LUNGA ERIC HALLAM, tenor

HOMETOWN: Site-B Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
TRAINING: Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago; University of Cape Town College of Music
HIGHLIGHTS: Founder, Phenomenal Opera Voices (non-profit); First Courtier (Le Comte Ory), Lyric Opera of Chicago; Passenger 5 (Proximity), world premiere, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Beyond the Aria series with Joyce DiDonato, Harris Theater; Voice of South Africa International Singing Competition; Semifinalist, 2019 Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition; International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe

DANIEL RICH, baritone

HOMETOWN: Baltimore, MD
TRAINING: Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Metropolitan Opera; The Manhattan School of Music; Morgan State University
HIGHLIGHTS: Count Lerma cover (Don Carlos), Metropolitan Opera; Waiter (Der Rosenkavalier), Metropolitan Opera; Ben/Suleiman/John (Omar), The Spoleto Festival USA

ESTHER TONEA, soprano

HOMETOWN: Hayward, CA
TRAINING: Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera; Wolf Trap Opera; Opera Vision; San Francisco Conservatory; University of Georgia
HIGHLIGHTS: Winner, 2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Blanche de la Force cover and Soeur Antoine (Dialogues of the Carmelites), San Francisco Opera; Tatiana cover (Eugene Onegin), San Francisco Opera; Flower/Lady in Waiting (Dream of the Red Chamber), San Francisco Opera