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Lauren is delighted to make her FCO debut singing Julie Jordan! The upstate New York native most recently debuted the role of Gilda in Rigoletto with The Druid City Opera and joined Union Avenue Opera for their summer season. She is the recipient of both the Joy B. Misenhimer Encouragement Award from the Mendelssohn Club Vocal Competition and The Bedřich Smetana Award from the International Czech and Slovak Competition.​

🔗 laurennashsilberstein.com

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With a passion for storytelling and a commitment to artistic authenticity, he has brought a wide range of iconic roles to life across stages throughout the United States. Recent performances include Zarzuetta in the Northern California premiere of Zorro with Opera San José, Escamillo in Carmen with Shreveport Opera, and Papageno in The Magic Flute with Winter Opera St. Louis, where critics praised his "consistently amusing" portrayal and "hearty baritone." Other notable appearances include Marcello in La bohème with First Coast Opera and Marchese d’Obigny in La Traviata.

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Megan is pleased to return to First Coast Opera after performing the roles of Laurie in Copland's America and Kay in The Stranger's Tale. Other recent performances include Sophie in Werther, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, La Feé in Cendrillon, and Johanna (cover) in Sweeney Todd. A native of the Rocky Mountains, she is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Utah State University, and was a young artist with Opera Saratoga, Utah Vocal Arts Academy, and the CoOPERAtive program. In addition to performing, she teaches at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.

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Omar is a tenor/composer based in Boston, MA. As a composer, Omar is a current member of Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, where his and Christine Evans' opera Mud Girl will be premiered in January. He has additionally had works commissioned by Atlanta Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, White Snake Projects, Juventas New Music Ensemble, and Emmanuel Music.

Upcoming engagements include Adoration with Los Angeles Opera, The Impresario with Anchorage Opera, Carousel with Boston Lyric Opera, Messiah with Boston Baroque.

Gloria is originally from Cocoa, Florida and currently based in Tampa. Her most recent performances include concert appearances in Spanish Nights with Opera Tampa and Beethoven 9 with the Longmont Symphony in Colorado. In 2023 Gloria completed her Artist Diploma at the University of Colorado Boulder. Before that Gloria was a Studio Artist with Opera Orlando for two seasons where she sang several roles, most notably Hansel in Hansel and Gretel and Mercédès in Carmen.  She holds a Master’s in Music from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor’s in Music from Rice University.

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Collaborative pianist Keith Teepen, has performed in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. He is a multi-faceted musician having collaborated with a diverse spectrum of celebrated artists including: tenor, Bryan Hymel; Broadway stars, Laura Osnes and Donna Vivino; trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth and tubist, Øystein Baadsvik.

Keith is also a respected educator having taught master classes in both the solo and collaborative piano in cities across the globe. He is currently working at Flagler College as an Assistant Professor of Piano.

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