Cooper-Bing 2018

Murrella Parton, soprano, is a native of Seymour, Tennessee. She has been a featured soloist in various concert works by Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel. Most recently she performed the role of Sabina in the workshop of Rufus Wainwright’s new…

Opera: Speed Dating Tonight, Alcina cover Alcina (Fargo-Moorhead Opera);Fiordiligi Cosi fan tutte (Shreveport Opera); Little Red Riding Hood, Mimi cover (La boheme), Cupid Orpheus in the Underworld (Virginia Opera); Berta Il barbiere di Siviglia  (Atlanta Opera); Elvira Don Giovanni, Beatrice…

Mezzo Soprano Kathleen Shelton has gained international recognition as a mezzo to watch with her caramel colored voice and electric stage presence. This summer she will sing Flosshilde in Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s Rhinegold and be a featured soloist on their…

Mezzo-Soprano Kara Dugan has been praised by the New York Times for her “vocal warmth and rich character”. Recently, Ms. Dugan performed with New World Symphony performing selections from Ravel’s, L’enfant et les sortilèges and Chansons madécasses with Stéphane Denève…

Tenor Jesse Donner is rapidly emerging on the operatic and concert stage with a voice that is “vibrant” (Chicago Classical Review), “fresh and juicy” (Chicago Tribune). In the 2016-2017 season, Donner was part of six productions at Lyric Opera of…

American dramatic soprano Helena Brown was recently a Studio Artist at Sarasota Opera covering the roles of Madame Lidoine and Madame de Croissey in the Dialogues of the Carmelites. This past summer, she returned to the Glimmerglass Festival to sing Isabella in…