Wednesday July 9, 2025
Fletcher Hall at 6:30pm
Join the Chautauqua Institution 2025 Opera Conservatory for an evening of music by guest composer Damien Geter
Composer: Damien Geter
Director: Kimille Howard
Conductor: Donald Lee III
Pianist: Shaobai Yuan
Excerpts from Loving v Virginia (2025)
- Damien Geter
Mildred – Ella Vaughn
Musiel – Christine Powell-Thomas
Selections from Cotton (2022)
- Damien Geter
Soloist – Wayne Arthur
The Chautauqua Opera Conservatory is designed to guide and empower young artists through training and vast performance opportunities in a wide array of repertoire with excellent faculty. Under the leadership of Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Artistic Advisor, and Jonathan Beyer, Director, a dynamic group of singers study, coach, and perform in an idyllic setting on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution.
Opera Conservatory 2025
Denyce Graves, artistic advisor
Jonathan Beyer, director
Resident Faculty
Rhoslyn Jones
Kevin Short
Dominic Armstrong
Rachel Calloway
Nicole Cabell
Maxine Davis, feldenkrais practitioner
Maya Goell, directing intern
Guest Artists
John Holiday
Claudia Catania
Kimille Howard
Damien Geter
Laura Ward
Kensho Watanabe
Emma Griffin
Nathan Troup
Dietlinde Maazel
Carol Vaness
Vocal Coaches
Donna Gill
Joel Harder
Jeremy Chan
Manuel Arellano
Donald Lee III
Shaobai Yuan, student collaborative pianist
School of Music Administration
Sarah Malinoski, Director, Chautauqua Schools of Performing and Visual Arts
Samantha Minardi-Lopez, Manager of Student Services & Arts Education Business Coordinator
Alyssa Shimmel, Administrative Assistant
Mariana Mathewson Bernstein, Connections Coordinator
Robert Bussell, Piano Technician