Filene Artists

* returning Filene Artist  ⁺ Studio Artist

ERIC TAYLOR, tenor*
Rodolfo

HOMETOWN: St. George, UT

TRAINING: Butler Studio, Houston Grand Opera; Wolf Trap Opera (Filene ’23); Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program; Central City Opera; Utah Lyric Opera

HIGHLIGHTS: Faust (Faust), Wolf Trap Opera; B. F. Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Houston Grand Opera, Detroit Opera; Narraboth (Salome), Houston Grand Opera; Werther cover (Werther), Houston Grand Opera; Chevalier de la Force (Dialogues des Carmélites), Houston Grand Opera; First Armored Man (Die Zauberflöte), Houston Grand Opera; Benvolio (Roméo et Juliette), Houston Grand Opera

BLAKE DENSON, baritone
Marcello

HOMETOWN: Paducah, KY

TRAINING: Houston Grand Opera Studio; Rice University; Wolf Trap Opera (Studio ’19, ’20)

HIGHLIGHTS: Ford (Falstaff), Houston Grand Opera; Prince Yamadori (Madama Butterfly), the Metropolitan Opera; Pastor/Kaboom (Fire Shut Up In My Bones), the Metropolitan Opera; Larkens (La fanciulla del West), Bayerische Staatsoper; Schaunard (La bohème), Washington National Opera; Donner (Das Rheingold), English National Opera; Grand Finals Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2020); Winner, The George London Foundation Award

LAUREANO QUANT, baritone
Schaunard

HOMETOWN: Barranquilla, Colombia

TRAINING: Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Yale University; Manhattan School of Music

HIGHLIGHTS: Starek (Jenufa), Lyric Opera of Chicago; Dancaïre (Carmen), Lyric Opera of Chicago; Comte de Lerme (Don Carlos), Lyric Opera of Chicago; Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), The Opera Next Door; Belcore (L’elisir d’amore), Yale Opera; Figaro (I due Figaro), Manhattan School of Music; Maguire (Emmeline), Manhattan School of Music; Zurga (Les pêcheurs de perles), Manhattan School of Music

LE BU, bass
Colline

HOMETOWN: Yancheng, China

TRAINING: Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, the Metropolitan Opera; Merola Opera Program; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program; Aspen Music Festival; Manhattan School of Music

HIGHLIGHTS: High Priest of Baal (Nabucco), the Metropolitan Opera; Biterolf (Tannhäuser), the Metropolitan Opera; The Mandarin (Turandot), the Metropolitan Opera; Second Guard (The Magic Flute), the Metropolitan Opera; Daland cover (Der Fliegende Holländer), Santa Fe Opera; Second Spirit (L’Orfeo), Santa Fe Opera; Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro), Aspen Opera Theater

AMANDA BATISTA, soprano
Mimi

HOMETOWN: Lubbock, TX

TRAINING: Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, the Metropolitan Opera; Fleming Artist, Aspen Music Festival; Merola Opera Program; The Juilliard School; Rutgers University

HIGHLIGHTS: First Lady (The Magic Flute), the Metropolitan Opera; Bianca (La Rondine), the Metropolitan Opera; High Priestess (Aida), the Metropolitan Opera; Elettra (Idomeneo), Aspen Opera Theater; Florencia (Florencia en el Amazonas), Merola Opera Program; Salud (La Vida Breve), Merola Opera Program; Frau Fluth (Die Lustigen Weiber), Juilliard Opera

MIDORI MARSH, soprano
Musetta

HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH

TRAINING: Canadian Opera Company; University of Toronto; Wilfrid Laurier University

HIGHLIGHTS: Nella (Gianni Schicchi), Canadian Opera Company; Annina (La traviata), Canadian Opera Company; Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Canadian Opera Company; Frasquita (Carmen), Canadian Opera Company; First prize, Quilico Awards; First prize/ audience choice award, Mildred Miller International Voice Competition

ADAM PARTRIDGE, baritone⁺
Benoit/Alcindoro

HOMETOWN: Jacksonville, FL

TRAINING: The Shepherd School of Music, Rice University; Stetson University; Seagle Music Festival; Wolf Trap Opera Studio (’23)

ROLES: Chorus (Così fan tutte); Benoit/Alcindoro and Chorus (La bohème); Chorus (Silent Night)

COVER: Brother (Seven Deadly Sins); Audebert (Silent Night)

JEREK FERNÁNDEZ, tenor⁺
Parpignol

HOMETOWN: San Juan, Puerto Rico

TRAINING: Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico; Sarasota Opera; Florentine Opera

ROLES: Chorus (Così fan tutte); Parpignol and Chorus (La bohème); Chorus (Silent Night)

COVER: Tenor Solo (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony); Sprinks (Silent Night)

YICHEN XUE, baritone⁺
Sergente dei doganieri

HOMETOWN: Anshan, Liaoning, China

TRAINING: Hunter College; Manhattan School of Music; Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance

ROLES: Chorus (Così fan tutte); Chorus (La bohème); Chorus (Silent Night)

COVER: Schaunard (La bohème); Ponchel (Silent Night)

MARIO MANZO, baritone⁺
Customs Officer

HOMETOWN: Mesa, AZ

TRAINING: The Shepard School of Music, Rice University; Arizona State University; Seagle Music Festival; Wolf Trap Opera Studio (’23)

ROLES: Chorus (Così fan tutte); Customs Sergeant and Chorus (La bohème); Chorus (Silent Night)

COVER: Mother (Seven Deadly Sins); Bass Solo (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony); British Major and Father Palmer (Silent Night)