About our 2025 Artists
Baritone Sejin Park is active in Korea and the US as an opera singer and recitalist. Training programs include Diploma IV Repertorio de Opera from Ópera de Tenerife, Art Song Festival in Cleveland Institute of Music, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Artist Program and Palm Beach Opera Benenson Young Artist Program. Featured roles are Marcello, Belcore, Il Conte Le nozze di Figaro, Figaro Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Ford (cover), Sharpless (cover), Yamadori, Guglielmo (cover), Baron Douphol, Germont, Schaunard, Ping. He will be singing the role of Taddeo L’italiana in Algeri with Opera in the Heights and Anchorage Opera in 2025. He won many competitions such as 1st prize ‘Citta di Pesaro’, 2nd Prize and Audience Favorite Award ‘8th Galina Vishnevskaya International Opera Singers Competition’, Grant Award from Giulio Gari Competition, 3rd Prize from Opera at Florham Competition and 1st Prize from Premier Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition. Recently, he won the Sachi Liebergesell Award from Opera Index Competition.
Alexandra Dietrich’s (Assistant Stage Director) 2024-2025 season opened with her company debut at Boston Lyric Opera where she was Assistant Director for Mitridate. Her season continued with directing Little Women at Marblehead Little Theatre, and then as Assistant Director for Boston Lyric Opera’s production of The Seasons. She directed Glory Denied at Opera Company of Middlebury in Fall of 2023, where her production was hailed as "stunning, unforgettable, constantly surprising". She has directed recently: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Marblehead Little Theatre), La tragédie de Carmen (Boston Opera Collaborative), and The Little Prince (Longy School of Music of Bard). In 2019, Ms. Dietrich joined the voice faculty at the University of Southern Maine. With Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Ms. Dietrich was an Associate Artistic Producer on the Grammy nominated recording of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. For updates: www.dietrichdirectormezzo.com.
Amaan Atkins (Atlanta, GA), tenor, is so excited to be performing with Opera North for his first professional summer contract! He is a current graduate student at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, completing a Master of Music under Tutelage of Daniel Belcher. This past season at UH, Amaan performed Laurie (Little Women), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), Camille (The Merry Widow), and Le petit vieillard (L’enfant et les sortilèges). Offstage, he is an avid matcha consumer and reality show watcher! Amaan sends his love to his friends and family! Instagram: @Imbob26
Bryan Bennett (El Paso, TX), bass-baritone, is a master’s student in the Maryland Opera Studio. In 2024, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie Mellon University, studying under Sari Gruber. Bennett has performed several principle operatic roles, including Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro), Le Fauteuil (L’enfant et les Sortilèges), Father (Hansel and Gretel), and in the chorus for Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer at Pittsburgh Opera. A strong believer in new music, Bennett has been involved in several operatic world premieres, including Martha Hill Duncan’s Searching the Painted Sky and Ashi Day’s The Fishwife. In concert, he has been featured as a soloist in Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard, and Nancy Galbraith’s Smoke and Steel. Bennett is currently studying under Kevin Short.
Hailed as “the assertive mezzo” (Wall Street Journal), Carlyle Quinn is known for her “vocal prowess and acting acumen” (Cleveland Classical). She is thrilled to return to Opera North this summer as a Resident Artist, portraying Marcellina in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Aldonza in Leigh’s Man of La Mancha. Carlyle’s operatic credits include Maddalena (Rigoletto), Vénus (Orphée aux enfers), Madame de la Haltière (Cendrillon), Madame de Croissy (Dialogues des Carmélites), Florence Pike (Albert Herring), Ježibaba (Rusalka), and Indiana Elliot (The Mother of Us All). She has appeared as the alto soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Lima Symphony and in recital series nationwide. A two-time Encouragement Award Winner in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Carlyle was also a semifinalist in the Dallas Opera Guild’s Lone Star Vocal Competition. She holds a Master of Music from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Music from Juilliard.
Casey Germain, bass, will be singing the roles of The King, Boabab, and a Hunter in The Little Prince, Don Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro, and The Innkeeper in Man of La Mancha this Summerfest. Earlier this year, Casey Germain sang the role of Count Rodolfo in Bellini’s La Sonnambula with West Bay Opera. In 2024, Mr. Germain made his company debuts singing Juan Perón in Corpus Evita at West Bay Opera, and King Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors at Arizona Lyric Theatre. In 2023, Casey sang The King of Egypt in Aida with Finger Lakes Opera, the Jailer in Tosca with Opera Theater of St. Louis, and Elder Ott in Susannah with Opera Theater of St. Louis. He has also appeared in opera productions with Bel Cantanti Opera, University of Maryland, and New England Conservatory. Casey has performed the roles of Capellio in Bellini’s I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Gus O’Neil in Later the Same Evening, King Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Littore in L'incoronazione di Poppea, and Colline in La bohème. Mr. Germain received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory and Master of Music in Opera from the University of Maryland.
Diego Roberts Buceta, tenor, recently graduated with his master’s from Southern Methodist University, where he studied voice with Virginia Dupuy. Previously, he has performed as Anthony Hope (Sweeney Todd), La théière (L’Enfant et les sortilèges), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Miles Zegner (Proving Up), and Alfred (Die Fledermaus). This summer, he is excited to be collaborating with Opera North. He would like to thank his family, friends, and educators for their uplifting support.
George Dvorsky is thrilled to be back at Opera North after appearing as Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate. Broadway credits include the title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Passion, Marilyn: An American Fable and The Best Little Whorehouse… National Tour: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Off-Broadway: The Connector, The Fantasticks, Closer Than Ever, Pete N Keely, Dames At Sea and ‘And The World Goes Round. George starred in the NYC Premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella as Prince Charming at Lincoln Center. On PBS he was featured in the Emmy Award winning Passion: Live at Lincoln Center starring Patti LuPone and starred with Bea Arthur and the Boston Pops in Bernstein’s Broadway. His solo CDs are available on the JAY Records label. Feature Films: BROS 2022 release playing Luke Mcfarlane’s Dad. www.georgedvorsky.net Instagram: @gdvorsky
Ms. Hyemin Jeong, a collaborative pianist and coach, holds a Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from the Manhattan School of Music, where she studied with Warren Jones. She has worked with City Lyric Opera, Opéra Louisiane, and New Camerata Opera and has participated in renowned young artist programs such as the Merola Opera Program, Palm Beach Opera, Miami Music Festival, and Cleveland Art Song Festival. A highlight of her career includes performing in the Schwabacher Debut Recital at San Francisco Opera. Currently, Ms. Jeong is a staff pianist and coach at the Manhattan School of Music, collaborating with singers and specializing in operatic and art song repertoire. Her extensive experience and dedication continue to support the growth and artistry of musicians in the operatic world.
Jordan Lee Gilbert, a New York City-based soprano, is pursuing her Master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music as a President’s Scholarship recipient. A finalist in the Orpheus Vocal Competition and recipient of the Verdi Award, Jordan won first place in the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra’s National Vocal Competition, performing with the orchestra in 2024. She made her role debut as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro at Prague’s Estates Theater in 2024 and was named a Prague National Theater Artist for a second consecutive year with the Prague Summer Nights Festival. Her other roles include Drusilla (L’Incoronazione di Poppea), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Turnspit (Rusalka), and Barbarina (Le nozze di Figaro).
Linda Brovsky’s innovative productions are found throughout the United States and internationally, including the Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Glimmerglass Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Pittsburgh Opera with repertoire ranging from standard classics to world premieres. She recently made her debut with the Canadian Opera Company directing her critically acclaimed Seattle Opera production of Don Quichotte starring Ferruccio Furlanetto, Anita Rachvelishvili and Quinn Kelsey. Other credits include Aida for Opera Carolina, La Traviata for Cincinnati Opera, Tosca for Portland Opera, Il Barbiere Di Siviglia and Madama Butterfly for the Pittsburgh Opera, Rigoletto for Seattle Opera, Die Zauberflote for Portland State University, Guys And Dolls for Charlottesville Opera, L’elisir D’amore for Teatro Petrarca (Italy) and Indiana University Opera Theater, The Gypsy Baron for Manhattan School of Music, and Countess Maritza for Pacific Opera Victoria in British Columbia.
Born and raised in Zahlé, Lebanon, mezzo-soprano Mariam Mouawad moved to the United States at the age of 13. She is the 2024 Marilyn Horne Song Competition Winner, and the First Place winner of the 2023 MTNA Young Artist Competition and the 2022 La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Young Artist Competition. For the 24/25 season, she is a Resident Artist with Fort Worth Opera, where she will sing Tisbe and cover the title role in Rossini’s La Cenerentola, and as well as cover the role of Meg in Little Women. Ms Mouawad was a 2024 Lehrer Vocal Institute Fellow at Music Academy of the West where she performed the title role in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and covered the role of Carmen. As a 23/24 Resident Artist with Shreveport Opera, she performed Dorabella in Così fan tutte and Musetta in La Bohéme. Ms Mouawad will return to Shreveport Opera to perform the role of Carmen in spring 2025. She completed her Master of Music in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Houston, under the tutelage of Melanie Sonnenberg.
The 2024-25 season sees Romanian-American soprano Sara LeMesh join Florentine Opera as a Baumgartner Studio Artist, performing Galatea in Handel’s Acis and Galatea, Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Luigia in Donizetti’s Viva la mamma!, and Frasquita in Carmen while covering the role of Micaëla. Summer 2025 sees her in residence with the Brooklyn Art Song Society at the Lake George Music Festival and Opera North (Lebanon, NH). Ms. LeMesh’s success at international vocal competitions includes a string of First Prize victories (PARTNERS for the Arts competition; Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition; and Federation of the Art Song Fellowship Competition). The rising soprano’s 2023-24 season saw her debut the titular role of Marie in La fille du régiment with the Opera Company of Middlebury (VT), as well as her Carnegie Hall debut in Poulenc’s Gloria with the New England Symphonic Ensemble; her Lincoln Center debut performing excerpts from Laitman’s The Scarlet Letter; the soprano solo in Richter’s Woolf Works with American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House; Isabel Perón in Franzetti’s Corpus Evita with West Bay Opera, and Narcissa in Haydn’s Jupiter’s Journey to Earth with the Little Opera Theatre of New York.
