Vincerò’s Faculty is comprised of some of the most renowned opera stars in the world, each one performing a unique mentorship role tailored to their own artistic goals for the Academy.
From Ailyn Pérez’s dedicated masterclasses, Javier Camarena’s recitativo and bel canto workshops, Kristine Opolais’ Puccini series, and Jennifer Rowley’s “Epic Auditioning” interactive seminar, to David Lomelí’s advisory panels, Mignon Dunn’s Carmen masterclass, and all the individual music and language coachings with artists from the Metropolitan Opera House, The Juilliard School, and the Curtis Institute, this program is meant to be a solid bridge for young singers to enter into a long and successful professional career in opera.
Singers
Ailyn Pérez
Metropolitan Opera House. Teatro alla Scala. Royal Opera House. Wiener Staatsoper, Opéra National de Paris. Salzburg Festival.
David Lomelí
Director of Artistic Administration at The Dallas Opera. Casting Consultant at Bayerische Staatsoper.
Jennifer Rowley
Metropolitan Opera House. Carnegie Hall. Philadelphia Orchestra. Opéra National de Paris. Opernhaus Zürich.
Lucas Meachem
GRAMMY® Award. Opéra National de Paris. Metropolitan Opera House. Royal Opera House. Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Brian Jagde
Metropolitan Opera House. Dutch National Opera. Royal Opera House. Deutsche Oper Berlin. New York Philharmonic.
Isabel Leonard
GRAMMY® Award. Wiener Staatsoper. Salzburg Festival. Bavarian State Opera. Carnegie Hall. Metropolitan Opera House.
Kirsten Chambers
Metropolitan Opera House. New York City Opera. Carnegie Hall. Hong Kong Opera. American Symphony Orchestra.
Luis Ledesma
Teatro alla Scala. Liceu Opera Barcelona. Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Academy of Vocal Arts. Curtis Institute of Music. Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Carlos Conde
Opera Studio Beckmann. Mexico Opera Studio. IVAI in Tel Aviv, Virgina, and Montreal. The Juilliard School. Mannes. SIVAM.
Javier Camarena
Metropolitan Opera House. Opéra National de Paris. Royal Opera House. Opernhaus Zürich. Palacio de Bellas Artes.
Kristine Opolais
Metropolitan Opera House. Royal Opera House. Teatro alla Scala. Wiener Staatsoper. Bolshoi Theater. BBC Proms.
Mignon Dunn
Metropolitan Opera House. Wiener Staatsoper. Deutsche Oper Berlin. Royal Opera House. Palacio de Bellas Artes. Teatro Colón. Deutsche Grammophone. EMI. Sony.
Coaches
Anthony Manoli
Theatre Des Champs-Elysees. Gran Teatre del Liceu. L’Opera Du Rhin. Tanglewood Festival. Washington National Opera.
Howard Watkins
Metropolitan Opera House. The Juilliard School. Tanglewood Music Center. Aspen Music Festival. the Mannes School of Music.
Bryan Wagorn
Metropolitan Opera House. Glyndebourne Festival. Ravinia Stearns Music Institute. National Arts Centre Orchestra.
Irina Meachem
Los Angeles Opera. The Dallas Opera. Merola Opera Program. Opera Studio Beckmann. Sarasota Opera. Nashville Opera. Chicago Summer Opera.
Danielle Orlando
AVA. Curtis. Metropolitan Opera House. Washington National Opera. Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. Dresden Semperoper.
Jorge Parodi
New York City Opera. IVAI. Music Director of Manhattan School of Music’s Senior Opera Theater and Opera in Williamsburg.
Language
Elsa Querón
Manhattan School of Music. IVAI in New York and Montreal. International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia.
Stefano Baldasseroni
Metropolitan Opera House. Curtis Institute. The Juilliard School. Georg Solti Accademia in China and Italy.
Stefano de Peppo
Teatro alla Scala. Los Angeles Opera. Washington National Opera. Royal Albert Hall. Palacio de Bellas Artes.