Maria De Buenos Aires

Fashion designer, Gerardo Encinas, lives for taking risks. From high-drama runway collections—oversized florals, bold colors and exaggerated silhouettes—to statement-making ready-to-wear pieces, this Columbus-based designer is known for taking chances with gutsy, gorgeous designs. As a child in Sonora, Mexico, Gerardo…

Dennis Whitehead Darling is an award-winning Stage Director working in both opera and theatre in the Unites States and Europe.  In 2018, he was selected by Opera Memphis as their Inaugural McCleave Fellow in Directing, a fellowship dedicated to fostering the…

Rolando Salazar has served as the Associate Conductor/Chorus Master for The Atlanta Opera, Assistant Conductor and pianist at the Bellingham Festival of Music, and was recently seen in performances with The Atlanta Opera (Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Pagliacci), Red River Lyric…

Monica Danilov-Marquez, received her bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the Manhattan School of Music and master’s degree from the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College (CUNY) under the tutelage of Patricia McCaffrey. She was chosen to participate in the…