Aryssa Leigh Burrs, mezzo-soprano, originally hails from the Philadelphia area and is thrilled to be a Resident Artist with Opera Columbus-Capitol University this year. Ms. Burrs recently completed a Master of Music in Voice and Opera degree from Northwestern University,…
Don Giovanni
Danielle Ranno
Danielle has worked as a freelance stage manager in opera, theatre, dance and special events for the last decade. Recent credits include La Bohème with More Than Musical, Tri-Cities Opera, Opera Omaha and Opera Columbus, Bernadette’s Cozy Book Nook (World Premiere with Fort Worth Opera), Zoom…
Tláloc Lopez-Watermann
Tláloc is very happy to be returning to Columbus to design Twisted 3. His designs have been seen at Ballet Virginia International, Lakes area Festival, Pittsburg Opera, North Carolina Opera, Utah Opera, Opera Delaware, Opera On the James, Opera Naples,…
Kelly Kuo
Praised by the Cincinnati Enquirer as “a leader of exceptional musical gifts, who has a clear technique on the podium and an impressive rapport with audiences,” Kelly Kuo brings a dynamic versatility and nuance to a diverse repertoire, which includes…
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte[a] (born Emanuele Conegliano 10 March 1749 – 17 August 1838[4]) was an Italian, later American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart‘s most celebrated operas, The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790)….
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart[a] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[b] was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Born in Salzburg, in the Holy Roman Empire, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he…