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

Anne Grimm
Soprano
Voice Mentor
Colin Ainsworth
Tenor
Voice Mentor
John Tessier
Tenor
Voice Mentor
Judith Forst
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice Mentor
Kimberly Barber
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice Mentor
Miriam Khalil
Voice Mentor
Neil Craighead
Bass-Baritone
Voice Teacher
Renee Brad
Mezzo-Soprano
Voice Mentor
Robert Ursan
Voice Mentor/Coach
Rosemarie van der Hooft
Mezzo-Soprano
Yoga/Mindfullness for Singers
Voice Mentor
Photo of Tracy Dahl Tracy Dahl
Soprano
Vocal Master Teacher

Collaborative Pianists/Coaches

Kathleen Lohrenz Gable
Coach
Collaborative Pianist
Laura Loewen
Coach
Michael McMahon
Coach
Shannon Hiebert
Musical Director
Coach

Directors

Brian Deedrick
Director
Acting Teacher
Kim Mattice Wanat
Artistic & Managing Director
Director
Marie Nychka
Director, Choreographer
Dance/Movement Teacher
Rob Herriot
Director

Conductors/Musical Directors

Christopher Bagan
Conductor
Gordon Gerrard's Headshot Gordon Gerrard
Coach
Conductor
Ryan Sigurdson
Musical Director
Shannon Hiebert
Musical Director
Coach

Additional Faculty

Holly Cinnamon
Yoga
Alexander Technique
Jan Henderson
Clown & Masque Instructor
Marie Nychka
Director, Choreographer
Dance/Movement Teacher
Nikki Hulowski
Screen Acting/Voice Over
Peter Mills
Choreographer
Tap Teacher
Rosemarie van der Hooft
Mezzo-Soprano
Yoga/Mindfullness for Singers
Voice Mentor


Acting Teacher

Brian Deedrick
Director
Acting Teacher
Josh Meredith
Acting Teacher

Choreographers

Dawn Moss
Choreographer
Marie Nychka
Director, Choreographer
Dance/Movement Teacher
Peter Mills
Choreographer
Tap Teacher