and with many orchestras throughout
Germany.
When Mexican tenor Cesar Sanchez,
known for his rich, passionate voice and
dramatic intensity, sang his first Cavara-
dossi, the Tampa Bay Times said, “Cesar
Sanchez supplies everything you would
want in a leading man.” He subsequently
returned to Opera Tampa for Macduff.
His Manrico at the Liederkranz Society
in NYC was praised as “heroic.” Roles
performed in Mexico, Europe, and the
U.S. include Edgardo, Turiddu, Alfredo,
Riccardo, and Calaf, which he sang at the
Tijuana Opera Summer Festival before an
audience of 14,000. During this coming
season, Cesar will continue his solo re-
cital tour in which he performs rare Verdi
scenes and songs in Mexico and the U.S.
Tenor Dongwon Shin has received
international acclaim for his stentorian
performances (“[Shin’s] voice is enor-
mous and flows effortlessly at whatever
volume he chooses, from caressing mur-
murs to all out heroics.”) as Radames
(Covent Garden, Vienna), Calaf (New
Zealand, Fort Worth), Manrico (Dresden,
Montreal, Fort Worth), Samson (Trieste,
Dayton), and Verdi’s Requiem (Trieste).
Dongwon maintains a vigorous concert
schedule in Korea and returned to the
U.S. last May for Radames with Knox-
ville Opera, earning this review: “Shin
possesses a vocal instrument of surpris-
ing power…mastering contrasts with
ease and with a reasonably attractive
clarity; his opening aria ‘Celeste Aida’
was nicely handled despite its difficulty,
while his Act IV tomb scene with Aida
was a careful study in vocal control.”
This year we launched an exciting new
venture: The Laifer Artists Development
and Management Program. This initia-
tive offers exceptionally talented emerg-
ing professionals the opportunity to reach
their full artistic potential by enhancing
their talents to elevate them to the next
level of their careers. The first two art-
ists in the program are lyric sopranos
Beier Zhao and Katie Procell. Chinese-
born Beier received her Master’s Degree
in Vocal Performance at University of
Nevada. In addition to winning several
competitions, she has performed Gilda,
Micaëla, Violetta, Lauretta, and Suor
Angelica. Katie is a graduate of Pea-
body Conservatory and James Madison
University. Her opera credits include Su-
sanna, Rosina, Despina, and Valencienne.
A lover of avant-garde and contemporary
music, Katie has performed rarities in-
cluding Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire,
Messiaen’s Harawi, Vivier’s Hymnen an
die Nacht, Kurtág’s, Attila József Frag-
ments, and Ginastera’s String Quartet
No. 3. Both of these emerging artists look
forward to very special careers.
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website.
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choirs in the English choral tradition.
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organ virtuoso Amanda Mole, winner of
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Organ Competition. In addition, Katelyn
Emerson, previous winner of the Ameri-
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