SUMMER FESTIVAL INCLUDES VOCAL/PIANO RECITAL; SCHWABACHER SUMMER CONCERT; FULLY STAGED HILARIOUS RARELY SEEN “LE COMTE ORY”; MEROLA GRAND FINALE
June 26 – August 16, 2025
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For the “A Grand Night for Singing – An American Songfest” press release, please click here.
For the “A Grand Night for Singing – An American Songfest” long lead, please click here.
For the “Schwabacher Summer Concert: It’s Complicated – Love & Opera” long lead, please click here.
For the 2025 Merola Artist announcement, please click here.
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Producer and pianist Ronny Michael Greenberg (Merola ‘14) will curate Merola Opera Program's piano/vocal recital "A Grand Night for Singing: An American Songfest" June 26 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Conductor William Long, will make his Merola debut at the podium leading the San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra in the Schwabacher Summer Concert: "It's Complicated: Love & Opera" July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Acclaimed director Omer Ben Seadia (Merola ‘14) will direct Merola Opera Program's Schwabacher Summer Concert: "It's Complicated: Love & Opera" July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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2025 Merola Opera Program's Stage Director Elio Bucky will direct one of the Schwabacher Summer Concert scenes July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall and the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
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Director Garnett Bruce will bring to life a fully staged production of Rossini’s sparkling and hilarious, rarely seen gem "Le Comte Ory" July 31 and August 2 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Metropolitan Opera conductor Pierre Vallet, will make his Merola debut at the podium leading the San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra in Rossini’s sparkling and hilarious, rarely seen gem "Le Comte Ory" July 31 and August 2 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall.
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Kelly Kuo will conduct the 2025 Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young artists in a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant works, presented August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House.
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Kelly Kuo will conduct the 2025 Merola Grand Finale, featuring all the young artists in a dazzling array of opera’s most brilliant works, presented August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House. Seen here: Kelly Kuo conducting the 2023 Merola Grand Finale.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Bass-baritone Justice Yates returns as one of the 28 young artists selected for the 2025 Merola Opera Program. Yates will perform in "A Grand Night for Singing: An American Songfest" on June 26 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall. Seen here: Justice Yates in Merola's 2024 Grand Finale.
Photo credit: Kristen Loken
Soprano Alexa Frankian (Merola '24) returns as one of the 28 young artists selected for the 2025 Merola Opera Program. Frankian will perform in Schwabacher Summer Concert: "It’s Complicated: Love & Opera" Seen here: Alexa Frankian in Merola's 2024 "The Song as Drama."
Photo Credit: Kristen Loken
Sopranos
Ariane Cossette from Toronto, Ontario, Canada is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Alexa Frankian from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Sofia Gotch from Oakland, California is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Chea Kang from Deokso, South Korea, is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Eva Rae Martinez from Doylestown, Pennsylvania is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Lexi Brown
Charlotte Siegel from Toronto, Ontario, Canada is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Sam Gaetz Photography
Mezzo-Sopranos
Meg Brilleslyper from Colorado Springs, Colorado is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: rechord.co Ali Rose Hotz
Sadie Cheslak from Duluth, Minnesota is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Jaclyn Simpson Photography
Ruby Dibble from Kansas City, Missouri is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Ariana Mauback from Toronto, Ontario, Canada is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Anna Maria Vaca from Providence, Rhode Island is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Tenors
Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono from Oceania, New Zealand is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Charles Brook Photography
Wesley Harrison from Windsor, Ontario, Canada is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Sam Gaetz Photography
Minghao Liu from Qingdao, Shandong, China is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Tristan Tournaud from Nashville, Tennessee is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credits: Samuel Greenhill
Jin Yu from Jiangsu, China is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Baritones
Benjamin Dickerson from Milton, Vermont is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Jiyang Chen
Gabriel Natal-Baez from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Joeavian Rivera from Orlando, Florida is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Bass-Baritones
Wanchun Liang from Shijiazhuang, China is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Justice Yates from Leesburg, Florida is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Bass
John Mburu from Warwick, Rhode Island is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Andrew Morstein
Pianists/Coaches
Brian Cho from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: Sam Gaetz Photography
Brian McCann from Freehold, New Jersey is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Deven Shah from Erie, Pennsylvania is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Tzu Kaugn Tan from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
Photo Credit: rechord.co Ali Rose Hotz
Dain Yule Yoon from Seoul, South Korea is one of the 28 artists selected from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants for the 2025 Merola Opera Program.
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Stage Director
2025 Merola Opera Program's Stage Director Elio Bucky will direct one of the Schwabacher Summer Concert scenes July 10 and July 12 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall and the Merola Grand Finale August 16 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
