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Faculty

Hugo Vera

Hugo Vera

Voice Teacher, Artistic Director, Stage Director

MET Opera Artist, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Pittsburgh Opera, Minnesota Opera, Glimmerglass

Kristin Roach

Kristin Roach

Coach, Conductor

Alamo City Opera, Spotlight on Opera, Texas State University

Evrim Keskin

Evrim Keskin

Voice Teacher, Turkish Coach

İzmir State Opera and Ballet, İstanbul Opera festival

Alejandro Avila

Alejandro Avila

Opera Coach, MT Music Director

Staff at University of Kansas, Lawrence Opera Theatre

Sarah Horn

Sarah Horn

VAO Bodrum Co-founder, Faculty Emerita

Golden State Pops Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl

Raffaele Cipriano

Raffaele Cipriano

Conductor, Coach, Italian Coach

Sarasota Opera, Lawrence Opera Theatre, Landlocked Opera, Topeka Symphony Orchestra

Joshua Wentz

Joshua Wentz

CFO, Stage Director

Tulio Gagliardo

Tulio Gagliardo

Coach, Pianist, Music Direction

Izmir State Opera and Ballet

Jared Hiscock

Jared Hiscock

Movement & Diction Coach

Elaine Rinaldi

Elaine Rinaldi

2022 Coach and Conductor

Artistic Director, Orchestra Miami, Opera in the Ozarks, Tri-Cities Opera

Marie Te Hapuku

Marie Te Hapuku

Voice Teacher, Diction Coach

Metropolitan Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Opera Australia

Tuğçe Doruk

Tuğçe Doruk

Pianist, Coach

İzmir State Opera and Ballet

Deborah Lifton

Deborah Lifton

Musical Theatre Voice Teacher, Master Classes, Stage Director

Allison Price

Allison Price

Stage Director (sabbatical leave on 2023)

Texas State
University, Kennedy Center

Mike Kestler

Mike Kestler

2021 Coach and Music Director

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