Lakme

Soprano Haojin Mo is a Canto Artist with Florida Grand Opera. She has performed with Amore Opera, Mannes Opera, Frost Opera, and the Trentino Music Festival. Recent roles include the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute and Le Feu in L'enfant et les sortilèges. A semifinalist at the Premiere Opera Foundation competition in 2024, Haojin holds degrees from Mannes School of Music and the China Conservatory of Music and is currently pursuing her DMA at the University of Miami.

Ruoyu Wang, a coloratura soprano from China, currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree at The Ohio State University. Performed the roles of Serpina in La serva padrona and Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw.

Huihui Lou is a soprano and currently a DMA student at the UMKC Conservatory, studying with Dr. Maria Kanyova. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Vocal Performance from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and a Master’s degree from the University of Southampton. She has performed in numerous roles in operas such as The Magic Flute, Turandot, La Bohème, and In the Fields of Hope, etc., showcasing her exceptional vocal technique and stage presence. Her passionate performances always leave a lasting impression on audiences. In addition to her work as a performer, she has gained experience in stage management, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of both musical performance and production.

Alicia Boucher, soprano, is originally from New Hampshire and currently resides in the Greater Boston area, where she studies voice with Sue Ellen Kuzma. Her performance highlights include concert excerpts from Olympia (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Despina (Così fan tutte). She has also appeared as Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Millis Theatre Group), in the chorus of Don Giovanni (Boston Summer Opera), and as Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro (Winter Harbor Music Festival). A regular soloist for churches in the Boston area, she finds deep fulfillment in sacred music. In addition to performing, Alicia is an emerging composer whose works include original song cycles and piano music. She holds an Sc.B. and Sc.M. in Computer Science from Brown University.

From Chillicothe, Illinois, soprano Eva Wilhelm completed her Master of Music in Voice degree at the Indiana University Jacobs School of music under Timothy Noble in May 2025. Completing a B.S. in Music Business with a concentration in Merchandising from Indiana State University, where she studied with Dr. Yana Weinstein, in 2022, she has held a variety of non-singing positions at organizations including Chicago Opera Theater, Riviera Theater, Jacobs School of Music, and interned in the Rosenthal Archives at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the 2021-2022 season. In 2019 she won the ISU Concerto and Aria competition and performed with the ISU Symphony Orchestra. Recently she participated in the AIMS lieder program in Graz, Austria summer 2023 and is a current member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. While at IU Wilhelm sang in University Chorale, Anne Frank opera chorus, NOTUS, and multiple contemporary chamber groups. This is her first time singing with Chicago Summer Opera.

Jinge Ma is a soprano who was born in Linyi, China. She moved to the United States in 2019 and completed her high school education in 2023. Currently, Jinge is a Sophomore at Tell School of Music in Millersville University in Pennsylvania. Jinge has had the privilege of developing her voice skills under the guidance of Professor Kristin Sims from 2019 until the present.

Jinge performed two solo recitals during high school. At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, she was the soprano soloist for a chamber music performance of the cantata, Orphee. She also performed scenes from Le Nozze di Figaro and Hansel and Gretel at the Tell School of Music. In the past winter, Jinge appeared as a featured soloist in Glorious Sounds of the Season showcase. Jinge also currently just performed a solo recital in April. This July, she will debut in an opera with Chicago Summer Opera.

Mezzo-soprano Ariana Iniguez has been praised for “her musicianship, colorful tone, and attention to technique.” For the past two summers, she has had the thrill of performing Angelina in Rossini’s La Cenerentola at the Festival of International Opera in Urbania, Italy, and Varna International Music Academy. She is a member of the Grammy award winning Phoenix Chorale as well as the Arizona Musicfest Festival chorus and Quartz Ensemble. Each Sunday, she performs as a church soloist at Christian Science First Church. Ariana is honored to be making her oratorio solo debut in Bach’s St. John Passion with the Quartz Ensemble this year. Currently, she studies with distinguished pedagogue Gail Dubinbaum Massaro. A native of Phoenix, Ariana holds both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in Voice Performance from the University of Arizona. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry and traveling.

MJovanni Ferrer is a bass-baritone from Los Angeles. He is graduating from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee with an MM in Voice Performance. He sang with the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Institute in 2024, singing Benôit and Alcindoro in La Bohème. He will attend the Berlin Opera Academy singing Monostatos in The Magic Flute.

Matthew Hilberts (baritone) completed his Bachelors of Music performance in 2022, and his Masters of Music Studies (opera performance) in 2024, both at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney. Matthew studied with Dr. Simon Lobelson for both his degrees.

Performing arts have always been a part of Matthew’s life. Learning piano from his mother, and studying ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary dance throughout most of his school years. He began studying voice formally in 2012 with Patricia Woods, and completed his A.mus.A. in 2022.

Matthew will be performing both Frederick in “Lakme” by Delibes, and Marcello in “La Boheme”, by Puccini, in mid 2025, with Chicago Summer Opera.