Chopin giving a lesson to Pauline Viardot

(Maurice Sand)


2025 Season

 

Faculty

Julius Abrahams
(2023-25)

Instructor

Timothy Cheung
(2018-25)

Instructor, Chorus Master (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Music Director of Pre-opera Concerts

Elisa Citterio
(2024-25)

Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (Anna di Resburgo)

 

Will Crutchfield
(2018-25)

Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Tancredi, Tancredi Rifatto, La Straniera, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, La Sonnambula, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Chorus Master (Maometto Secondo, Poliuto, Crispino e la Comare)

Derrick Goff
(2018-25)

Instructor, Chorus Master (Tancredi, Medea in Corinto, Tancredi Rifatto, La Gazza Ladra, La Sonnambula, Anna di Resburgo, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Assistant Music Director (Anna di Resburgo)

Marguerite Krull
(2018, 19, 24, 25)

Instructor, Agility Bootcamp (2018~19), Assistant Music Director (I Capuleti e i Montecchi)

 

Jakob Lehmann
(2018-25)

Instructor, Maestro Concertatore e Direttore (Macbeth), Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (Tancredi, Medea in Corinto, Tancredi Rifatto, La Straniera, La Gazza Ladra, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Maometto Secondo, I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Primo Violino e Direttore dell’Opera (Poliuto)

Lucy Tucker Yates (2018-25)

Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Maometto Secondo, Anna di Resburgo)

 

Production & Festival Staff

Brenna Skinnon DiNapoli (2023, 25)

Stage Manager

Peter Ferretti (2018-25)

Director of Orchestra Operation

Kris Königin (2022-25)

Company Manager

Cynthia Hennon Marino (2018-25)

Director of Production

Shelby Marquardt (2024-25)

Stage Manager

Stephen Smart (2025)

Lighting Designer

Adam J. Thompson (2022-25)

Projection Designer

Cindy Marino and the 2023 production team at Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University (photo © Steven Pisano)

Previous Seasons

(in alphabetical order)

Devon Allen (2018-24)

Lighting Designer

Rachael Beesley (2022)

Primo Violino e Capo d’Orchestra (La Sonnambula)

Jonathan Brandani (2018, 19, 23)

Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (Medea in Corinto; Crispino e la Comare), Maestro al Cembalo e Direttore (Crispino e la Comare)

Juliana Gondek (2018)

Instructor

Doug Han (2023)

Instructor

Rachelle Jonck (2018-19)

Instructor, Maestro al Cembalo (La Gazza Ladra), Role Preparation Project

Jennifer Larmore (2018)

Masterclass Instructor

Georfrey Loff (2022)

Instructor, Chorus Master (Maometto Secondo)

Brandon Shaw McKnight (2022)

Stage Manager

Daniel Mobbs (2019)

Instructor

Joseph Monticello (2018-24)

Music Liberian

Adam Nielsen (2019)

Instructor

Marco Nisticò (2018, 19, 24)

Instructor, Stage Director

Scott Purcell (2022)

Instructor

Leo Radosavljevic (2022)

Staff Pianist

Giovanni Reggioli (2018-19)

Instructor

Anthony Rigaglia (2018-21)

Assistant Stage Manager, Company Manager

Rolando Sanz (2018-19)

Instructor, Chorus Master (La Straniera)

Debra Vanderlinde (2018-19)

Instructor

Mattia Venni (2022)

Italian Instructor