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 

Aaron Breid

Previously at CCO: Associate Conductor, Director of Choruses, The Magic Flute (2018), Il trovatore (2018), Carmen (2017), Così fan tutte (2017), The Ballad of Baby Doe (2016) 

 

Recently: Conductor, Le nozze di Figaro, North Carolina Opera; Rusalka, Chapman University; Cover Conductor, Madama Butterfly, Lyric Opera of Chicago; The Monkey King (World Premiere), San Francisco Opera

Olivia Darling

Previously at CCO: Stage Management Intern, Dido and Aeneas (2021), Rigoletto (2021) 

Recently: Calling Stage Manager, The Barber of Seville, Charleston Opera Theatre; Assistant Stage Manager, The Little Prince, The Dallas Opera; La traviata, Opera Colorado 

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 

Alexandra Dill

Previously at CCO: Stitcher / Dresser, The Rape of Lucretia (2008), West Side Story (2008), Susannah (2008) 

Recently: Soft Goods Supervisor, The Boys, Prime Video; Red One, Prime Video; Vought Rising, Prime Video 
 

Isaiah Feken

Previously at CCO: Harry Easter, Street Scene (2024); Second Man, Kiss Me, Kate (2023); Giuseppe, The Light in the Piazza (2022) 

Kristin Gornstein

Recently: Shtumer Alef, The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language, American Opera Projects; Antonio, Antonio e Cleopatra, Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado; Dido, Dido and Aeneas, Opera Fort Collins 

Lucy Guillemette

Previously at CCO: Assistant Stage Manager, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025) 

Recently: Assistant Stage Manager, La bohéme, Opera Colorado; Madama Butterfly, Kentucky Opera; Sweeney Todd, Utah Opera; Rigoletto, Opera San Antonio; Pagliacci, Opera San Antonio; The Pirates of Penzance, Opera San Antonio; Madama Butterfly, Opera San Antonio; Ernani, Sarasota Opera; Fidelio, Heartbeat Opera 

Matt Herndon

 Previously at CCO: Fight Choreographer, The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), The Pirates of Penzance (2024), Romeo and Juliet (2023), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), Othello (2023), Two Remain (2022), Die Fledermaus (2022), The Light in the Piazza (2022)   

Recently: Fight Consultant, A Masked Ball, Opera in the Pines; Fight Choreographer, Carmen, University of Indiana Jacobs School of Music; Sweeney Todd, Jacobs School of Music; Roméo et Juliette, Jacobs School of Music 

Abigail Hoke-Brady

Previously at CCO: Lighting Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025), The Pirates of Penzance (2024), The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), Romeo & Juliet (2023), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), Othello (2023)  

 

Recently: Lighting Designer, A Doll’s House, Two River Theater; Little Miss Perfect, The Olney Theater; Intelligence, Virginia Opera; La traviata, San Diego Opera; Tosca, Pittsburgh Opera; Pagliacci, Seattle Opera; Roméo et Juliette, Toledo Opera; Don Pasquale, Opera Omaha

Weston Hurt

Recently: Germont, La traviata, Utah Opera; Tonio, Pagliacci, Pensacola Opera; Rigoletto, Rigoletto, English National Opera; Sharpless, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Fort Worth Opera; Baritone soloist, CARMINA BURANA, Reno Philharmonic; Sharpless, Madama Butterfly, Houston Grand Opera; Alvaro (cover), Florencia en el Amazonas, The Metropolitan Opera 

Cynthia Lawrence

Previously at CCO: Colorado Music Hall of Fame Inductee (2024); Soloist, Cynthia Lawrence in Concert (2024); Marguerite, Faust (1992); Micaëla, Carmen (1993) 

Recently:  Director, Die Zauberflöte, University of Kentucky; Suor Angelica, Opera Lucca; Il barbiere di Siviglia, University of Kentucky; Endowed Chair, Voice/Opera, University of Kentucky 

Candace Leyland

Previously at CCO: Wig and Makeup Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Wig and Makeup Assistant, The Pirates of Penzance (2024), The Girl of the Golden West (2024), Street Scene (2024), Madama Butterfly (2019), Billy Budd (2019)  

Recently: Wig & Makeup Designer, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Omaha; Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Designer, La traviata, Opera Columbus; Wig Designer, The Rocky Horror Show, The Carnegie; Assistant Wig & Makeup Designer, Madama Butterfly, Pittsburgh Opera; Don Giovanni, Opera Omaha

Laura Mansoori

Previously at CCO: Lady Rowena & Solo Dancer, Once Upon a Mattress (2025) 

Recently: Choreographer, Finding Nemo, Orlando Family Stage; Carol Patterson, True North (Regional Premiere), Orlando REP; Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts; Associate Choreographer, The Spongebob Musical; Orlando REP Graziella / Pas de Six Dancer, West Side Story, Orlando Shakes  

Laurel McIntyre

Previously at CCO: Festival Production Stage Manager, Once Upon a Mattress (2025), CCO in Concert (2025); Stage Manager, Amahl and the Night Visitors (2024) 

Recently: Stage Manager, Carmen, San Diego Opera; Fellow Travelers, Portland Opera; Assistant Stage Manager, Aida, Washington National Opera; Central Park Five, Detroit Opera 

Virginia Mims

Recently: Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Opera in Williamsburg; Musetta, La bohème, Sarasota Opera; Despina, Così fan tutte, Sarasota Opera 

Lawrence E. Moten III

Previously at CCO: Scenic Designer, The Knock (2025) 

Recently: Scenic Designer, Treemonisha, Washington National Opera; Merry Wives, Shakespeare Theatre Company, DC; Henry 6, The Old Globe; Chicken & Biscuits, Circle in the Square Theatre; Cosí fan Tutte, Wolf Trap Opera; This Little Light of Mine (World Premiere), Santa Fe Opera; Covenant (World Premiere), Roundabout Theatre Company; Bullrusher, McCarter Theatre; Faust, Wolf Trap Opera; Blues for an Alabama Sky, Guthrie Theatre    

Caitlyn Murphy

Recently: Prop Supervisor, Marcel on the Train, Classic Stage Company; Prop Design, Room 1214, 59E59 Theatres, NYC; Stargazers, Page 73 Productions, NYC 

Emily Pulley

Previously at CCO: Carmen, Carmen (2017); Julie LaVerne, Show Boat (2013); Beatrice, Three Decembers (2010); Susannah Polk, Susannah (2008) 

Recently: Madeline Mitchell, Three Decembers, Eugene Opera; Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, Pensacola Opera; Mrs. Grose, The Turn of the Screw, Opera Tampa; Sam Clay, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Workshop),The Metropolitan Opera; Kate Heller, Touch (World Premiere), Opera Birmingham; Julia Child, Bon Appétit, Fort Worth Opera;  Beryl Bennett, The Cook-Off (World Premiere), Nashville Opera 
 

Jeremy Reger

Previously at CCO: Festival Head of Music (2025); Assistant Conductor, The Knock (2025), Street Scene (2024), Kiss Me, Kate (2023), The Light in the Piazza (2022)  

Recently: Co-chair, Voice + Opera, & Associate Professor of Vocal Coaching, University of Colorado Boulder School of Music; Music Staff, Virginia Opera; Opera Steamboat; Eugene Opera; Hawaii Opera Theater; Mill City Opera; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Minnesota Opera 

Lynly Saunders

Previously at CCO: Costume Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025) 

Recently: Costume Designer, Treemonisha, Washington National Opera; Dido and Aeneas, Opera Lafayette; The Rake’s Progress, The Glimmerglass Festival 

Ashraf Sewailam

Previously at CCO: Dr. Bartolo, The Barber of Seville (2025); The Speaker, The Magic Flute (2018); Balthazar, Amahl and the Night Visitors (2016); Director, Othello (2023) 

Recently: Dr. Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, Opera San Antonio; Samaan, Sindbad: The Omani Sailor, Royal Opera House Muscat/Müpa Budapest; Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Madison Opera; Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love, New Orleans Opera; Dr. Bartolo, The Barber of Seville, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Des Moines Metro Opera, Seattle Opera; Giove, La Calisto, Opera Memphis; Sparafucile, Rigoletto, Opera San Jose 

Brian Skoog

Previously at CCO: Tamino, The Magic Flute, (2018 Young Artist Matinee); Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro (2014); Larry/Matt, The Face on the Barroom Floor (2014) 

Recently: Narraboth, Salome, West Bay Opera, CA; Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Salt Creek Chamber Orchestra, IL; Tenor Soloist, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Toledo Symphony Orchestra  

Tyler Tucker

Previously at CCO: Conductor and Pianist Fellow (2025) 

Recently: Music Director & Conductor, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Rothstein, Tri-Cities Opera, NY; Assistant Conductor, Rigoletto, Tri-Cities Opera; Assistant Professor (Vocal Coach), School of Music, The University of Oklahoma; Lecturer in Vocal Coaching and Teaching, Binghampton University; Resident Artist Pianist, Opera Colorado 

McKenna Ebert

Previously at CCO: Assistant Lighting Designer, The Barber of Seville (2025), The Knock (2025), Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Lighting Designer, CCO in Concert (2025) 

Recently: Lighting Designer, The Precipice, Irondale, NYC; Assistant Lighting Designer, A Guide for the Homesick, DR2 Theatre, Off-Broadway; Left on Tenth, Broadway; The Who’s Tommy, Broadway & Goodman Theatre, Chicago; Peter Pan, National Tour

Lorna Stephens

Recently: Assistant Stage Manager, The Tales of Hoffmann, The Florentine Opera; Don Giovanni, The Florentine Opera; The Flying Dutchman, Des Moines Metro Opera 

Nicholas Fahrenkrug

Recently: Danilo (cover), The Merry Widow, Sarasota Opera; Guglielmo (cover), Così fan tutte, Sarasota Opera; Philo/Second Geezer, Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, Odyssey Opera, Boston 

Derek Hale

Previously at CCO: An Officer, The Barber of Seville (2025) 

Recently: Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, Florida State Opera; Nick Shadow, The Rake’s Progress, Florida State Opera; Balthazar, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Fine Arts Series, The Episcopal Church of the Nativity, AL 

Olivia Heaner

Recently: Darlene, Family Ties: Take Me Down (Workshop), TellTale Opera Theatre, Baltimore; Valeria, Mayo Buckner: A Life Interrupted, Seagle Festival; Micaëla, Carmen, Seagle Festival 

Jeremy Luis Lopez

Previously at CCO: Jester (cover)/Sir Luce, Once Upon a Mattress (2025) 

Recently: Little Bat (cover), Susannah, Sarasota Opera; Tebaldo (cover), I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Teatro Nuovo, NY; Camille de Rosillon, Die lustige Witwe, Moores Opera Center, University of Houston 

Madelin Morales

Previously at CCO: Princess No.12 & Ensemble, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Chorus, The Knock (2025) 

 Recently: La Ciesca, Gianni Schicchi, Fisher Center at Bard College; Mezzo-soprano Young Artist, SongStudio 2026, Carnegie Hall 

Ryan Nash

JJ Robinson

Recently: Marco, Gianni Schicchi, Knoxville Opera; Zuniga, Carmen, Knoxville Opera; Samuel, The Pirates of Penzance, Charlottesville Opera 

Hallie Schmidt

Recently: Zerbinetta, Ariadne auf Naxos, Pacific Northwest Opera; Rose, At the Statue of Venus, Opera Colorado; Armida, Rinaldo, Pacific Northwest Opera 

Cindy Dajeong Song

Previously at CCO: Lady H, Once Upon a Mattress (2025); Kate, The Pirates of Penzance (2024); Mrs. Jones (cover), Street Scene (2024) 

Recently: Bradamante, Alcina, University of Indiana Jacobs School of Music; Ramiro, La finta giardiniera, University of Indiana Jacobs School of Music 

Russell Spence

Recently: Don Berlico, Le gare generose, FIO MONDO Italia; The Witch, Hansel and Gretel, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival; Orfeo, L’orfeo, Miami Beach Classical Music Festival 

Seth Walley

Recently: Baritone Soloist, Winterreise, Canyon Concert Ballet; Dancaïro, Carmen, Opera Fort Collins; Count Almaviva (cover), Le nozze di Figaro, Opéra des Landes 

Barbie Noyes

Recently: Pianist, Coach, 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 

Tori Tedeschi Adams

Recently: Iris (cover), Innocence, The Metropolitan Opera; Elva Heaster Shue, Everlasting Faint (World Premiere), Madison Opera; Susanna, Le nozze di Figaro, Opera Las Vegas 

Alexander Levi Adkins

Recently: Blind, Die Fledermaus, Florida Grand Opera; Pong, Turandot, Florida Grand Opera; Uncle Percy (cover), This House (World Premiere), Opera Theater of St. Louis 

Amanda Densmoor

Recently: Gretel, Hansel and Gretel, Shakespeare Opera Theatre, VA; Girl/1st Trio Member, Trouble in Tahiti, Annapolis Opera; Servilia, La clemenza di Tito, Opera Steamboat 

Sidney Grimm

Recently: Valeria, Mayo Buckner: A Life Interrupted, Seagle Festival; Gretel, Hänsel und Gretel, Eklund Opera Program, University of Colorado Boulder; Littler Daughter, Proving Up, Eklund Opera Program