TOP ALUMNI NEWS

Nicole Yazolino (TOP 2006) recently completed her master’s degree at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She will be starting at the same university working towards her doctorate. Ms. Yazolino is also in the running for a Fulbright scholarship to perform and do research in France.
www.nicoleyazolino.com

Florian Kresser (TOP 2006, TOP 2008) played Conte Robinsone in Il Matrimonio Segreto at the Mozarteum in Salzburg last month. He wore a yellow shirt, purple leggings, and had purple hair!
He will be reprising the role of Pasha Selim in Entführung aus dem Serail for added performances this summer. In October, Florian will make his debut at the Musiktheater Vorarlberg as the Baron in Verdi’s famous opera, La Traviata.
www.floriankresser.com

James Kryshak (TOP 2006) is currently a master’s student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison studying under Julia Faulkner. In 2008 he made his professional opera debut as Don Ottavio in Raylynmor Opera’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In 2009 he was a winner of both the district and regional levels of the Metropolitan Opera Nation Council Auditions and sang on the Met stage in February 2009.
www.jameskryshak.com

Aimee Miles (TOP 2007) is currently working on several different movies and television projects. She recently completed shooting the piolet for a new TV series called Trama which is set to begin this fall on NBC. In December of 2008 she was asked to perform on an ABC Christmas special and to sing for the Archbishop of San Francisco.
www.aimeemiles.com

Gudrun Moser (TOP 2006) www.gudrun-moser.at

Gillian Watson (TOP 2008) recently graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with her bachelors degree. As an active member of the conservatory’s opera workshop program she performed scenes from Strauss’ Arabella as well as Magda in Menotti’s The Consul. In March of 2009 she performed in a master class with San Francisco Opera's Sherri Greenwald. She is currently applying to graduate schools and is continuing with private voice lessons and attempting to learn piano.
www.gillianwatson.com

October 08

Megan Jolley (TOP 2008) is now interning at Utah Opera and Symphony.

Tricia van Ee (TOP 2005) recently sang in The Pirates of Penzance at Opera Omaha.

Florian Kresser (TOP 2006, 2008) is studying at the Salzburg Mozarteum and singing regular concerts for tourists.

James Kryshak (TOP 2007) recently won the Metropolitan Opera Regional Auditions.

Jessica Parker (TOP 2007) is living and singing in New York City.

Megan Candio (TOP 2005) recently sang Die Königin der Nacht in Die Zauberfloete in New Jersey.

Quinto Ott (TOP 2007) sang Dr. Grenvil in La Traviata this fall.