Emma Marhefka has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. The soprano, a 2025 Grand Finals Winner in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, will be managed at Askonas Holt by Kate Robson. Marhefka, who is now in her second year of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, has performed with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, The Philadelphia, and {…}
The New York Choral Society has announced the cast for its upcoming performance of “King David: A Theatrical Choral Event.” The company announced that mezzo-soprano Cierra Byrd, Soprano Emma Marhefka, tenor Maximillian Jansen, and narrator Lee Wilkof will headline the evening. There will be a special appearance by Angel H. Salgado-Ambert. Byrd is an alum of the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann {…}
This week, the Santa Fe Opera is set to open its 2025 season with a production of “La Boheme” featuring a cast of rising stars, including Emma Marhefka, who will make an unexpected company debut. The soprano, who was a Santa Fe Opera Apprentice in 2024, stepped in at the last minute to sing the role of Musetta, a part she {…}
The Met Opera has announced the winners of the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. This year the five winners were sopranos Alissa Goretsky and Emma Marhefka, mezzo-sopranos Sadie Cheslak and Michelle Mariposa, and baritone Luke Sutliff. Each winner received a $20,000 cash prize and the prestige, exposure, and networking opportunities that come with winning a renowned competition {…}
(Photo credit: Curtis Brown) The Santa Fe Opera has announced the 44 members of its 2024 Apprentice Program for Singers. The class of 2024 was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Gayletha Nichols; Manager, Casting and Apprentice Program for Singers Chandler Johnson; Chief Artistic Officer David Lomelí; and Chorus Master Susanne Sheston through a {…}
