Alexis Seminario, (soprano), is an Italian-American soprano and a 2025 Finalist in the Houston Grand Opera Eleanor McCollum Competition. She joins The Atlanta Opera this season as a Studio Artist, where she will perform Félicie/Adélaïde in La Belle et la Bête, cover Liù in Turandot and the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, and make her house debut as Annina in La traviata. As an Apprentice Artist with The Santa Fe Opera, Seminario covered Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw and Ortlinde in Die Walküre, and was featured as Rosalinda in a scene from Die Fledermaus directed by Patricia Racette.

Ilanna Starr, (mezzo-soprano), praised for her “formidable aplomb” (Le Devoir) and “lovely mezzo voice” (Berkshire Fine Arts), recently completed a two-year residency with l’Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier lyrique, where her roles included Flora (La traviata), L’écureuil and La chatte (L’enfant et les sortilèges), Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), and Nerone (L’incoronazione di Poppea). Highlights of the 2024–25 season include Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) with Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera, the title role in Giulio Cesare with Concerts Lachine, and L’enfant (L’enfant et les sortilèges) as a Tanglewood Vocal Fellow.

Wayd Odle, (tenor), is a GRAMMY-nominated artist described by Opera News as a “standout.” A second-year Studio Artist with The Atlanta Opera, he has performed with The Santa Fe Opera, The Dallas Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and companies across the United States. This season, he will appear in La traviata, Le nozze di Figaro, Turandot, and Götterdämmerung with The Atlanta Opera. Odle was recently honored at the Mildred Miller International Vocal Competition and received a career grant as a winner of the prestigious Giulio Gari Foundation.

Kyle White, (baritone), has been praised for his compelling singing and acting across both modern and standard repertoire. His recent engagements include The Commentator in Scalia/Ginsburg and The Learned Judge in Trial by Jury with Fargo Moorhead Opera, Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly with Opera San Antonio and Austin Opera, Marco in Gianni Schicchi with Salt Marsh Opera, and the baritone soloist in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with the Conejo Valley Choral Society. He joined The Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist, covering Marcello in La bohème and Marullo in Rigoletto, later making his role debut as Marcello in La bohème with Madison Opera.

José Israel García, Jr., (stage director), known as Joey, is a teaching artist and stage director from Brownsville, Texas. Their wide-ranging background includes artistic, technical, production, and administrative positions with The Glimmerglass Festival, Aspen Opera Theater & VocalARTS, PROTOTYPE Festival & Beth Morrison Projects, Des Moines Metro Opera, Red River Lyric Opera, Druid City Opera, Chicago Summer Opera, Florida State Opera, Bravo Opera Company, Spotlight on Opera, Camille Playhouse, Brownsville George Ramirez Performing Arts Conservatory, and the Harlingen Performing Arts Conservatory.