Jorgeandrés Camargo, Bass, a native of Houston, Texas, holds performance degrees from Eastman School of Music and Boston University Opera Institute. Most recently he toured Italy and Switzerland as Il Gran Sacerdote in Nabucco with Orchestra Sinfonica Carlo Coccia. Previ- ously he was a resident bass in the Barbara and Halsey Sandford Studio Artist Program with Kentucky Opera where he premiered the role of Mephistopheles in Louisville Ballet’s ‘Project Faust’. Other local work includes Pagliacci and Paul Rudder’s The Handmaid’s Tale with Boston Lyric Opera. Previous roles include Pistola in Falstaff, Leprello in Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte, Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro, Kecal in The Bartered Bride, Geronimo in Il matri- monial segreto, Capitan in Florencia en el Amazonas, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, Prophet/King in Dark Sisters, Judge in The Trial of B.B.Wolf, Quince in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Roy Cohn in Angels in America. He can also be heard on the Sound Mirror recording of Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock. He has previously worked with Ojai Music Festival, CoOperative, Crested Butte Music Festival, Opera Breve, First Coast Opera, American Lyric Theater, and Opera Saratoga. 

Baritone Shengjie Cheng is a music lover, a singer and a story teller. Shengjie believes music is a tool is communicate with people, and to share the stories and emotions. Currently he studies with Jeffery Mattsey.

Shengjie Cheng recieved his Undergraduate Degree in Shanghai University. He then was awarded his Master Degree From Longy School of Music of Bard College, and is continuing his study for his GPD Degree. 

 Praised for his “splended baritone voice, rich and rounded”, baritone Junhan Choi, a native of South Korea, is an active opera singer. In the 2018-2019 season, engagements included his role as Tideo in Medea in Corinto, Roggiero in Tancredi rifatto, and Valdeburgo(cover) in La Straniera with Teatro Nuovo in the capacity of Resident Artist, title role Don Giovanni, Marcello in La Boheme with Boston Opera Collaborative, title role Don Giovanni with North End Music and Performing Arts Center and Escamillo with Opera51.

 He was prized Gold Medal from Berliner International Music Competition in 2018 and he was awarded extraordinary prize at the 54th Viñas international voice competition 2017 in Barcelona. As a first prize recipient of 2017 Talents of the World International Voice Competition, he made his Carnegie Hall debut for ‘Tribute to Dmitri Hvorostovsky’ concert as a baritone soloist. He also won first place in 2017 MetroWest Opera’s Vocal Competition.

Known for her "warm, supple soprano” and “virtuosic roulades” (Boston Musical Intelligencer), Carley DeFranco has quickly become one of Boston’s in-demand soloists.  Her 2018-19 season brought two thrilling fellowships with Emmanuel Music (Lorraine Hunt Lieberson Fellow) and the American Bach Soloists Festival. Carley’s current season with Emmanuel Music includes her BachFest Leipzig début, her Tanglewood début in Kurt Weill’s Firebrand of Florence, the Mass in B Minor and regular appearances in their Bach Cantata Series. A frequent guest of orchestras and opera companies alike, Carley has performed with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (Mozart Requiem), North Carolina Master Chorale (Handel Alexander’s Feast), Providence Singers (A Night at the Opera Gala), Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra (Gounod Messe Solenelle, Saint Saëns Oratorio de Noël, Schubert Mass in Eb Major), Geneseo Symphony Orchestra (selections from Phantom of the Opera) and Polymnia Choral Society (Schubert Mass in G Major), among others. Her favorite opera roles include Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro) with Boston Opera Collaborative and Greater Worcester Opera, Lucy Lockit (The Beggar’s Opera) with Emmanuel Music, The Rose (The Little Prince) with NEMPAC Opera Project, the title role in Alcina with Opera del West, Nannetta (Falstaff) with Emerald City Opera and four years of premieres in Boston Opera Collaborative’s annual festival of ten-minute operas: Opera Bites. www.carleydefranco.com

Praised for his “masterful acting” and “fine singing,” tenor Ethan DePuy brings his unique dramatic style to works ranging from the Baroque era to now. His list of credits includes Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, Peter Quint in The Turn of the Screw, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, the title role in Albert Herring, Don Basilio in Le nozze di Figaro, Jaquino in Fidelio, King Kaspar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, the Chevalier in Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Snake in The Little Prince, and Motel in Fiddler on the Roof. His engagements have included work with Chautauqua Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera Sacra, Arizona State Lyric Opera Theater, Odyssey Opera, Brevard Music Center, and the Western New York Chamber Orchestra. A native of Rochester, NY, Ethan has appeared as soloist on several commercially released albums, including James Kallembach’s Most Sacred Body (Gothic) and Jeremy Gill’s Before the Wresting Tides (BMOP/sound).

Soprano, Carina DiGianfilippo, praised by The Boston Globe for her “winsome” voice and hailed a “vision” by the Theatre Times, is excited to return to BOC for her third season. Most recently, she placed first in the Concorso Internazional Rolando Nicolosi competition in Italy. This past year, she has performed as a young artist with the Opera Company of Middlebury in Vermont, as Adele in MassOpera’s Die Fledermaus, and as a guest artist with the Xi’an Symphony Orchestra in China, singing Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Miss DiGianfilippo travelled to China during the 2017-2018 season as well with the iSing! International Young Artist Festival, performing in concerts at venues including the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Beijing National Theater. As a young artist, Miss DiGianfilippo has also sung with Opera Maine and the Natchez Festival of Music in Mississippi, where she performed as Queen Guinevere in Camelot. For more credits, please see www.carinadigianfilippo.com.

Marissa Dyer is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Opera Performance at The Longy School of Music of Bard College. Favorite past roles include Monica in The Medium, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls and Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes. As a concert soloist, Marissa has performed in Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters, Monteverdi 1610 Vespers with Analog Choral, Handel’s Messiah with the Idaho Civic Symphony and Bach’s G Minor Mass with the Portneuf Chamber music ensemble. Internationally, Marissa toured England and Scotland with the Idaho State Chamber Choir and performed with the Si Parla Si Canta opera program in Italy. Marissa is a passionate performer and teacher and enjoys sharing her love for music with others. She currently studies with Dana Lynne Varga.

Mitch FitzDaniel, baritone, is a Boston-based singer originally from the central coast of California. In May of 2017 he received his Master of Music from Boston University, where he was featured as the Baritone in the BU Opera Institute’s production of Philip Glass’ Hydrogen Jukebox and sang various ensemble and comprimario roles during the ’15-’16 and ’16-’17 seasons. Mr. FitzDaniel has performed with the Boston Opera Collaborative on several occasions, appearing in Dangerous Liaisons, Opera Bites, and as Schaunard in their recent La Boheme. Mr. FitzDaniel is also an enthusiastic advocate and interpreter of contemporary American art song, having sung for the New Music on the Point Festival in Vermont, Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar, and as a featured performer for the Boston Art Song Society. Mr. FitzDaniel currently resides in Boston, where he continues his studies under James Demler.

Mezzo-soprano Emily Harmon has appeared with companies including Pittsburgh Festival Opera, Boston Opera Collaborative, MassOpera, and the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra. Later this season, Emily will play Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd with Lowell House Opera and the Longwood Players. She recently appeared with Central City Opera as an Apprentice Artist, covering and performing the role of Suzuki in Madama Butterfly. Various past roles include Amastre (Xerxes), the Marquise de Merteuil (The Dangerous Liaisons), Dido (Dido and Aeneas), and the Old Lady (Candide). In concert, Emily has performed the alto solos in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Handel's Messiah, and Mozart's Requiem.

Soprano Stephanie Hollenberg is thrilled to return to BOC, making her role debut as Cherubino.  Stephanie has performed the roles of Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), and an Esprit (Cendrillon) with Music Academy International in Italy.  In New England, Stephanie was selected as “Audience Favorite” at BarnOpera’s 2019 Competition, and has appeared as Leonora (The Beautiful Bridegroom, MetroWest Opera), covered Zerlina (Don Giovanni, NEMPAC), and performed in several productions of BOC’s Opera Bites: Rapture (Wolf), Sunshine Girl (Wilson), Misfortune (Kendrick).  A devotee of art song, Stephanie is also an avid recitalist.  Stephanie received her MM in Vocal Performance from The Longy School of Music and presently studies with Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet.

Soprano Qiuyu Li, a native of Chinese, is currently completing her Master's degree in Vocal Performance at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. She obtained her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in China. Her recent performances include a solo appearance in the Operatica concert with the Longy orchestra and Countess in a Le Nozze di Figaro scene with Longy. At the Tianjin Conservatory, she performed many scenes from the operatic repertory, including the roles of Mimì from La Bohème, Lucia from Lucia di Lammermoor and Tosca. Qiuyu Li is a student of Dana Lynne Varga.

Tenor Chao Ma studied in China at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music. Currently he is pursuing his Masters degree at the Longy School of Music, where he studies with Dana Lynne Varga. He won the gold medal in China's radio and television "youth style" song contest, and third prize in the classic song competition of "appreciate the motherland and feel the classics" in Tianjin. In 2016, he won the third prize of the Hong Kong international vocal music open competition. He performed in several opera scenes last semester, and this semester will perform the role of Samuel in the opera Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters. He is thrilled to be a part of this production of Figaro!

Todd McNeel, Jr. (Bartolo) is thrilled to make his Boston Opera Collaborative debut with such a fun and innovative piece. Recent credits include Tuck Everlasting (Umbrella Stage Company), Freedom Ride (MassOpera), Pagliacci (Boston Lyric Opera), Assassins (Arts After Hours), Ragtime (Wheelock Family Theatre and The Company Theatre), 1776 (New Repertory Theatre), Porgy and Bess (Princeton Opera), Little Women (MassOpera), Coal Creek (Hartford Opera Theatre), Brother Nat (Emerson Paramount Theatre), and Turandot (Cincinnati Opera). Most recently he was awarded the prestigious Emerging Talent Artist award from the Kurt Weill Foundation/Lotte Lenya Competition for his performances in opera and musical theatre. When not on stage, McNeel is a Digital Account Manager at Boston Magazine.  Instagram: @toddy_mack

American Baritone, Andrew Miller, is known for his "warm, robust baritone" and "fine comic sensibilities". Andrew made his BOC debut as Vicomte de Valmont in The Dangerous Liaisons. Previous credits include: Escamillo with Opera Theater Cape Cod; Fiorello with Boston Midsummer Opera; Hannah before and Marcello with Boston Opera Collaborative; The Inquisitor with Odyssey Opera; Ogre and Dr. Rappaccini with OperaHub; Don Pizarro, Don Magnifico and Alcindoro/Benoit with NEMPAC Boston; The Steward, The Marquis, Antonio, Schaunard, and Papageno with The Boston Conservatory; The Marquis at Teatro Magnani in Fidenza, Italy; Beethoven 9 soloist with New Hampshire Philharmonic; Mozart and Brahms Requiem soloist; the title roles of Don Giovanni and Gianni Schicchi, King Melchior and multiple engagements with the Janiec Opera Company and Fort Worth Opera. Andrew trained as a young artist at the Brevard Music Festival, and at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Andrew is a native of Arlington, TX.

Assumpta Munsi is a multifaceted soprano from Nuremberg, Germany. She is currently completing her Master of Music in Opera at Longy School of Music of Bard College with Karyl Ryczek. Recently, she was named as the First Prize Winner of the college division at the 2018 Classical Idol Competition. Ms. Munsi is also the recipient of the Nancy Peery Marriott Scholarship and the Giustina M. Brosio Memorial Scholarship.

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She began her musical education as a violinist at the age of 3. As a child she participated in children’s chorus, ballet, and viola & piano lessons. At the young age of 11, she stood on the opera stage of the Staatstheater Nuremberg as a soloist, dancer, and chorus member. Ms. Munsi received her Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from die Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg under the tutelage of Professor Arno Leicht. After earning her bachelors, she completed an independent study of Italian in Milan.

Veronica Nguyen is a Boston-based mezzo-soprano. Originally from Texas, Veronica earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance at Long Island University Post in Brookville, NY and is now working on her Master of Music in Opera at Longy School of Music. Last season’s highlights include playing Paride in Paride ed Elena with Longy Opera and making her professional opera debut with Opera51 as Mercédès in Carmen. This season she is covering Cherubino in Boston Opera Collaborative’s The Marriage of Figaro, playing Dido in Dido and Aeneas with Longy Opera, and will be in the chorus of The Firebrand of Florence with Emmanuel Music. 

Tatum Robertson, soprano, hails from New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Robertson is currently pursuing her Master's at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Later this season, Ms. Robertson can be seen as Dido in Longy Opera Studio’s production of Dido & Aeneas. This season, she appeared as Sylvie from Dan Shore’s Freedom Ride in Mass Opera’s November 2019 gala. In 2018, Ms. Robertson returned to NPR's From the Top as a featured guest on their 2018 annual gala show. Ms. Robertson graduated with her Bachelor's of Music from the Juilliard School in 2013. She attended Aspen Music Festival in the summers of 2015 and 2016.

Soprano Abby Mae Rogers is a dedicated young singer working towards her M.M. in Opera Performance at Longy School of Music, where she studies with Ms. Angela Gooch. Abby Mae made her Boston debut with Emmanuel Music last spring in their production of Britten's The Beggar's Opera, where she covered the role of Polly Peachum and sang in the ensemble as one of Macheath's hussies. This is Abby Mae's first time working with Boston Opera Collaborative, and she is excited that she will be featured again in March in their annual Opera Bites. Some of her recent roles with Longy School of Music include Elena (cover) in Gluck's Paride ed Elena, and Lisa in Kálmán's Countess Maritza.

Marcus Schenck is a Boston-based bass-baritone. Recent engagements include Alessio and Count Rodolfo cover (La sonnambula) with Promenade Opera Project, The King (The Little Prince) with NEMPAC Opera Project, the workshop premiere of Mr. Twister and the Tale of Tornado Alley by Marc Hoffeditz in the title role, Basilio cover and Ambrogio (The Barber of Seville) with Raylynmor Opera, Mr. Kofner (The Consul) creating the role of Gerald Macguire (War is a Racket), and Le Gouverneur (Le comte Ory) with Lowell House Opera. In August 2017, he co-founded the Promenade Opera Project and serves as the Executive and Artistic Director. Marcus earned his Master of Music in Voice Performance at the Boston Conservatory (’19) and his Bachelor of Music from Bucknell University (’16). Following this production, he will be singing Chorus in Norma with Boston Lyric Opera.

Lyric coloratura soprano, Jennifer Soloway, is a native of Marietta, Georgia (just outside Atlanta) and has performed with The Boston Conservatory, Oklahoma City University Bass School of Music, University of Miami Frost School of Music in Salzburg, Taos Opera Institute, and the Harrower Opera Institute at Georgia State University.

Her past operatic roles include Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier (2015), Emily in Our Town (2014), Rose in Street Scene (2013), Lucy in The Telephone (2011), and Rapunzel in Into the Woods (2013). Her musical endeavors in 2016 included performing the roles of Annina in La Traviata, Susanna in Le Nozze de Figaro, Stephanie in Jake Heggie’s To Hell and Back, and Morgana in Handel's Alcina.  Her most recent role was Cunegonda in Candide.

Ms. Soloway earned her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oklahoma City University and her Master of Music in Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee under the tutelage of Rebecca Folsom.

Boston-based baritone Avery Sujkowski holds performance degrees from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee (MM) and Ohio Northern University (BM). Mr. Sujkowski makes his debut performance with Boston Opera Collaborative this season. 

Recent engagements include Alidoro (cvr) in La Cenerentola with Boston Midsummer Opera, Soloist/Toreador in Link Up: The Orchestra Moves with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, Assan in The Consul, Baritone in Hydrogen Jukebox, and Marquis de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites with Boston Conservatory Opera. Mr. Sujkowski has also performed as a chorus member with Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras.

Other notable engagements include Guglielmo (cvr) in Così fan tutte with Boston Conservatory Opera, Don Giovanni (cvr) in Don Giovanni with International Young Artists Project, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte with University of Toledo Opera Ensemble, and chorus/guitarist in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Boston Midsummer Opera. Additionally, Mr. Sujkowski's varied background in dance and guitar brings skillful versatility to the stage. 

Website: AverySujkowski.com

New England based mezzo-soprano Susannah Thornton is equally at home performing operatic roles and interpreting art song. While earning her undergraduate degree at the University of New Hampshire, Thornton performed the role of L'Enfant (Ravel, "L'Enfant et les Sortileges") as well as studying Hermia (Britten, "Midsummer Night's Dream"), Dorabella (Mozart, "Cosi fan Tutte"), and Cherubino (Mozart, "The Marriage of Figaro"). She graduated magna cum laude with a Master's of Music in Vocal Performance at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in 2016 where she studied with Carol Mastrodomenico. While at Longy, Thornton performed the roles of Miss Todd (Menotti, "The Old Maid and the Thief") and the mezzo roles in Argento's "Postcard from Morocco" with Longy Opera Workshop. In March 2016, Thornton performed as the alto soloist in a program of Schubert and M. Haydn as a winner of Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra's 10th Annual Collegiate Vocal Competition. She is a roster artist with Boston Opera Collaborative and performed the role of Suzy in Puccini's "La Rondine" in a new 'remixed' production during May 2017. She currently resides on the South Shore and serves as the alto section leader at Second Parish Unitarian Universalist in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Mezzo-Soprano Jessica Trainor Taşucu is thrilled to make her company debut with Boston Opera Collaborative as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro. She will return to BOC in March 2020 for Opera Bites. Her 2020 season also includes appearing with the professional ensemble of Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras for their production of Verdi’s Aida.

Jessica will close out her 2019 season as Alto Soloist for Handel’s Messiah at Immaculate Conception Church in Easton, Massachusetts. Highlights from 2019 include a workshop of Dan Shore's Freedom Ride with Chicago Opera Theater (in conjunction with MassOpera). Major role debuts included Prince Charmant in Cendrillon (Massenet) with Opera del West, and Common Rose, in addition to covering the roles of Fox and Pilot, in The Little Prince (Rachel Portman) with NEMPAC Opera Project. Concert appearances included Jessica's Beethoven Symphony No. 9 solo debut with The Harvard Musical Association. For details on her schedule and teaching, visit www.jessica-trainor.com .