The Dallas Opera 2021-2022 - The Barber of Seville/The Pearl Fishers

23 THE PEARL FISHERS Alexander Rom , Chorus Master The Ukrainian-born chorus master has been with The Dallas Opera for nearly 30 years, since his debut preparing the company’s chorus for Prince Igor in 1990. Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a master’s degree in choral conducting. After immigrating to the United States, Rom worked as a performer, conductor, educator, voice teacher, opera coach, and composer, and has been a coach at numerous companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Cincinnati, Ravinia, and Savonlinna festivals. An Honorary Visiting Professor at Finland’s Sibelius Academy and the Helsinki Conservatory of Music, Rom was a Visiting Professor at the Savonlinna Opera Festival Music Institute for ten years; he also staged and musically prepared Eugene Onegin while in Finland. Rom was a founder of the Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn, New York, of which he was Music Director for 19 years. His music and arrangements for voice, chorus, piano, and other instruments have been performed in many prestigious venues. David Zimmerman , Wig and Make-Up Design David Zimmerman has worked with numerous opera companies around the world, including The Metropolitan Opera, and those of St. Louis, Santa Fe, Paris, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minnesota, Santa Barbara, Amsterdam and more. His career extends to Broadway, as well, where he has worked with such shows as Wicked , Rocky Horror , Show Boat , South Pacific , and Evita . Some of his personal clients include Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Susan Graham, Patricia Racette, Martha Stewart, and Ricky Martin. Zimmerman has also worked with DIFFA Fashion Runway, Dallas Fashion and Art, and Yelp.com Fashion Magazine; credits include spreads in Opera News , Vanity Fair , and The New Yorker . TV and Film credits are Glamour Magazine ’s Women of the Year, Margaret (starring Anna Paquin), and Hostiles (starring Christian Bale and Rosemund Pike). • THE DALLAS OPERA CHORUS SOPRANO Kristin Tallett Bittick Carelle Flores Cynthia Hackathorn Stephanie Jennings Tiffanny Lynne Lopez Kristen Mata Amanda O’Toole Helen Dewey Reikofski MEZZO-SOPRANO Lisa Huffaker Silvia Paola Nuñez Jennifer Mays Resendez Denise Stom CONTRALTO Arielle Collier Pamela Kinney Grayson Lisa Schlepp TENOR Dan Crowell Jay Gardner Zach Hess Jerry Johnston Samuel PJ Lopez Mark Malloy Mario A. Perez Rick Rainey BARITONE Christiön Dior Draper Armon Golliday Bobby L. Tinnion Matt Woodburuy BASS Kyle Logan Hancock Christopher Harrison Donald Jones Travis Wiley McGuire Quincy Roberts AUXILIARY CHORUS James Goodley Courtney Maina Rachel Moon Shannon Moy Andrew Smathers Bryce Smith Scott Sutton Nikki Velonis Andrew Ward Tammie Woods •