Elio Bucky, (stage director), is an opera stage director and projection designer. Their work celebrates plurality, truth, and innovation in the creative process. As a champion for contemporary opera, Elio regularly collaborates with performers, composers, and librettists to present new work. Most recently, they served as the dramaturg for the piano-vocal workshop of The House of Yes, a new opera by Kamala Sankaram, Michael Kelly, and Kathleen Kelly (Wolf Trap Opera). Elio studied voice & opera performance at Northwestern University and opera directing at the Butler Opera Center. They have held prestigious directing fellowships at Wolf Trap Opera and the Music Academy of the West, and trained as a singer at the Chautauqua Institution. 

Aubrey Odle, (mezzo-soprano), is quickly gaining recognition as a burgeoning talent with her powerful voice and commanding stage presence. Returning for her second year as a Glynn Studio Artist with The Atlanta Opera, she will perform as Lady-in-Waiting in this season’s production of Macbeth, as well as covering 2nd and 3rd Lady in Die Zauberflöte. This past summer, Aubrey performed as an Apprentice Artist with The Santa Fe Opera, where she covered the role of Marilyn in the World Premiere of Gregory Spears’ The Righteous. Other credits include seasons with Des Moines Metro Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Knoxville Opera, and Utah Lyric Opera.

Wayd Odle, (tenor), is described by Opera News as a “standout.” He is an active performer on the operatic stage. As a second year Apprentice Artist with Santa Fe Opera, he made his house debut with the company as the Marschallin’s Major-Domo in Der Rosenkavalier. Most recently, Odle was selected as a winner of the prestigious Giulio Gari Foundation receiving a career grant.  Odle won Audience Choice Awards with Annapolis Opera, Opera Tampa, and Opera Mississippi. He is a winner of the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, the 2021 American Prize award, and earned accolades from The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Houston Saengerbund Awards, and the Shreveport Opera Competition. Odle is proudly from the middle of nowhere, North Platte, Nebraska. He is husband to Mezzo-Soprano Aubrey Odle and they happily have two children.

Amanda Sheriff, (soprano), is in her second year as an Atlanta Opera Studio Artist. Sheriff was a Young Artist at the Glimmerglass Festival and premiered the role Calista (Rip Van Winkle). In 2022, she was awarded first prize in the Lotte Lenya Competition. During 2021, she joined Des Moines Metro Opera as an Apprentice Artist and made her debut as Miss Lightfoot (Fellow Travelers). She was also a Studio Artist at Florida Grand Opera, and performed the roles of Beatrice (Three Decembers), First Trio member (Trouble in Tahiti) and Célie (Signor Deluso). Sheriff was a Young Artist at Seagle in 2019 and performed Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro).

Jason Zacher, (bass-baritone), joined the esteemed Studio Artist program last season at The Atlanta Opera, performing in productions of Frankenstein, Rigoletto, La bohème, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He also made multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall, and returned to The Glimmerglass Festival following a successful debut with the company in 2023. He advanced to the finals of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition, where he received the second-place prize. He also joins South Florida Symphony to perform Pangloss/Voltaire in Candide, Worcester Chorus for Messiah, Montclair State University for Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9, and Tulsa Opera for a gala concert. Zacher holds degrees from the University of Houston and Montclair State University.