ANDREA FLORES (Mimi)

Mexican-American soprano, Andrea Flores (Mimì), received her Bachelor’s degree from Chapman University Conservatory of Music, and her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Arizona State University, under the tutelage of Carole FitzPatrick. Her roles include: Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Florencia Grimaldi in Florencia en el Amazonas, Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, and Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi. In 2010, she participated in the Study-Cover Program with Arizona Opera where she prepared the role of Micaela in Carmen.

Dr. Flores is a two-time District Winner of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2013 & 2011), 3rd Place Cal-Western Region Winner of the NATS Artist Awards Competition (NATSAA, 2012), 1st Place Winner of the Arizona NATS Competition (2012), and Winner of the ASU School of Music Concerto Competition (2011). She has been a featured soloist in performances of Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C minor, and Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été. Dr. Flores is currently on the voice faculty at Glendale Community College in Glendale, AZ. 

YONI ROSE (Rodolfo)

Maryland Tenor, Yoni Rose, spent this past summer as an apprentice artist at the Santa Fe Opera Company, where he sang the Bailiff in Oscar at its world premier. Previously, he was a Young Artist with the Glimmerglass Festival and Studio Artist with Wolf Trap Opera. Rose received his BM and MM in Voice Performance from the University of Maryland Opera Studio, where he sang Tamino in The Magic Flute, and Rodolfo in La boheme.  He sang Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Alfred in Die Fledermaus with Janiec Opera Company and Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor with Opera Vivente.  

AINSLEY SOUTIERE (Musetta)

A native of Calgary, Alberta, and a vocal performance graduate with degrees from the University of Southern California and The Juilliard School, Ainsley has acquired additional training through attendance of the University of Miami School of Music in Salzburg, Austria, the Aspen Music Festival and School, and the Seattle Opera Internship program.

Past performances have included Pamina in The Magic Flute, Gretel in Hänsel and Gretel , Adina in L’Elisir d’Amore, Sophie in Werther, Rosemary in Summer and Smoke, Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro, Cis in Albert Herring, and Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

ERIK HUNDTOFT (Marcello)

Erik Hundtoft lives and works in Oregon as a singer and performer. This is his second season touring with POGO, Portland Opera's outreach program. He has also worked with Obsidian Opera, Opera Theater Oregon, Opera Theater Corvallis, Portland Summerfest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Cappella Romana, Resonance Ensemble, The Ensemble, Rogue Opera, and Portland State University where he completed his schooling. He has been with the Portland Opera Chorus for the last five seasons.

KEVIN BERTIN (Colline)

Kevin Bertin is a young bass-baritone from Brooklyn, NY who has already garnered attention for his "rich and enticing sound". Recently graduating from Westminster Choir College, he made his debut with the Westminster Opera Theater in Cosí Fan Tutte and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte. In concert, Mr. Bertin has began making great strides as being a featured soloist with the Westminster Choir on their California and Floridian tours, and being a frequent soloist for various churches in the tri-state area for such works as the Bach Magnificat, Brahms Requiem, and Bruckner Te Deum. Last season with the Portland Opera Mr. Bertin made his debut as Sarastro for the education and Outreach Program, and is excited to reprise the role of Colline this season. This is Mr. Bertin's debut with the Beaverton Symphony.

STACEY MURDOCK (Schaunard)

Stacey has performed extensively throughout Oregon and the Northwest appearing in Opera, Oratorio, and Musicals. Stacey's musical credits include: Poo-Bah in The Mikado, Fredrik Egerman in A little Night Music, the title role in The Man of La Mancha, Curly in Oklahoma, and The Chairman in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, to name a few.  His theater credits include Benedick in Shakespear's Much Ado About Nothing, and the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. He often performs with Portland Opera, and most recently was Antonio in Portland Opera's Le Nozze di Figaro.  He has also been a member of the Portland Opera to Go outreach program for 9 seasons. Stacey was a featured artist in Martina Arroyo's Prelude to Performance program where he performed the role of the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro and the Sacristan in Tosca at the Da Capo Opera Theater in New York City.  Stacey has been a frequent performer in the Astoria Music Festival and Portland Summerfest. He is also a successful concert performer and has sung with the Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra as the baritone soloist in Haydn’s Creation, and with the St. James Lutheran Bach Vespers.  In September he will be singing the role of Gianni Schicchi with The Muses Creative Arts Project in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Originally from Idaho, Stacey now resides in Beaverton, Oregon with his wonderful wife and three beautiful children.