18 Aug 2024
Merola Grand Finale! So proud of all the 2024 Merolini and miss them already! Home after 2:00 am and no writing. But two days off now to catch up.
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4 Jun 2024
While I was meeting the 2024 ® merolaopera Merolini (great group!) Mélanie finished a draft of her book, including author's note and acknowledgments. So proud of her!
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28 Jun 2023
Show some love to our community💜
The Merola Opera Program is one of the most prestigious training programs for emerging artists in the opera world.
🎟️ Buy your tickets at merola.org/summer 🎟️
#MerolaOpera #TheFutureOfOpera #Merolini #Singers #Pianists #Director #Opera
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7 Jun 2023
If you'll be in the Bay Area next week, please join us for this one-night-only concert! Tickets at sfopera.com/seasons/2022-23-… 🎫
#ailynperez #sfopera #sanfranciscoopera #merola #merolaopera #merolini #sanfrancisco #bayarea #100thanniversary #anniversaryconcert
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7 Nov 2022
Two Merolini were part of the world premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” at @SDOpera this past week. The opera hailed as “Musically rich,” featured @baritoneDaza (‘97) as Diego Rivera and @_MrMezzo (‘22) covering Leonardo.
#Premiere #Frida #Diego #MakeItMerola #Opera
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4 Nov 2022
🚨🏠MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT🏠🚨
Congratulations to @ToniMarieOpera (‘15), who made her @MetOpera Debut last night in “Don Carlo” as Voice from Heaven and to John Relyea ('95), who returns to the Met stage as the Grand Inquisitor!
#MakeItMerola #Opera #Merola #Music #Debut #Art
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2 Nov 2022
🚨📚MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT📚🚨
@saritagartland ('09) makes her role debut as Nedda in “I Pagliacci” at @TheOperaSA tonight! Toi toi toi! 🎉
#MakeItMerola #Soprano #Opera #Music #Art #SanAntonio #Merola #Singer #Classical #Debut #RoleDebut #Pagliacci #🤡
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27 Oct 2022
🎬 And that’s a wrap! 🎬 Bravi to @CarrieAMatheson, Markus Beam, and Lauren Hewitt on a successful #AuditionSeason and thank you for all of your hard work.
Stay tuned to find out who the 2023 Merolini will be…
#Merola #Music #Opera #AuditionSeason #Fall #SF #SanFrancisco
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25 Oct 2022
We’re celebrating #WorldOperaDay with few pics from our 2022 Merola Grand Finale! For over 60 years we’ve been honored to be a part of this expressive art form and to watch it thrive through past and future Merolini.
📸Kristen Loken
#TheFutureOfOpera #Music #Merola #MeetOpera
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22 Oct 2022
As we post this, two fantastic Merolini are opening “Il Trovatore” at @WashNatOpera tonight! @Rosa_MariaG92 (‘19) makes her WNO ✨debut✨ as Ines and @raehannbd (‘15) stars as Azucena. Brava divas and toi toi toi!
#MakeItMerola #Opera #DC #Verdi #Drama
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19 Oct 2022
🚨📚MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT📚🚨
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ('16) returns to @PhilharmoniaBar for his role debut as Didymus in Handel’s “Theodora,” tomorrow night at the @HerbstTheatre in San Francisco.
#RoleDebut #MakeItMerola #SanFrancisco #Handel #Drama #Oratorio
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17 Oct 2022
Two Merolini take the stage in “Tosca” at @OperaStPete. Benjamin Werley (‘14) stars as Cavaradossi and Andrew Allan Hiers (‘17) is Sacristan through October 18th. Check out stpeteopera.org/tosca-2022/ for more info!
#MakeItMerola #Opera #Florida
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15 Oct 2022
👏Let's hear it for a Merolini cast!!👏 Catherine Cook (‘90), @melodysoprano (‘05), Dale Travis (‘86/’87), Taylor Raven (‘16), @solisef (‘13), and Christopher Oglesby ('18) open “Dialogues of the Carmelites” tonight at @SFOpera.
📸Photo: @SFOpera
#MakeItMerola #SFO #Opera
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3 Oct 2022
🚨📚MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT!📚🚨
A big toi toi toi to @rwatsontenor ('13) as he makes his role debut as Siegmund in a new production of "Die Walküre" at @StaatsoperBLN tonight!
#MakeItMerola #NewProduction #Opera #RingCycle #DieWalkure #Berlin #Tenor
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2 Oct 2022
Tomorrow kicks off the beginning of our audition season! Follow along for a backstage look!
⬇️Interested in sponsoring a Merolini? Following the link below!⬇️
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#Merola2023 #SupportTheFutureOfOpera #YoungArtists #Opera #AuditionSeason
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24 Sep 2022
Congratulations to two Merolini Mezzi for winning prizes at the Gerda Lissner Foundation Lieder/Song Prize Competition this past Thursday! Alice Chung (‘17 and ‘19) won Second Prize and Gabrielle Barkidjija (‘21) won an Encouragement Award. #MakeItMerola #Opera #Competition
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15 Aug 2022
A small enclave of Merolini worked together at the Kenosha Opera Festival earlier this summer on the company's production of Rossini's "Il barbiere di Siviglia": @Geldridg_ (Merola '19), @CasualTenorHere ('19), and Edith Grossman ('18 & '19). What a lovely reunion!
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30 Jul 2022
Merola alumni @raehannbd (#Merola ’15) and @SidneyOutlaw (’10) will be performing in the @OratorioSociety of New York’s 2022-23 season! Congratulations to you both, we love seeing our Merolini take on great endeavors. Read more on @OperawireNews: operawire.com/oratorio-socie…
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15 Jul 2022
Merolini @SamanthaHankey (#Merola ’17) makes plenty of role debuts in the 2022-2023 season, performing in companies and venues such as @ScottishOpera, @LyricOpera, @santafeopera and @carnegiehall! Check out her website samanthahankey.com/ to learn more.
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