This extraordinary faculty is chosen to best serve your needs, specifically for their knowledge of current industry standards as well as their gifts as performers and instructors.

The Principal Conductors, Valery Ryvkin, James Caraher and Kamal Khan, are top-level opera conductors, superb coach-pianists, and all serve in hiring positions.  They will be joined by Jerad Mosbey, a gifted collaborative pianist with comprehensive knowledge of operatic repertoire and languages.  All will coach as well as accompany lessons and rehearsals, offering you extensive valuable opportunities.

The Master Teachers (Soprano Amy Johnson, in a hiring position, and Tenor Mark Thomsen) are active professionals, known as consummate technicians, and are especially skilled at imparting knowledge of all aspects of a professional performer’s package. 

Stage director Vernon Hartman, also in a hiring position, will guide the dramatic development of the participants while serving as stage director for the fully-staged opera.

Benita Ryan and Casey Guilfoyle, who have extensive experience in arts administration, production and technical theater, will serve as both administrators and "mentors."