Vartan Gabrielian

by Gerst@operasj.org | Aug 22, 2023

Bass-baritone Vartan Gabrielian’s 2023-24 season marks numerous role and house debuts – including his company debut with Opera San José. Later this season, Gabrielian will make a festival debut as Nick Shadow (Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress) at the Verbier Festival,...

WooYoung Yoon

by Gerst@operasj.org | Aug 22, 2023

Tenor WooYoung Yoon has been praised for his “soaring high notes” and a voice that “conveys nobility” – Opera News. Future engagements include Rodolfo in La Boheme,  and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, both with Opera San Jose, and his return to Carnegie Hall as a...

Ken Kellogg

by Gerst@operasj.org | Aug 22, 2023

Kenneth Kellogg’s recent career highlights include his debut at San Francisco Opera as Basilio Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Dr Bartolo Le Nozze di Figaro at Maryland Lyric Opera following his role debut there as Grand Inquisitor/Philip II (c) Don Carlo. He appeared as...

Melissa Sondhi

by Gerst@operasj.org | Aug 22, 2023

Praised for her “charm” (San Francisco Chronicle-Datebook), for “time and again sing(ing) with a voice that is nothing short of wowing” and “delicate and golden” (Theatre Eddys), her “shimmering, agile soprano” and...

Zhengyi Bai

by Ryan | Jun 5, 2023

Tenor Zhengyi Bai has recently completed his training in the renowned Adler Fellowship Program at San Francisco Opera. As a 2018 participant of the Merola Opera Program, he has been recognized by the San Francisco Chronicle for his “charming verve. ”Bai made his San...