2024 Apprentice Singers
2024 Apprentice Singers
Sopranos
Isobel Anthony
Soprano
Isobel Anthony
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
2025 Season:
Barbarina, The Marriage of Figaro
La bohème
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
SFO Debut:
Woman 1/Jenny, The Righteous, 2024
Past Seasons:
Noble Orphan 1, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
La traviata, 2024
Ginaia Black
Soprano
Ginaia Black
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Cadie J. Bryan
Soprano
Cadie J. Bryan
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
SFO Debut:
Giannetta, The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Rachel Fitzgerald
Soprano
Rachel Fitzgerald
Hometown: Mansfield, OH
SFO Debut:
Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, 2024 (June 29, July 5, and July 10)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Natasha Isabella Gesto
Soprano
Natasha Isabella Gesto
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
SFO Debut:
Deirdre, The Righteous, 2024
Past Seasons:
Dressmaker, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
La traviata, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Kathryn Henry
Soprano
Kathryn Henry
Hometown: Sheboygan, WI
SFO Debut:
Lucy, The Lord of Cries, 2021
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2021, 2024
Past Seasons:
Marianne Leitmetzerin, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
Eugene Onegin, 2021
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2021
Emma Marhefka
Soprano
Emma Marhefka
Hometown: Allentown, PA
2025 Season:
Musetta, La bohème (August 14, 19, 23) (SFO Debut)
The Marriage of Figaro
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Jazmine Saunders
Soprano
Jazmine Saunders
Hometown: Rochester, NY
SFO Debut:
Shannon, The Righteous, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Elisa Sunshine
Soprano
Elisa Sunshine
Hometown: San Clemente, CA
SFO Debut:
Annina, La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Anna Thompson
Soprano
Anna Thompson
Hometown: Rochester, MI
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Mezzo-Sopranos
Ashlyn Brown
Mezzo-soprano
Ashlyn Brown
Hometown: Palm Springs, CA
SFO Debut:
Woman 2/Event Planner, The Righteous, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
Noble Orphan 2, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Tessa Fackelmann
Mezzo-soprano
Tessa Fackelmann
Hometown: Ottawa, Canada
SFO Debut:
Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (August 17 & 22)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Woman 3/Woman/Ruth, The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Christina Grohowski
Mezzo-soprano
Christina Grohowski
Hometown: Walden, NY
SFO Debut:
Noble Orphan 3, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Shannon Keegan
Mezzo-soprano
Shannon Keegan
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Kayla Nanto
Mezzo-soprano
Kayla Nanto
Hometown: Loveland, CO
2025 Season:
Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto (SFO Debut)
The Marriage of Figaro
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Kaylee Nichols
Mezzo-soprano
Kaylee Nichols
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
SFO Debut:
Kitchen Girl, Rusalka, 2023 (July 22-August 8)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Flora, La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Aubrey Odle
Mezzo-soprano
Aubrey Odle
Hometown: Portland, OR
2025 Season:
Siegrune, Die Walküre (SFO Debut)
La bohème
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Naomi Steele
Mezzo-soprano
Naomi Steele
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Tenors
Jacob Abrahamse
Tenor
Jacob Abrahamse
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
2025 Season:
Street Vendor, La bohème (SFO Debut)
The Marriage of Figaro
Rigoletto
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
David Bogaev
Tenor
David Bogaev
Hometown: Richmond, VA
SFO Debut:
Lackey 3, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
Giuseppe, La traviata, 2024 (August 17)
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Nathan Bowles
Tenor
Nathan Bowles
Hometown: Minot, ND
SFO Debut:
Animal Tamer; Waiter 2, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Garrett Evers
Tenor
Garrett Evers
Hometown: Orlando, FL
SFO Debut:
Gastone, La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Waiter 1, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Matthew Goodheart
Tenor
Matthew Goodheart
Hometown: Binghamton, NY
SFO Debut:
Deacon 3/Young Aide, The Righteous, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
Lackey 1, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
La traviata, 2024
Spencer Hamlin
Tenor
Spencer Hamlin
Hometown: Mansfield, CT
SFO Debut:
Spoletta, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Innkeeper, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Randy Ho
Tenor
Randy Ho
Hometown: Denver, CO
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Ryan Bryce Johnson
Tenor
Ryan Bryce Johnson
Hometown: Muleshoe, TX
2025 Season:
Borsa, Rigoletto
La bohème
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
SFO Debut:
Giuseppe, La traviata, 2024 (June 28-August 10, August 20 & 24)
Past Seasons:
Faninal’s Major-Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Wayd Odle
Tenor
Wayd Odle
Hometown: North Platte, NE
SFO Debut:
Marschallin’s Major-Domo, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Sahel Salam
Tenor
Sahel Salam
Hometown: Houston, TX
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Andrew Turner
Tenor
Andrew Turner
Hometown: Tacoma, WA
SFO Debut:
Agent 2, M. Butterfly, 2022
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
Eli, The Righteous, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
Baritones and Basses
Tzvi Bat Asherah
Bass-baritone
Tzvi Bat Asherah
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
SFO Debut:
Waiter 3, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Cole Bellamy
Baritone
Cole Bellamy
Hometown: Olathe, KS
SFO Debut:
Deacon 1, The Righteous, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Drew Comer
Bass
Drew Comer
Hometown: Brownsburg, IN
2025 Season:
The Marriage of Figaro
Rigoletto
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
SFO Debut:
Flora’s Servant, La traviata, 2024
Past Seasons:
Waiter 4, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Eleomar Cuello
Baritone
Eleomar Cuello
Hometown: Havana, Cuba
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Sam Dhobhany
Bass-baritone
Sam Dhobhany
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
SFO Debut:
Physician, Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023 (August 18)
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Marchese d’Obigny, La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Dylan Gregg
Bass-baritone
Dylan Gregg
Hometown: Salisbury, MD
SFO Debut:
Jailer, Tosca, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Boots, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Rusalka, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Luke Harnish
Bass-baritone
Luke Harnish
Hometown: Lancaster, PA
SFO Debut:
Apollo, Orfeo, 2023
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
Messenger, La traviata, 2024
Deacon 2/Joe/Representative, The Righteous, 2024
Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Joshua Klein
Bass-baritone
Joshua Klein
Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
Past Seasons:
Don Giovanni, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Keith Klein
Bass-baritone
Keith Klein
Hometown: Overland Park, KS
SFO Debut:
Doctor Grenville, La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024
Past Seasons:
Notary, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Randell McGee
Baritone
Randell McGee
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
2025 Season:
Officer, La bohème
Rigoletto
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024, 2025
SFO Debut:
Lackey 2, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
The Righteous, 2024
Bernardo Medeiros
Baritone
Bernardo Medeiros
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
SFO Debut:
Lackey 4, Der Rosenkavalier, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2023, 2024
Past Seasons:
La traviata, 2024
Don Giovanni, 2024
Tosca, 2023
The Flying Dutchman, 2023
Pelléas et Mélisande, 2023
Orfeo, 2023
Sejin Park
Baritone
Sejin Park
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
SFO Debut:
Baron Douphol, La traviata, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2022, 2024
Past Seasons:
The Righteous, 2024
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Carmen, 2022
Falstaff, 2022
Tristan und Isolde, 2022
M. Butterfly, 2022
Yeongtaek Yang
Baritone
Yeongtaek Yang
Hometown: Pohang, South Korea
Past Seasons:
The Elixir of Love, 2024
Santa Fe Opera Apprentice: 2024