Sofia Gotch
Lyric Coloratura Soprano
Italian-American soprano, Sofia Gotch Caruana has been praised for the “brightness and clarity” of her sound and her “command of style and diction.” An engaging performer, Sofia’s range spans the comedic and ethereal roles such as Titania to the emotional intensity and humanity of title roles such as Juliette and Gilda.
The Poison Aria - Roméo et Juliette
Conductor, Pierre Valet
Director, Kathrine M. Carter
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Anna Yatskevich, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
Roméo et Juliette Pierre Vallet, Conductor Katherine M. Carter, Director Stephanie Sutherland, Choreographer James Rotondo, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer Marika Kent, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Dana Williams, Production Stage Manager Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor and Chorus Master Donna Gill, French Diction Coach and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Chris Dumont, Fight Director Samantha Estrella, Assistant Director Lauren Linsey, Second Assistant Director Isa Braun, Assistant Choreographer Hayley E. Wallenfeldt, Associate Scenic Designer Dan Hewson, Assistant Costume Designer Matthew Lazarus, Assistant Lighting Designer Rosey Johnson, Associate Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Alayna McCabe, Assistant Stage Manager Anna Yatskevich, photographer
A Midsummer Night's Dream George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor John de los Santos, Director Abbey Wiker, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer and Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Paige Seber, Lighting Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Danielle Buccino, Production Stage Manager Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Jeremy Chan, Vocal Coach/Pianist Miriam Charney, Vocal Coach/Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Maddelinde Fields, Assistant Scenic Designer Sabrina Ehrnstein, Assistant Costume Designer Max Stroeher, Assistant Lighting Designer Cynthia Gray, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
A Midsummer Night's Dream George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor John de los Santos, Director Abbey Wiker, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer and Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Paige Seber, Lighting Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Danielle Buccino, Production Stage Manager Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Jeremy Chan, Vocal Coach/Pianist Miriam Charney, Vocal Coach/Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Maddelinde Fields, Assistant Scenic Designer Sabrina Ehrnstein, Assistant Costume Designer Max Stroeher, Assistant Lighting Designer Cynthia Gray, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
A Midsummer Night's Dream George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor John de los Santos, Director Abbey Wiker, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer and Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Paige Seber, Lighting Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Danielle Buccino, Production Stage Manager Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Jeremy Chan, Vocal Coach/Pianist Miriam Charney, Vocal Coach/Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Maddelinde Fields, Assistant Scenic Designer Sabrina Ehrnstein, Assistant Costume Designer Max Stroeher, Assistant Lighting Designer Cynthia Gray, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
A Midsummer Night's Dream George Manahan (BM ’73, MM ’76), Conductor John de los Santos, Director Abbey Wiker, Scenic Designer Ashley Soliman, Costume Designer and Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Paige Seber, Lighting Designer Joshua Larrinaga-Yocom, Props Supervisor Danielle Buccino, Production Stage Manager Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts and Vocal Coach/Pianist Travis Bloom, Vocal Coach/Pianist Jeremy Chan, Vocal Coach/Pianist Miriam Charney, Vocal Coach/Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Maddelinde Fields, Assistant Scenic Designer Sabrina Ehrnstein, Assistant Costume Designer Max Stroeher, Assistant Lighting Designer Cynthia Gray, Assistant Stage Manager Brian Hatton, photographer
The Cunning Little Vixen Kirk Severtson, Conductor Dennis Whitehead Darling, Director Felicity Stiverson, Choreographer Brian Ruggaber, Scenic Designer Jen Gillette, Costume Designer Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Stefano Brancato, Props Supervisor Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts & Coach-Pianist Jeremy Chan, Coach-Pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Coach-Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Enrique Brown, Fight Choreographer Shelby Marquardt, Production Stage Manager Steven Jude Tietjen, Supertitles Author Brian Hatton, Photographer
The Cunning Little Vixen Kirk Severtson, Conductor Dennis Whitehead Darling, Director Felicity Stiverson, Choreographer Brian Ruggaber, Scenic Designer Jen Gillette, Costume Designer Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Stefano Brancato, Props Supervisor Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts & Coach-Pianist Jeremy Chan, Coach-Pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Coach-Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Enrique Brown, Fight Choreographer Shelby Marquardt, Production Stage Manager Steven Jude Tietjen, Supertitles Author Brian Hatton, Photographer
The Cunning Little Vixen Kirk Severtson, Conductor Dennis Whitehead Darling, Director Felicity Stiverson, Choreographer Brian Ruggaber, Scenic Designer Jen Gillette, Costume Designer Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Stefano Brancato, Props Supervisor Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts & Coach-Pianist Jeremy Chan, Coach-Pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Coach-Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Enrique Brown, Fight Choreographer Shelby Marquardt, Production Stage Manager Steven Jude Tietjen, Supertitles Author Brian Hatton, Photographer
The Cunning Little Vixen Kirk Severtson, Conductor Dennis Whitehead Darling, Director Felicity Stiverson, Choreographer Brian Ruggaber, Scenic Designer Jen Gillette, Costume Designer Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Stefano Brancato, Props Supervisor Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts & Coach-Pianist Jeremy Chan, Coach-Pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Coach-Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Enrique Brown, Fight Choreographer Shelby Marquardt, Production Stage Manager Steven Jude Tietjen, Supertitles Author Brian Hatton, Photographer
The Cunning Little Vixen Kirk Severtson, Conductor Dennis Whitehead Darling, Director Felicity Stiverson, Choreographer Brian Ruggaber, Scenic Designer Jen Gillette, Costume Designer Driscoll Otto, Lighting Designer Loryn Pretorius, Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer Stefano Brancato, Props Supervisor Jackson McKinnon, Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master Kristen Kemp, Head of Music in Opera for Vocal Arts & Coach-Pianist Jeremy Chan, Coach-Pianist Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Coach-Pianist Kathryn LaBouff, English Diction Coach Stephanie Sutherland, Intimacy Director Enrique Brown, Fight Choreographer Shelby Marquardt, Production Stage Manager Steven Jude Tietjen, Supertitles Author Brian Hatton, Photographer
