This Year’s Faculty & Alumni Mentors

Opera NUOVA is once again honored to be working with many esteemed faculty members who immeasurably enrich our Emerging Artists with their wisdom, experience, and knowledge.

Voice Teachers

Benjamin Butterfield
Tenor
Voice Mentor

Dominique Labelle
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Kimberly Barber
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice Mentor

Monica Huisman
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Collaborative Pianists/Coaches

Gordon Gerrard

Kathleen Lohrenz Gable
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Laura Loewen
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Leanne Regehr
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Liz Upchurch
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Michael McMahon
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Shannon Hiebert
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Directors

Brian Deedrick
Director

Donna Fletcher
Director
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Kim Mattice Wanat
Artistic & Managing Director
Director

Rob Herriot
Director

Conductors

Daniel Taylor
Conductor
Countertenor

Patrick Hansen
Conductor
Director

Robert Ursan
Conductor
Voice Mentor/Coach

Rosemary Thomson
Conductor

Ruth Alexander
Conductor
Voice Mentor/Coach

Additional Faculty

Dana Tanner-Kennedy
Dramaturgy Instructor

Jan Henderson
Clown & Masque Instructor

Jennifer Tarver
Acting Instructor

Lin Snelling
Improvisation Movement Instructor

Marie Nychka
Choreographer
Dance/Movement Teacher

Michael Samuel Kaplan
Speech Instructor

Rebecca Hass
Mezzo-Soprano
Creative Living Coach

Tom Diamond
Acting Instructor

Alumni Mentors

Alexandra Beley
Mezzo-Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Chris Mayell
Tenor
Alumni Mentor

Lara Ciekiewicz
Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Neil Craighead
Bass-Baritone
Alumni Mentor