Short Works

Regular Tickets are $22  |  Subscriber Tickets are $16
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Short Works

See the stars of tomorrow in Short Works, featuring Studio Artists from Central City Opera’s Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program. These performances are staged opera scenes from the world’s most popular operas. This year performed in St. James Church.

Performance Location:
St. James Church
Three doors west of the Stables and across the street from the Opera House.

Only $22 (Subscribers $16)
General admission seating.

All scenes are performed in the original language, with a brief introduction.

AllCastCreative
Bridesmaid #1; Chorus Soprano

Akshaya Lakshmi

Bridesmaid #2; Chorus Mezzo

Kanade Motomura

Sam; Chorus Tenor

Ryan Nash

Chorus Bass

Oluwagbemiga David Oluwo

Chorus Soprano

Nuria Shin

Bridesmaid #2 (TA Matinee); Chorus Mezzo

Carmen Voskuhl

Antonio (TA Matinee); Chorus Bass

Brian Wacker

Chorus Mezzo

Lily Bogas

Chorus Bass

Benjamin Chen

Chorus Tenor

Jared Cohen

Chorus Bass

John Solomon Collins

Chorus Bass

Joshua Cominsky

Chorus Tenor

Nicholas Cravens

Chorus Bass

James Eagle

Silver Dollar; Chorus Soprano

Sidney Grimm

Bridesmaid #1 (TA Matinee); Chorus Soprano

Olivia Howe

Chorus Bass

Will Jones

Assistant Director

Alexandra Dietrich

Assistant Director

José Israel García

Pianist / Coach

Alaina de Bellevue

Pianist Fellow; Supertitles

Barbie Noyes

Pianist / Continuo / Coach

Artyom Pak

Pianist Fellow; Supertitles

Lily Witemeyer

Bridesmaid #1; Chorus Soprano

Akshaya Lakshmi

Recently: Noémie, Cendrillon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Opera; Fiordiligi, Così fan tutte, No Strings Theatre, Toronto, CA; Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance, Stafford Opera Troupe, Virginia 

 

Bridesmaid #2; Chorus Mezzo

Kanade Motomura

Recently: Meg Page, FalstaffShepherd School Opera, Rice University; Ruggiero, AlcinaShepherd School OperaHansel, Hansel und GretelTri-Cities Opera (upcoming)

Sam; Chorus Tenor

Ryan Nash

Previously at CCO: Prince Dauntless (cover), 1st Knight, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Ensemble, The Barber of Seville (2025) 

Recently: David Gassaway, Everlasting Fain(World Premiere) Madison Opera; Parpignol, La bohème, Madison Opera 

 

 
Chorus Bass

Oluwagbemiga David Oluwo

Recently: King Midas, The Alchemists, Annapolis Opera/Maryland Opera Studio, University of Maryland; Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Music on Site, Inc.; Principal, Paul’s Case, Opera Maine 

Chorus Soprano

Nuria Shin

Recently: Frau Fluth, Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Maryland Opera Studio, University of MarylandFiordiligi, Così fan tutte, Maryland Opera Studio; Florencia (cover), Florencia en el AmazonasMaryland Opera Studio 

 

Bridesmaid #2 (TA Matinee); Chorus Mezzo

Carmen Voskuhl

Recently: Bradamante, Alcina, San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) Opera; Prince Charmant, Cendrillon, SFCM Opera; Old Lady, Candide, SFCM Opera; Ensemble, Harvey Milk Reimagined, Opera Parallèle 

 

Antonio (TA Matinee); Chorus Bass

Brian Wacker

Recently: Colline, La bohèmeJaniec Opera Company, Brevard Music Center; Doctor Grenvil, La traviataJaniec Opera Company; PanglossCandide, Oberlin Opera Theater

Chorus Mezzo

Lily Bogas

Recently: Ruggiero, Alcina, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Dorothée, Cendrillon, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Sonia (cover), The Dialogue of Memories (World Premiere), Music of Remembrance 

 

Chorus Bass

Benjamin Chen

Recently: Il Conte, Le nozze di Figaro, Music on Site, Inc.; Papageno (cover), The Magic Flute, Janiec Opera Company; Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Temple Opera Theater, Temple University 

 

Chorus Tenor

Jared Cohen

Recently: Prunier, La rondine, Northwestern Opera Theater, Northwestern UniversityEl Remendado, Carmen, Northwestern Opera TheaterFrederic, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago 

Chorus Bass

John Solomon Collins

Recently: Putnam, If I Were You, Maryland Opera Studio, University of Maryland; Nardo, Lfinta giardiniera, Maryland Opera Studio; Morales, Carmen, Washington Opera Society 

 

Chorus Bass

Joshua Cominsky

Recently: Father, Hansel and Gretel, Oklahoma State University Opera; Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi, Oklahoma Opera and Music Theatre Company, Oklahoma City University; Horace Tabor, The Ballad of Baby Doe, Oklahoma Opera and Music Theatre Company 

Chorus Tenor

Nicholas Cravens

Recently: Nemorino, L’elisir d’amore, Utah Valley Operafest; Gastone de Letorières/Alfredo (cover), La traviata, Opera Idaho; Tybalt, Roméo et Juliette, Opera Idaho 

 

Chorus Bass

James Eagle

Recently: Markheim, MarkheimMoores Opera Center, University of Houston; Albert, Hobson’s Choice (World Premiere), Moores Opera Center; Don Magnifico, La Cenerentola, Michigan State University Opera Theatre 

Silver Dollar; Chorus Soprano

Sidney Grimm

Recently: Valeria, Mayo Buckner: A Life InterruptedSeagle Festival; Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel, Eklund Opera ProgramUniversity of Colorado Boulder; Littler Daughter, Proving UpEklund Opera Program 

Bridesmaid #1 (TA Matinee); Chorus Soprano

Olivia Howe

Recently: Cunégonde, Candide, University of British Columbia (UBC) Opera; Queen of the Night, Die Zauberflöte, UBC Opera; Despina (cover), Così fan tutte, Aspen Music Festival and School 

 

Chorus Bass

Will Jones

Recently: Ricardo/Mr. Novak (cover), A Nation of Others (World Premiere), UK Opera Theatre, University of Kentucky; Father, Hansel and Gretel, UK Opera Theatre; Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, UK Opera Theatre 

Assistant Director

Alexandra Dietrich

Recently: Staging Coordinator, Vanessa, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Lyric Opera; Director, A Little Night Music, Marblehead Little Theatre; Assistant Director, The Daughter of the Regiment, Boston Lyric Opera 

Assistant Director

José Israel García

Recently: Assistant Director, Turandot, The Atlanta Opera; Le nozze di Figaro, The Atlanta Opera; La traviata, The Atlanta Opera

Pianist / Coach

Alaina de Bellevue

Previously at CCO: Pianist, The Knock (2025) 

Recently: Pianist, Colorado Ballet; The Medium/Gianni Schicchi, Anchorage Opera; Chorus Director, Dead Man Walking, University of Colorado Eklund Opera 

Pianist Fellow; Supertitles

Barbie Noyes

Recently: PianistCoach, Le nozze di Figaro, Music on Site, Inc.; Pianist, The Phenomenal Cage (World Premiere), Boulder Opera; Proving Up, Eklund Opera Program, University of Colorado Boulder 

Pianist / Continuo / Coach

Artyom Pak

Previously at CCO: Pianist, Continuo, The Barber of Seville (2025)

Recently:  Music Director, Apprentice Artists Program, Sarasota Opera; Chorus Director, La bohéme, Sarasota Opera; The Merry Widow, Sarasota Opera; Il trovatore, Sarasota Opera; Susannah, Sarasota Opera; Assistant Conductor, Così fan tutte, Sarasota Opera; Pianist, L’enfant et les sortilèges, The Julliard School; Dialogues des Carmélites, The Juilliard School 

Pianist Fellow; Supertitles

Lily Witemeyer

Recently: Coach & Rehearsal Pianist, The Cunning Little Vixen, University of Tennessee Opera Theatre; Children’s Chorus DirectorCarmen, Knoxville Opera; Rehearsal & Orchestra Pianist, Cendrillon, Janiec Opera Company, Brevard Music Center 

Location

St. James Church
(across the street from the Opera House)

Run Time

60 minutes

LANGUAGE

Scenes performed in the original language