A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Xiao-Ling Wang is a University of Southern California graduate. She was a semi-finalist in the Premier International Opera Competition in New York (2024) and a finalist in the International Opera Singer's Competition of Chinese Heritage. She was a soloist in the Chinese Rising Stars Concert at Carnegie Hall. As an operatic soprano, Ms. Wang has performed with Nickel City Opera West, Orlando Opera, Orlando Philharmonic, Central Florida Lyric Opera, First Coast Opera, Celestial Opera, Intimate Opera, and USC Opera Studio. Her operatic roles include Cio-Cio San, Aida, the Countess, Fiordiligi, Mrs. Alice Ford, Violetta, Mimi, Tosca, Liu, Nedda, Marguerite, Gretel, and Laetitia. Her next opera appearance will be the title role of Madama Butterfly with Desert Opera in Las Vegas, NV in May, 2025. As a recitalist, Ms. Wang has been heard in California, Washington, Idaho, Boston, Long Island, and Florida. Notably, she has created over 30 multi-media story-telling-based concerts in Central Florida and New York City and 40+ solo recital appearances in Southern California.

Ara Karapetian is an Armenian-born tenor whose career spans performance, conducting, and vocal coaching across Iran, Austria, and the United States. He began classical vocal training at the age of 18 at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Iran. He also coached singers at the Forum and founded the Edelweiss Children's Choir in Iran. In 2015, Karapetian moved to Austria to further his musical studies. He graduated in 2017 from the Richard Wagner Conservatory, completing two years of conducting studies with Prof. Christian Schulz. Between 2005 and 2018, he performed in more than 500 concerts across Iran and Vienna. After the 1979 revolution, he was the first to stage a large-scale production of The Magic Flute in Iran, serving as director, choir conductor, vocal coach, and performing the role of Tamino. He moved to Los Angeles in 2018 and earned a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University. Ara's operatic repertoire includes roles such as Gerardo (Gianni Schicchi – Puccini), Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni – Mozart), Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann – Offenbach), Alfredo (La Traviata – Verdi), and Don José (Carmen – Bizet).

Tenor Allan Glassman has thrilled audiences throughout America and Europe for decades with his vibrant timbre and committed interpretations of roles. Critics exclaim "his very presence on stage made those around him sound better." A regular at The Metropolitan Opera, Mr. Glassman triumphed as Herod in a production of Salome and has since been heard in The Met's productions of Billy Budd as Red Whiskers; Die Frau ohne Schatten as The Hunchback Brother; Salome as the First Jew; Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District as The Shabby Peasant; and in productions of Boris Godunov, The Great Gatsby, Carmen, Elektra, Káťa Kabanová, The Ghost of Versailles, Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina, and Wozzeck. Mr. Glassman has performed the role of Herod in Salome to wide acclaim in opera venues throughout the world. Critics wrote: "His fear and distress seemed to come from his heart and soul." Notable engagements include productions with San Diego Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Opera San Antonio, the Ravinia Festival (under the baton of Maestro James Conlon), with Cape Town Opera in Cape Town, South Africa, and most recently with Los Angeles Opera. This season, he returns to The Metropolitan Opera for their productions of Die Zauberflöte and Hänsel und Gretel.

Stephanie Weiss, mezzo-soprano, was a regional finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and is a regular guest at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Her roles include Mrs. De Rocher (Dead Man Walking), Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos), Klementia (Sancta Susanna), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Grimgerde (Die Walküre), Marianne Leitmetzerin (Der Rosenkavalier), Aufseherin (Elektra), Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana), Venus (Tannhäuser), and Johanna (Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna). She has performed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin Philharmonic, Oper Frankfurt, Konzerttheater Bern, Oper Dortmund, Oper Köln, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Oper Leipzig, Opera Orchestra of New York, and San Diego Opera. Concert appearances include Mozart Requiem, Beethoven Symphony 9, Wesendonck Lieder, Mahler Symphony 4, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, and Tristan und Isolde (Brangäne, Act 2). Along with operatic and orchestral concert repertoire, Dr. Weiss is an avid performer of art song and new music. She has performed recitals in the US, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia. With her 'duo au courant' partner, pianist Dr. Christina Wright-Ivanova, she has sung the world premieres of several song cycles, including Jonathan Stark's "Passageway" and Daron Hagen's "Jaik's Songs." In 2019, the duo released their debut CD of the songs of Daron Hagen on Albany Records. Dr. Weiss is currently Associate Professor of Voice at Arizona State University and holds degrees from New England Conservatory, Tufts University, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Mannes College of Music, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (D.M.A.). She serves on the faculty and is the voice faculty coordinator at AIMS in Graz, Austria.

Hailing from Queens, Francisco Corredor is an emerging character tenor whose comedic and lively interpretations have been praised by Opera News, The New York Times, El Diario, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and The Oklahoman. A former artist with Tony Bennett's Exploring the Arts Foundation as well as with Martina Arroyo's Prelude to Performance, he has performed throughout New York City and at the OK Mozart International Festival, the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, the Salzburg Festival in Austria, and on a tour of Israel with Zubin Mehta and the Israeli Philharmonic. Francisco holds a bachelor's degree in music from the Conservatory of Music at SUNY Purchase and a Master of Arts from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Operatic roles include Monostatos (The Magic Flute), Gherardo (Gianni Schicchi), The Four Servants (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Don Basilio/Don Curzio (Le Nozze di Figaro), Arnalta/Nutrice (L'incoronatione di Poppea), The Chaplain (Dialogue des Carmélites), the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), King Kaspar (Amahl and the Night Visitors), Remendado (Carmen), Lacouf (Les Mamelles de Tirésias), Le Mari-cover (Les Mamelles de Tirésias).

Dongmin Byeon, a baritone from Changwon, South Korea, is known for his rich, resonant voice and versatility in both dramatic and comic roles. He made his professional debut with LA Opera in 2022 and has since performed with companies including Vegas City Opera and Opera West, appearing in roles such as Don Giovanni, Gianni Schicchi, and Don Alfonso. An active concert soloist, he has performed works by Beethoven and others, and his Don Giovanni with Varna International was part of a production awarded Second Place in The American Prize for Opera Performance (2025). In addition to his performing career, he is the founder of DMVS Voice Studio, President of the Korean-American Music Association of Nevada, and serves as a Part-Time Instructor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he earned his DMA in 2025.

Angelia is currently in the Resident Artist program with the International Opera Institute and working on her career as a professional singer in both Opera and Musical Theater.

Gregory Buchalter holds the titles of Music Director of Opera Fairbanks and Opera Camerata of Washington. Internationally, he has conducted Salome at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, Die Fledermaus at the Vienna Volksoper, Mozart's Entführung aus dem Serail at the Spoleto Festival, Così fan Tutte with the Mediterranean Opera Festival in Italy, and Eugene Onegin with the New Opera World Festival in Moscow. He has also conducted the American Premieres of Mercadante's I due Figaro, Von Winter's Das Labyrinth, and Donizetti's Olivo e Pasquale in New York. He was the first American to conduct with the Kazakhstan State Opera, including a televised Gala concert for the President of Kazakhstan. Mr. Buchalter was Chorus Master of Santa Fe Opera, Bregenz Festival in Austria, Theater des Westens in Berlin, and for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Gregory Buchalter is currently a cover conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, where the position of "Maestro di Banda" was created for him. He has worked extensively with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus and prepared several world premieres including John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles, Philip Glass's The Voyage, and John Harbison's The Great Gatsby. Upcoming engagements include Idomeneo at New England Conservatory, Don Pasquale with Pacific Northwest Opera, Faust with Florida Grand Opera, and Hoffmann and Fledermaus with Varna International.