In the world-premiere of Josephine with UrbanArias, “... the afternoon belonged to Melissa Wimbish, who was creating the role of Josephine Baker ... Beautifully prepared, vocally stunning, and theatrically riveting, Wimbish effortlessly held the audience in her hand throughout this one-woman show.” (Washington Post) In 2016, she made her Carnegie Hall solo recital debut
Noted for his “silken tenor”(Opera News), Eric Finbarr Carey is the most recent winner of the Meyerson Zwanger award and 2nd prize in the New York Oratorio Society competition at Carnegie Hall. This season he presents a varied repertoire of the renaissance to music being written today. This season in concert Carey will be
Eliam Ramos is a thrilling Puerto Rican bass-baritone who has performed opera and concert works with companies in the United States, Spain, Israel and Mexico. His artistic engagements range from traditional opera such as Leporello in Don Giovanni, to Luis Nogales in the zarzuela Luisa Fernanda, to symphony concerts such as Fauré’s Requiem to
Tess Ottinger, soprano, is a versatile performer based in the Northern Virginia area and is passionate about performing all aspects of the classical art form. Most recently, Ms. Ottinger has performed with the Young Victorian Theatre Company, making her debut as Mabel in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. During the COVID-19 pandemic,
Hakeem Henderson has performed such works as Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio, Hannibal Lokumbe’s Healing Tones, and Handel’s Messiah. In 2019, Henderson made his international debut in Edinburgh, Scotland, performing as “Big Deal” in the Edinburgh International Festival’s Production of Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. Henderson has also performed the roles of Don Curzio, (Le Nozze
In the 2022-23 season, Christopher Longo will sing Gherarado in Gianni Schicchi and a member of the Jury in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Trial by Jury with Salt Marsh Opera. In October, he debuted the role of Ferrando in the cover run of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at St. Petersburg Opera. Most recently, Christopher performed
Morgan Mastrangelo lives and works in Manhattan, where he specializes in the tenor leggiero repertoire of Rossini and Donizetti. After completing his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, he made his role debuts as Don Ramiro (La Cenerentola) with Joseph Rescigno at the Al. Ringling Theatre. Recent role debuts include Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi) and Basilio
Luke Schmidt, tenor, is a performer and arts administrator. Luke holds a master's degree from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University where he received the George Castelle Prize in Voice. Most recently, Luke performed the role of Frederic with The Young Victorian Theater Company in their production of The Pirates of Penzance. Highlights
Erica Marie Ferguson has been praised for her "grace, beauty and operatic power" (Prince George's Sentinel.) She has performed as a soloist with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Prince George's Philharmonic, and the Capital City Symphony. Some highlights from her operatic experience include Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Ginevra in Handel's Ariodante,
Amanda Simms, soprano, known for her “impressive coloratura” (Joseph Li), currently attends the Peabody Institute for her Graduate Performance Diploma where she was awarded the Artistic Excellence Scholarship. Amanda boasts a wide repertoire from Baroque to the 21st Century. Most recently, Amanda was a finalist in the 2022 Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition and a
