Page Michels (soprano) Commended by Opera News for her “opulent timbre and highly nuanced dynamic palette,” American soprano Page Michels is a 2026 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition National Semifinalist, a 2026 Gerda Lissner Foundation Grant recipient, First Prize winner of the 2025 Cooper-Bing Competition, and First Prize winner of the 2025 John Alexander Opera Competition. She was also a 2025 finalist in the Premiere Opera Foundation Competition, where she made her Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall. In January 2027, Michels will make her European debut.

Ashlyn Brown (mezzo-soprano) is from Palm Springs, CA. Ashlyn has apprenticed with Santa Fe Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Sarasota Opera. In 2025, Ashlyn made her Dorabella (Così fan tutte) debut as a Fleming Artist at Aspen Music Festival. Earlier that year, she also debuted Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette) and Flora Bevoix (La traviata) with Palm Beach Opera. In 2024, Ashlyn debuted Zweite Adlige Weise (Der Rosenkavalier) and Woman 2 / Event Planner (The Righteous) with Santa Fe Opera. This summer, she sings Eunice Hubbell (A Streetcar Named Desire) and covers Margaret Johnson (The Light in the Piazza) and Stephano (Romeo and Juliet) as a Gerdine Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

Randy Ho (tenor), a vibrant performer from Denver, Colorado, is quickly establishing himself on the operatic stage. During The Atlanta Opera’s 2026-27 season, he will be performing and covering in multiple shows throughout the season. In addition, Randy will return to Pensacola Opera performing as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore. Over the last year, Randy made his Glimmerglass Festival debut as Goro in Madame Butterfly. Prior to Glimmerglass, Randy returned to Palm Beach Opera, for his second year as a Laufer Young Artist. While there he covered all the leading tenor roles during his time, and performed as Tybalt (Romeo et Juliette), Gastone (La traviata), Parpignol (La bohème), and Borsa (Rigoletto).

Harrison Hancock (baritone) from Lexington, is known for his “Robust and Dramatic voice” (Love Cincy Theatre). Harrison is a 2024 graduate of the University of Kentucky School of Music. While at the University of Kentucky, Harrison performed the role of Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Elder McLean in Susannah, and the titular character in Don Giovanni. Harrison recently completed his Masters of Music from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. While at the Conservatory he performed the roles of Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, King in Dark Sisters, and was the baritone soloist in Ein Deutsches Requiem.

Ky Chassells (stage director) is a stage director, intimacy director, stage manager, and collaborative artist from Conway, Arkansas. They are a theatre creative who works passionately to explore the compelling truths in operatic narratives, and strives to shape new and reimagined stories for audiences around the globe. Their work spans from such companies as LA Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Philadelphia, The Atlanta Opera, Detroit Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Opera Orlando, and more. Some of their more recent credits include: Salome and Carmen (assistant director, Cincinnati Opera), Falstaff (assistant director, LA Opera), and The Handmaid’s Tale (assistant director, Detroit Opera).

Madeleine Snow (stage director) is an adventurous stage director and creative collaborator. A 2024-2026 Studio Artist in the Marion Roose Pullin Studio at Arizona Opera, where she directed La Cenerentola, following her immersive outdoor stagings of La finta giardiniera and her work directing and choreographing the Studio Cabaret. During the 2025-26 season, Snow also staged L’elisir d’amore with Boulder Opera, directed Opera Colorado’s touring production of Roméo et Juliette, and made her company debut with Opera Grand Rapids as associate director on Madama Butterfly. She served as a 2026 Directing Fellow at Wolf Trap Opera, where she assistant directed Eugene Onegin and Tosca.