Sopranos
Susannah Biller, Georgetown, Tennessee
Lara Ciekiewicz, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Kate Crist, Agency, Iowa
Sara Gartland, St. Paul, Minnesota
Lori Guilbeau, Golden Meadow, Louisiana

Mezzo-sopranos
Margaret Gawrysiak, Geneseo, Illinois
Caitlin Mathes, Dayville, Connecticut
Ellie Jarrett, Dallas, Texas
Maya Lahyani, Hod-HaSharon, Israel

Contralto
Suzanne Hendrix, Charles City, Iowa

Countertenor
Ryan Belongie, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Tenors
Eleazar Rodríguez, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
Gregory Carroll, Des Moines, Washington
Brian Jadge, Piermont, New York
Alex Mansoori, Seattle, Washington
Nathaniel Peake, Humble, Texas

Baritones
Aleksey Bogdanov, Odessa, Ukraine
John Chest, Greenville, South Carolina
Paul Scholten, Muskegon, Michigan
Michael Sumuel, Odessa, Texas

Bass-baritone
Yohan Yi, Pohang, The Republic of Korea

Basses
Evan Boyer, Louisville, Kentucky
Benjamin LeClair, Royal, Iowa

Apprentice Coaches
Keun-a Lee, Seoul, The Republic of Korea
Stephanie Rhodes, Alpine, Utah
Tamara Sanikidze, Tbilisi, The Republic of Georgia
Suzy Smith, Medicine Hat, Alberta
Miaomiao Wang, Lanzhou, Gansu, China

Apprentice Stage Director
Fernando Parra Bortí, Chihuahua, Mexico

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4 responses to “Merola’s 52nd Season Participants”

  1. J. Marcher Avatar
    J. Marcher

    Three each from Texas and Iowa? That’s more than 25% of the total from just those two states. Anyone else find that odd, or is there something going on in those parts I don’t know about?

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  2. The Opera Tattler Avatar

    I believe Sheri Greenawald went to college in Iowa, so maybe she’s just very connected to the area.

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  3. Violinsolos Avatar
    Violinsolos

    Three from Iowa and Texas (LeClair, Crist, Peake) are also returning Merolini.

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  4. The Opera Tattler Avatar

    Last year there were even more Merolini from Iowa, I believe.

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