Eric Gibson is a stage director residing in Columbus, Ohio. Equally comfortable in musical theatre and opera, he has directed productions for Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Winter Opera, Opera Tampa, and Union Avenue Opera among others, and spent a dozen seasons with…
2022 Cooper-Bing Competition
Nicole Woodward
Soprano Nicole Woodward has been hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “rich” and “coruscating” voice. She has apprenticed with several prestigious young artist programs including the Merola Opera Program, Central City Opera, and Sarasota Opera. Recent roles of…
Sophie Michaux
Praised for her “warm, colorful mezzo” (Opera News), Sophie Michaux has become one of North-America’s most versatile and compelling vocalists. A consummate singing actor, Sophie’s recent solo engagements include Ceres in Lalande’s Les Fontaines de Versailles (Boston Early Music Festival),…
Alex DeSocio
Described by The New York Times as having a “buttery, booming baritone,” Alex DeSocio (Wichita, KS), received his B.M. from Northwestern University and his M.M. from the University of Maryland. He is a 2-time alumnus of the San Francisco Opera…
Aaron Crouch
An artist and activist, African-American tenor, Aaron Crouch has been described by the Huffington Post as “riveting vocally and as an actor.” Originally from Bowie, Maryland, he is a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, studying…
Clare Burovac
Clare Burovac is the current General and Artistic Director of New Orleans Opera, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in the company’s history. Chosen from a nation-wide search, she was named General Director Designate on July 8, 2020,…
