Jonas Jud

Jonas Jud

14 Apr, 2022

Jonas JudBass Biography Bass Jonas Jud of Switzerland joined the International Opera Studio of Opernhaus Zürich in the fall of 2022, appearing in Salome (2nd Soldier), Die Zauberflöte (2nd Armored Man), and  in a studio performance of Jakob Lenz (Oberlin). In the...
Christian Simmons

Christian Simmons

14 Apr, 2022

Christian SimmonsBass-Baritone Biography Washington, D.C. native Christian Simmons, bass-baritone, was a winner in the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. A winner of the Opera Foundation’s 37th Annual Scholarship Competition, Mr. Simmons...
Alex DeSocio

Alex DeSocio

14 Apr, 2022

Alex DeSocioBaritone Biography Alex DeSocio’s “buttery, booming baritone” (The New York Times) has been featured extensively with opera companies across the United States. In the 2023/24 season, Mr. DeSocio joins Houston Grand Opera in the world premiere of...
Thomas Cilluffo

Thomas Cilluffo

14 Apr, 2022

Thomas CilluffoTenor Biography “Thomas Cilluffo made our blood run cold with his delivery of the nasty “Aria of the Worm” from Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles. He has a full and powerful voice, and an interesting and unusual tonal quality,...
Matthew Cairns

Matthew Cairns

14 Apr, 2022

Matthew CairnsTenor   Biography One of CBC’s 2019 ‘30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30,’ Canadian Matthew Cairns is making a name for himself as one of the most exciting tenors on the rise. In the 2023/24 season, Mr. Cairns makes his Wagner debut at the...