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

Christiane Riel
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Gordon Gietz
Tenor
Voice Mentor

Jackie Short
Soprano
Voice Mentor

John Fanning
Baritone
Voice Mentor

Judith Forst
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice Mentor

Monica Huisman
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Collaborative Pianists/Coaches

Laura Loewen
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Leanne Regehr
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Michael McMahon
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Shannon Hiebert
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Directors

Brian Deedrick
Director

Donna Fletcher
Director
Soprano
Voice Mentor

Kelly Handerek
Director
Acting Instructor

Michael Cavanagh
Director

Rob Herriot
Director

Conductors

Kathleen Lohrenz Gable
Conductor
Coach
Collaborative Pianist

Kinza Tyrrell
Conductor
Coach

Robert Ursan
Conductor
Voice Mentor/Coach

Rosemary Thomson
Conductor

Additional Faculty

Carol Castel
Creative Process Instructor

Holly Cinnamon
Alexander Technique
Yoga

Marie Nychka
Choreographer
Dance/Movement Teacher

Rebecca Hass
Mezzo-Soprano
Creative Living Coach

Alumni Mentors

Adam Fisher
Tenor
Alumni Mentor

Aidan Ferguson
Soprano
Alumni Mentor
NUOVA Arts Administrator

Barbara King
Mezzo-Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Cait Wood
Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Clarence Frazer
Baritone
Alumni Mentor

Isaiah Bell
Tenor
Alumni Mentor

Jacqueline Woodley
Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Keith Klassen
Tenor
Alumni Mentor

Lida Szkawek
Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Marion Newman
Mezzo Soprano
Alumni Mentor

Simone Osborne
Soprano
Alumni Mentor