Proclaimed by Opera Magazine as “One of the world’s great singing actresses,” Diana Soviero is one of the most recognized American opera singers of the 20th century. She became a compelling interpreter of the verismo repertoire in performances at leading international Opera houses and is renowned for her interpretations of Puccini’s heroines, including Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly, Mimì and Musetta in La bohème, Liù in Turandot, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, and the title roles in Tosca, Manon Lescaut, and Suor Angelica.

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Now dedicated to teaching both private lessons in her Manhattan Studio and Master Classes across the country, she is also a member of the voice faculty at the Mannes School of Music and conducts Master Classes with prestigious companies and festivals.

 

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Alexandra Razskazoff has been acclaimed by The New York Times as a “richly faceted, slinky soprano,” whose “soprano [is] rich, distinctive of timbre, and penetrating, and possess[es] a lovely bloom on top” (Opera News). Alexandra was recently named a Grand Finals Winner in the 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.

 

In 2022, Alexandra made significant house debuts performing Beethoven's 9th Symphony with Bozeman Symphony, Mimì (La bohème) at Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile, reprising Violetta (La Traviata) with Out of the Box Opera, as well as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) with Teatro Grattacielo at the Phoenicia International Festival of The Voice. In the 2021-22 season, Alexandra debuted as Suzel in Teatro Grattacielo's production of Mascagni's L'Amico Fritz and covered Micaëla (Carmen) and Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow), and sang Giannetta (L'elisir d'amore) at Palm Beach Opera. 

 

Alexandra has garnered acclaim at multiple vocal competitions. In 2021, she was a semifinalist in the prestigious Operalia vocal competition and received 1st Place at the James Toland Vocal Arts Competition. Earlier, she won top prizes in the Giovanni Consiglio International Competition, the PARTNERS for the Arts Competition, the Orpheus Vocal Competition, the Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP International Vocal, and in National Opera Association’s C. Bailey and D. Argento Vocal Competition. In 2019, she won prizes in the Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP International Vocal Competition, the Dorothy Lincoln-Smith Vocal Competition and Opera at Florham’s Violetta DuPont Vocal Competition (1st Place!). More...

 

Alexandra Razskazoff completed her formal training as a Resident Artist with the Academy of Vocal Arts and Minnesota Opera. She was a Young Artist with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program and an Apprentice Artist with Santa Fe Opera. 

Shanley Horvitz, an American mezzo soprano, has been reviewed "to spin lovely, warm legato phrases, replete with ease of emission, dynamic variety, elegance, yet holding obvious power in reserve.” Shanley had a fruitful competition season in 2022 winning 1st place at the International Orpheus Competition, 2nd place Opera San Jose Irene Dalis Competition, 2nd place Pasadena Vocal Competition, 1st place Houston Gilbert & Sullivan Career Grant Competition, 3rd place Opera Florham, 1st place 2021 Mario Lanza Institute Competition, 1st place Vienna Summer Music Festival, and Encouragement Award MONC Laffont competition at the Pittsburgh District.

 

Shanley recently debuted the role of Anacoana in Franchetti’s Cristoforo Colombo with Teatro Grattacielo, Jezibaba in Dvorak’s Rusalka, and the title role in Bizet’s Carmen with Vincerò Academy, a role she will debut at Carnegie Hall. Recently she debuted Donna Elvira in Vienna Summer Music Festival’s production of Don Giovanni at Palais Ehrbar, where she was seen in concert with the PolyMuse Orchestra under Maestro Anton Yeretsky.

 

Shanley is from the Philadelphia area and spends time in Liguria, Italy. She is a graduate of Westminster Choir College. 

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New York performer Frederick Schlick is praised for his “tender power” (Opera Wire). His 2022 season is kicking off with Light Opera of New Jersey’s production of La bohème with Frederick singing the prime role of Rodolfo! 

 

Mr. Schlick joined Nashville Opera as a resident artist in 2021 to sing Borsa/Duca (cover) in Rigoletto, and to perform in outreach events. He concluded the 2021 season as Percy in Donizetti’s Anna Bolena with Dell’Arte Festival in NYC. 

 

The 2018-2019 season marked Frederick’s NYC debut, joining City Lyric Opera as Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.  He returned to CLO in 2019 to sing Don José in La Tragédie de Carmen. The season ended with Frederick singing Alfred in Die Fledermaus in Berks Opera’s partner performance with OPUS ONE of Reading, Pennsylvania.

 

Frederick made his professional debut as Young Jim Thompson in Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied with Pensacola Opera in the fall of 2016.  He reprised the same role with Tri-Cities Opera in 2017.

 

Frederick hails from Reading, Pennsylvania, and holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory. He received his BA in Music from Dickinson College. He currently lives in Astoria, NY, and teaches private music lessons in the Greenwich, CT area. 

 

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“Truly an anthem of our times” said Classic FM in regards to Matthew’s AKA (Opera Daddy)’s ‘Figaro’ parody.

 

Matthew spent this past winter singing with New York City Opera originating the role of Giampi Malnate in their world premiere of The Garden of the Finzi Continis. He could also be seen singing in the Broadway’s 10th Anniversary Concert of A Tale of Two Cities.

 

Ciuffitelli had the unique opportunity to perform with the Rolling Stones at Chicago’s United Center and to appear in the U.S. premiere of the mixed-media work, Mountain Top, by Dutch avant-pop composer Jacob Ter Veldhuis. Many of his operatic roles include Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Sergeant Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Eisenstein and Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Valentin in Faust, Marcello in La Bohème, and Figaro in The Barber of Seville.

 

Matthew was the recipient of the 2018 Career Bridges Grant as well as the winner of the 2018 New Jersey State Opera Competition Award. He can be seen touring internationally with the world-renowned Sharpe Family Singers. You can find him on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram as @Operadaddy.

Mary Pinto, an acclaimed accompanist and vocal coach, has worked with international opera singers and major American opera companies for the past 25 years. Ms. Pinto's career began as a rehearsal pianist for noted opera companies:  Dallas Opera, Chicago's Lyric Opera, Omaha Opera, and others. In 2012, Ms. Pinto coached and was rehearsal pianist for Metropolitan Opera star and international soprano Deborah Voigt as she prepared for the three Brünhilde roles for the Met's production of Wagner's ​Ring Cycle​ which was featured in the documentary Wagner’s Dream: The Making of the Met's Ring Cycle ​and premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.

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In 2022, Ms. Pinto was invited to be official accompanist for the Giulio Gari Competition and to accompany singers in the Gerda Lissner Song, Zarzuela and Aria Competition. She made her Carnegie Hall debut playing for the winners of the Gerda Lissner Winners Concert. In 2021, Ms. Pinto coached and directed scenes at the Summer Opera Festival of Morelia and coached at the Queens Summer Vocal Institute. In the fall of 2020, she performed at Black Opera’s tribute to honor the 75th Birthday of Jessye Norman. She spends her summers on the coaching staff at Masterclass d' Ischia, Italy. She has worked with the NJ State Opera and Light Opera of NJ, and internationally with Opera Noire’s Ensemble in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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Since 2007 Ms. Pinto has been on the faculty of Montclair State University as a private coach, accompanist, and to prepare students for opera productions. She serves as Artistic Director and accompanist for Opera at Florham while maintaining coaching studios in New Jersey and New York City.

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Mary received her Bachelor’s degree in Music for piano performance from DePauw University and a Master’s in Music degree for piano and voice accompaniment from University of Illinois.

Mariana Karpatova appeared “Live from Lincoln Center” in Maurice Sendak’s Hänsel und Gretel as the Mother and the Witch while studying at Juilliard. At her debut with Sarasota Opera, was praised for “acting and singing with passion and power.” She was an Alice Tully Vocal Arts Debut Award recipient and cited by the New York Times under the headline, “A Debut with Signs of the Future.”

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Opera appearances include Sarasota Opera as Cuniza in Oberto, Michigan Opera as Quickly in Falstaff, Metropolitan Opera as Maid in Elektra and Zia Principessa in Suor Angelica, the Bulgarian National Opera as Azucena in Il Trovatore, and many more. Her concerts include Symphony No. 8, Verdi’s Requiem, Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, Shoenberg’s Gurrelieder, Ravel’s Scheherazade, Bach’s Magnificat and St. Matthew Passion, Beethoven’s Mass in C, Durufle’s Requiem, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, and others.

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In 2022, Ms. Karpatova debuted as Florence Pike in Princeton Festival’s “Albert Herring” production and will sing with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in the fall. In 2021, Ms. Karpatova appeared in the Opera at Florham Holiday concert, and in the BCENY Gala concert at Carnegie Hall and in their Concert Series.

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In the summers of 2021, 2020 and 2018, Ms. Karpatova helped organize and performed in the “Unbeaten Path” chamber music festival in her native country, Bulgaria. In 2018, she performed songs by Brahms and Bulgarian and American composer.

 

Ms. Karpatova is a recognized specialist training youth and advanced professional singers for contemporary and classical music. She has a private practice (Mariana Voice Studio) and is on the vocal teaching staff at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison. She serves on the board, provides musical commentary, performs in concert, and provides educational outreach for Opera at Florham.​