Giulianna Elizabeth Valdés is a senior at Shenandoah University where she hopes to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Design & Production (Stage Management) and she is one of the assistant stage managers for The New World of Opera. After taking a year off of school due to the coronavirus, she is very excited to get the chance to work on her first opera under the guidance of Ella Marchment and Jan Wagner. She is also glad to be working alongside her friends and fellow classmates, Lindsey Harfod (production stage manager) and Tyson Francis (assistant stage manager). She wants to thank everyone on the team for all of their hard work in making this opera come to life.