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THE WNO CAFRITZ YOUNG ARTISTS IN CONCERT
Thursday, May 23 @ 7:30 PM
La Maison Francaise
4101 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC
General Admission: $65
Admission includes the performance and a post-concert reception with wine, light hors d'oeuvres, and desserts.
Baritone Justin Burgess, a native of South Lyon, Michigan, is in his second season with the Cafritz Young Artists . He made his house debut as Schaunard in the Young Artist performances of La bohèmelast season and recently performed the role of Mercutio in the Young Artist production of Romeo and Juliet... Learn More
Korean-American soprano Tiffany Choe was born and raised in Southern California and joined the Cafritz Young Artists for her first season. A 2022-23 Arizona Opera Pullin Studio Artist, she sang the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute as well as the roles of Najad (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Sister Margaretta (The Sound of Music)... Learn More
American pianist and coach Nicole Cloutier is a second-year member of the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera. She joined Merola Opera Center at San Francisco Opera for the 2023 summer season, where she was a pianist and coach for Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia... Learn More
Puerto Rican soprano Kresley Figueroa joined the Washington National Opera in the 2023-24 season for her first year as a Cafritz Young Artist. She was recently seen as Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, performing alongside Bryn Terfel in the title role under the baton of Maestro Patrick Summers with the Aspen Music Festival... Learn More
Taiwanese pianist Pei-Hsuan Lin has performed internationally as both a solo and collaborative pianist and joined the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera for the 2023-24 season. A passionate recitalist, she has performed at Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Field Concert Hall... Learn More
Hailing from Dallas, Texas, mezzo-soprano Winona Martin is elated to havejoined the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera for the 2023-24 season where she was seen as Stéphano in Gounod’sRomeo and Juliet. Praised for her “considerable acting skills” (OperaGene), in the 2022-2023 season... Learn More
Sergio Martínez is a bass from Colombia, praised nationally and internationally for his expansive and warm voice as well as his stage charisma. In 2014, Martínez was selected for the main role of “El Loco” for the international premiere of Muerte Accidental de un Anarquista, a new opera by Colombian composer Jorge Pinzón... Learn More
Born and raised in the DC metro area, contralto Cecelia McKinley returned to the Cafritz Young Artist Program for the 2023-2024 season, in which she will perform the role of Gertrude in the CYA performance of Roméo et Juliette, The Cat / Brother 1 / Silk Merchant 2 in Tesori’s The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me; Mastrilla in Songbird... Learn More
A baritone from Durango, Colorado, Jonathan Patton returned to the Cafritz Young Artists of Washington National Opera, where he was seen as Pâris in Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet. Last season he performed the role of Marcello in the young artist shows of Puccini’s La bohème. During his time at the University of North Texas... Learn More
Soprano Teresa Perrotta, from Orlando, Florida, is a second year Cafritz Young Artist of Washington National Opera. Last season she was seen as Musetta in the Young Artist performance of La bohéme, and this season in the role of Also Jess in the premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded... Learn More
Will is thrilled to be making a quick return to the stage after retiring from acting two years ago. He is originally from the UK, where he performed professionally after receiving a diploma for musical theatre studies at the Arts Educational Schools in London... Learn More
Vera Danchenko-Stern is the RCAS' Founder & Artistic Director, an internationally acclaimed pianist, celebrated chamber player, and master teacher who has gained recognition as one of the foremost coaches and pianists in her field.
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