Festival Artists

The Opera Festival of Chicago is excited to welcome this year’s incredible cast to the 2025 Festival. Hailing from across the United States, the Festival will feature over 100 world-class singers and musicians.

Chorus

The Love of Three Kings Chorus:

    • Floriana Bivona
    • Lizzie Broeker
    • Melanie Budreck
    • Winifer Castaneda
    • Jorie Clark
    • David Greene
    • Abigail Greer Arcamona
    • Lauren Ingebrigtsen
    • Marlina Karimi
    • Ally Lewkowski

        • Jake Luellen
        • Margaret Meierhenry
        • Gisella Milla
        • Chimerie Obianom
        • Brian Pember
        • Leah Rockweit
        • Pamela Spann
        • Meg Thomas-Cary
        • Jose Vargas Ramirez
        • Carmen Vizin
        • Kevin Wheatle

      Pagliacci Chorus

      • Floriana Bivona
      • Lizzie Broeker
      • Benjamin Burney
      • Melanie Budreck
      • Winifer Castaneda
      • Jorie Clark
      • Ryan Daly
      • Jade Dasha
      • Angeal DeVenuto
      • David Greene
      • Abigail Greer Arcamona
      • Cameo Humes
      • Marina Karimi
      • Jess Koehn
      • Ally Lewkowski
      • Cary Lovett

        • Samantha McGonigal
        • Margaret Meierhenry
        • Gisella Milla
        • Lauryn Nelson
        • Chiemerie Obianom
        • Jennifer Parr
        • Brian Pember
        • Leo Radosavljevic
        • Pamela Spann
        • Diana Stoic
        • Meg Thomas-Cary
        • Daniel Uglunts
        • Jose Vargas Ramirez
        • Carmen Vizin
        • Vince Wallace
        • Kevin Wheatle

        Children’s Chorus:

        • Leah Born
        • Rachel Born
        • Ella McCarty
        • Sarah Winger
        • Emily Laginess
        • Rae Hill
        • Eliza Hinton
        • Riley Tone


Conductor:
Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi

Asst. Conductor:
Catherine O’Shaughnessy

Violin I
Robert Hanford, Concert Master
Diane Durrafourg
Lisa Fako
Laura Herrera
Carmen Kassinger
Eric Pidulski
Bing Jing Yu
Lorena Uquillas, Fellow

Violin II
Julimar Gonzales, Principal
Kate Carter
Shelia Hanford
Olga Kossovich
Olya Prohorova
John Robinson

Viola
Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, Principal
Rebecca Miller
Cordelia Brand
Benjamin Duke, Fellow


Cello
Juan Horie, Principal
Eva Maria Barbado Gutierrez

Double Bass
Hannah Novak, Principal
Andy Anderson
Adam Wang, Fellow

Flute I
Mary Stolper

Flute II/Piccolo
Natalie Zoia

Oboe/English Horn
Sam Waring

Clarinet I
Elizandro Garcia Montoya

Clarinet II
Madi Childs

Bassoon
Edin Agamenoni

Horn I
Brian Goodwin

Horn II
Fiona Chisholm


Trumpet I
Ben Veerapun

Trumpet II
Michael Leavens

Trombone
Ignacio Del Rey

Timpani
Ed Harrison

Percussion
Fabian Correa

Harp
Ksenia Sushkevich, Fellow

Orchestra Manager
Natalie Zoia

Rehearsal Accompanists
Irina Feoktistova
Leo Radosavljevi

Melissa Bach
Aviana Holst, Fellow

All professional musicians are members of THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIAN,
contracted by agreement with CHICAGO FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS, Local No. 10-208

Crew

The Love of Three Kings

Conductor: Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi
Director: Sasha Gerritson
Chorus Master: Richard Robbins
Assistant Conductor: Catherine O’Shaunessy
Production Manager/Technical Director: Darren Brown
Costume Designer: Bill Morey
Costumes Supervisor: Erzebet Schneider
Set Designer: Shane Cinal
Projections Designer: Andres Fiz
Lighting Designer: Mike Goebel
Recording Engineer: Mary Mazurek
Hair & Wigs Designer: Melanie Saso
Makeup Designer: Erin Austin
Supertitle design: Sasha Gerritson
Supertitle Operator: Hannah Zizza
Assistant to the Director: Gisella Milla
Master Electrician: Sebastian Medina
Assistant Lighting Designer: Hannah Wein
Stage Manager: Rachel Rock
Publicity Director: James Juliano (SHOUT!)
House Manager: Lorenzo Formosa
Orchestra Manager: Natalie Zoia
Social Media: Emily Zwijack
Production Assistant: Jacob Little
Production Assistant: Kaylea Meyers
Accompanist: Irina Feoktistova
Chorus Accompanist: Leo Radosavljevich

Pagliacci

Conductor: Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi
Director: Sasha Gerritson
Chorus Master: Richard Robbins
Assistant Conductor: Catherine O’Shaunessy
Production Manager: Darren Brown
Technical Director: TBA
Costume Designer: Bill Morey
Costumes Supervisor: Erzebet Schneider
Set Designer: Shane Cinal
Lighting Designer: Mike Goebel
Recording Engineer: Mary Mazurek
Hair & Wigs Designer: Melanie Saso
Makeup Designer: Errin Austin
Supertitle design: Sasha Gerritson
Assistant to the Director: Gisella Milla
Supertitle Operator: TBA
Master Electrician: Sebastian Medina
Assistant Lighting Designer: Hannah Wein
Stage Manager: Kaitlyn Meine
House Manager: Lorenzo Formosa
Publicity Director: James Juliano (SHOUT!)
Production Assistant: Jacob Little
Orchestra Manager: Luis Viva
Chorus Accompanist: Leo Radosavljevich