The Merola Opera Program has announced the artists and performances for its 2022 season.

The season kicks off with “A Celebration of American Song” featuring music by Frederick Loewe, Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and others.

Performance Dates: July 9, 2022

Schwabacher Summer Concert, which will feature music by such Latin American and Spanish composers as Manuel de Falla, Daniel Catán, among others. Jorge Parodi will conduct while Jose Maria Condemi directs.

Performance Dates: July 14 & 16, 2022

Kelly Kuo will conduct “Die Zauberflöte.” Gina Lapinski directs.

Performance Dates: August 4 & 6, 2022

The season draws to a close with the Merola Grand Finale at the War Memorial Opera House. Patrick Fuerrer conducts and Matthew J. Schultz directs.

Performance Dates: August 20, 2022

Below is a full breakdown of all the artists joining the program:

Sopranos
Amanda Batista, Manchester, New Jersey
Adia Evans, Baltimore, Maryland

Maggie Kinabrew, West Hartford, Connecticut

Chelsea Lehnea, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Celeste Morales, San Antonio, Texas

Olivia Prendergast, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ashley Marie Robillard, Norton, Massachusetts

Arianna Rodriguez, Fairfax, Virginia

Olivia Smith, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Mezzo-sopranos
Veena Akama-Makia, Little Rock, Arkansas

Nikola Adele Printz, Oakland, California

Maggie Reneé, Los Angeles, California

Erin Wagner, El Paso, Texas

Tenors

Daniel Luis Espinal, Sarasota, Florida
Chance Jonas-O’Toole, Dallas, Texas

Jonghyun Park, Seoul, South Korea

Sahel Salam, Houston, Texas

Moisés Salazar, Santa Ana, California

Countertenor

Cody Bowers, Newnan, Georgia

Baritones

Andres Cascante, San José, Costa Rica
Scott Lee, Statesville, North Carolina

Bass-baritones
Le Bu, Yancheng, China

SeungYun Kim, Cheongju, South Korea

William Socolof, White Plains, New York

Bass

Edwin Jhamaal Davis, Utica, Mississippi

Pianists/Coaches

Shawn Chang, Taipei, Taiwan

Juan José Lázaro, New York, New York

Yang Lin, Shanghai, China

Artyom Pak, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Deborah Robertson, Springfield, Missouri

Stage Director

Matthew J. Schulz, Waverly, Iowa