Faculty

Complete Biographies

Codrut Birsan
Artistic Director & Conductor
​Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater,  Livermoore Opera

Elizabeth Byrne
Voice Teacher
​Roosevelt University, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Portland Opera, Arizona Opera

Emanuele Andrizzi
Coach
Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Theater of St. Louis

Allan Glassman 
​Voice Teacher
​Roosevelt University, The Metropolitan Opera,
​LA Opera

Pedro Yanez
Coach 
Paris Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago

Alexandra LoBianco​
Voice Teacher 
Wiener Staatsoper, Seattle Opera, The Dallas Opera, Minnesota Opera

Yasuko Oura
Coach

Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater, Des Moines Metro Opera, Florentine Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Kentucky Opera, Madison Opera, Toledo Opera, and AIMS in Graz, Austria 

Nickolas Carlson
Conductor

Wichita State University, Central Kansas Concert Opera

Dylan Evans
​​Stage Director
Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago College of Performing Arts, Lyric Opera Studio Weimar, Lawrence University.

Kaley Smith
Stage Director

Opera North, Opera Saratoga, Opera Delaware, Opera Omaha, Central City Opera, Opera on the James, Opera Columbus

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Dmitry Glivinskiy
Coach & Scenes Music Director

​Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, South Shore Symphony, Carnegie Hall, Aspen Opera Theatre

Chao Gao
Resident Coach

Roosevelt University, University of Wales, Singapore, Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago 

Michael Pecak
Resident Coach 

Maja Tremiszewska  
Resident Coach

McGill University, Cornell University, Indiana University, Northwestern University, Chicago Opera Theater, Chicago City Wide Symphony Orchestra 

Boston Lyric Opera, MetroWest Opera, North End Music and Performing Arts Center, Boston Opera Collaborative, Boston University, The Boston Conservatory, Moniuszko Conservatory in Gdańsk, Poland ​

Complete Biographies