts, Adés, Golijov, and Mazzoli.
The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Corrado Rovaris performs the Overture to Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Interested in auditioning?
2025-2026 Orchestra Roster
Violin 1
Max Tan, Concertmaster
Diane Barnett
Natasha Colkett
Donna Grantham
Elizabeth Kaderabek
Meichen Liao-Barnes
Robyn Quinnett
Violin II
Tess Varley, Assistant Principal
Karen Banos
Sarah DuBois
Luigi Mazzocchi
Heather Zimmerman Messé
Paul Reiser
Maya Shiraishi
Viola
Jonathan Kim, Principal
Jay Julio, Assistant Principal
Julia DiGaetani
Elizabeth Jaffe
Yoshihiko Nakano
Ellen Trainer
Cello
Branson Yeast, Principal
Vivian Barton Dozor, Assistant Principal
Brooke Beazley
Jennie Lorenzo
David Moulton
Jasmine Pai
Contrabass
Dimitrios Mattas, Assistant Principal
Anne Peterson
Flute
Brendan Dooley, Principal
Kimberly Trolier
Oboe
Geoffrey Deemer, Principal
Oliver Talukder, Assistant Principal
Clarinet
John Diodati, Principal
Allison Herz
Bass Clarinet
Doris J. Hall-Gulati
Bassoon
Norman Spielberg, Principal
French Horn
John David Smith, Principal
Emerson Miller
Karen Schubert
Ryan J. Stewart
Trumpet
Brian Kuszyk, Principal
Steven Heitzer
Frank Ferraro
Trombone
Robert Gale, Principal
Matthew Moran
Phil McClelland
Tuba
Paul Erion, Principal
Timpani
Martha Hitchins, Principal
Percussion
Ralph Sorrentino, Principal
Bradley Loudis
Harp
Ruth Bennett, Principal
* Rotating members of the string sections are listed alphabetically.