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Hailed by critics as a ‘thinking’ musician with engaging stage presence and a gratifying combination of virtuosity and eloquence, pianist Pedja Muzijevic has defined his career with creative programming, unusual combinations of new and old music, and lasting collaborations with other artists and ensembles. The Financial Times sums him up as “a virtuoso with formidable fingers and a musician with fiercely original ideas about the music he plays.” His vision is to bring musicians together to explore new ways of presenting classical and contemporary music to audiences through curation, staging, lighting and other technology. In addition to a busy touring schedule, Muzijevic is Director of Music Programming at the Baryshnikov Center in New York and Artistic Advisor at Montana’s Tippet Rise.
Welsh Tenor, Dafydd Jones, made his international debut in 2022/23 season as Clotarco in Haydn’s Armida for the Bregenzer Festspiele. Busy making a name for himself on the operatic stage, he also recently made his debut in the Title Role of Albert Herring for Opera North. Other operatic roles include Earl Tolloller (cover) in Iolanthe for English National Opera, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni (OPRA Cymru) and Pastore in L’Orfeo (Garsington Opera). Recently, Dafydd won the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize in the Kathleen Ferrier Competition at the Wigmore Hall and was awarded the Prix Thierry Mermod on the 2019 Atelier Lyrique at the Verbier Festival. He was member of the 2023 Wigmore Hall French Song Exchange programme where he worked with Dame Felicity Lott and François Le Roux. Dafydd’s just completed his first year at the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio where he studies with Nicky Spence and Caroline Dowdle.
South Korean baritone Edward Kim is currently pursuing his Master of Performance in Royal College of Music with Professor Janis Kelly. He made his operatic debut as Conte in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Berlin Opera Academy in 2019. Equally at home with Oratorio and art song, Edward has sung solos in Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and was also selected to participate in a recital of Schumann’s Myrthen by Roger Vignoles. He has had success in several competitions, clinching the top prizes in Seoul Music Competition, Osaka International Music Competition, Estonia International Competition and Concert Artists International Competition in New York. Edward is supported by the Sheila Saam Memorial and Drake Calleja Trust.
The French cellist Edgar Moreau, who turned 21 in 2015, can already look back on a number of exceptional achievements, among them becoming the winner – at the age of just 17 – of the Second Prize in Russia’s formidable Tchaikovsky Competition, winning the Young Soloist Prize in the 2009 Rostropovich Cello Competition in Paris, and performing with such distinguished musicians as Valery Gergiev, Gidon Kremer, András Schiff, Yuri Bashmet, Krzysztof Penderecki, Gustavo Dudamel, Renaud Capuçon, Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Khatia Buniatishvili, Gérard Caussé and the Talich Quartet. In 2013 his huge potential was highlighted by France’s top music awards, Les Victoires de la Musique, which named him the year’s ‘Révélation’ among young classical instrumentalists.
He released his debut album in March 2014 on Erato with pianist Pierre-Yves Hodique: Play is a collection of short pieces and brilliant encores from Popper, Paganini, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Dvořák, Massenet, Schubert, Poulenc and Tchaikovsky among others. His follow-up album, Giovincello, presents 18th-century cello concertos recorded with the Italian Baroque ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro.
A Parisian by birth, Edgar Moreau first realised he wanted to play the cello when he was just four years old – the instrument caught his imagination when he saw a girl having a cello lesson in an antique shop he was visiting with his father. He began lessons soon afterwards, and was giving concerts with major orchestras by the time he was 11 years old. Since the age of 13 he has been a student at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. He has participated in masterclasses given by such cellists as Lynn Harrell, Anner Bylsma, Miklós Perényi, Gary Hoffman and David Geringas, and since October 2013 has been attending the Kronberg Academy near Frankfurt – home to the Emanuel Feuermann Conservatory, named after the legendary Ukrainian-born cellist.
When the editor of the international music website Bachtrack saw Edgar Moreau perform in Gstaad in early 2013, he had the following to say: “One always comes to a young musician’s concert with a hope that this will be that special day when you hear a performer who you are absolutely sure will be a star of the future. That hope only comes to fruition on a small number of occasions: this concert was one of them. I’m willing to take bets that nineteen year-old Parisian cellist Edgar Moreau is going to have a glittering career … His playing is muscular and he throws himself into the music … and Moreau has bags of stage presence, with a flexible face which can turn from smile to grimace and back in an instant but always shows deep involvement with the music … Even at such a young age, Moreau can completely win over an audience with his big sound and no-holds-barred style. I think he’s going to be a winner.”
Sungho Kim is a Korean tenor who has established himself as a leading lyric tenor on the German operatic scene. A member of the ensemble at Oper Dortmund since the 2020/21 season, he has sung a wide range of major roles including Rodolfo (La bohème), Belmonte (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Léopold (La Juive), Alfredo (Die Fledermaus), Alfredo Germont (La traviata), and Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), as well as appearing in contemporary works including the world premiere of Die Reise zu Planet 9. After making his Verbier Festival debut as Rodolfo in 2021, he returned to the Festival in summer 2025 as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, marking a significant moment in his ongoing association with Verbier.
This season, soprano Sylvia D’Eramo joined the prestigious Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. She previously trained with the Los Angeles Opera in its Young Artist Program, where she covered Mimì in La Bohème, and sang Fosforo and Euretti in Landi’s La Morte d’Orfeo. She made her debut with Lyric Opera Kansas City as Musetta in La Bohème. She was slated to join the Britt Festival Orchestra in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, conducted by Teddy Abrams (cancelled). In 2019 D’Eramo returned to Santa Fe Opera for her second year as an Apprentice, where she covered Mimi in La Bohème and sang Barena in Jenůfa. In 2017-18 she joined Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist singing Cugina in Madama Butterfly. Sylvia is a graduate of the Yale School of Music, where she performed various roles. In concert, she joined the Yale Philharmonia for Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under Maestro Marin Alsop. D’Eramo has been the recipient of multiple awards: national semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions; Grant Award from the Santa Fe Opera; career grant from Giulio Gari Foundation; encouragement award from Jensen Foundation. Sylvia D’Eramo appears by kind permission of The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
Originally from Québec city, Jean-Philippe Mc Clish holds a master’s degree and an artist diploma in opera performance from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, where he studied with soprano Dominique Labelle. Previous roles include Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte (Opéra de l’Université de Montréal) as well as Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Il Re in Ariodante, Készakállú in Bluebeard’s Castle, Falke in Die Fledermaus, Garibaldo in Rodelinda and Dulcamara in Elisir d’amore (Schulich School of Music). He also sang the King in Fête Galante (Smyth) with opera5. As a soloist, he has performed in Handel’s Messiah (Ensemble Sinfonia), Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle (Chœur polyphonique de Rimouski), Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana (Kingston Symphony), along with the Requiems of Brahms (Orchestre symphonique de Lévis) and Mozart (Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières). With l’Opéra de Montréal, Jean-Philippe sang in 2019-2020 the part of the Captain in Eugene Onegin, the Second Prisoner in Fidelio, as well as covering Raimondo in Lucia di Lamermoor. He was supposed to sing the role of the second Armoured guard and covering Papageno in the Komishe Oper production of Zauberflöte at Opéra de Montréal. A production cancelled due to Covid19. He was also singing with the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques (2018-2019). Who gave him the opportunity to sing with Regensburg Opera. He is a grant recipient from the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation (2019) and the Art Song Foundation award (2019). Jean-Philippe will be singing this year the role of Antonio and covering Figaro in Nozze di Figaro with Opéra de Montréal. He would also normally have been singing the rôles of Dr. Grenvil in Traviata and the Mayor in Jenufa. Two production that will be presented in the season of 2021-2022 instead. He will be part of the prestigious Verbier Festival for the summer 2021. Jean-Philippe is currently a resident artist at Opera de Montreal.
Brought up in Derbyshire, Bass-Baritone Edward Jowle is a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music, studying with Russell Smythe and Gary Matthewman. A 2019/20 Samling Scholar, he is supported by the Drake Calleja Trust, the Josephine Baker Trust and the recipient of the RCM Rose Williams Scholarship. Recent Operatic work includes: Guglielmo (Cosí fan tutte/Devon Opera); Elviro (Serse/Accademia Europea Dell’Opera); Papageno (Die Zauberflöte/Westminster Opera); Lord Dunmow (A Dinner Engagement), Snug (A Midsummer Nights Dream/RCM Opera Studio); Falke (Die Fledermaus/Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts); Gendarme (Les Mamelles de Tirésias/Euphonia Studio); Alidoro (La Cenerentola/Bedford Park Festival) Cecil (Maria Stuarda) for Magnetic Opera/Edinburgh Festival Fringe; and Adonis (Venus and Adonis/Brighton Early Music Festival). Recent concert highlights include Handel Messiah (Nevill Holt); Bach B Minor Mass (Lloyds Choir); Berlioz L’enfance du Christ (Scherzo Ensemble); Finzi Let us Garlands bring (East London Symphony Orchestra); Oli Tarney St Mark Passion (Endellion Festival) Mozart Requiem (Orchestre Symphonique de Canet et Rousillon, France) and Elgar The Apostles (London Philharmonic Orchestra). Acting work includes Lomov/Narrator/Smirnov (Chekhov Tripple Bill: The Proposal/On the Evils of Tobacco/The Bear) for Euphonia Studio. Edward has worked with conductors including Martyn Brabbins, Michael Rosewell, Jonathan Peter Kenny and Natalie Murray Beale, as well as directors including Iqbal Khan, James Conway, Liam Steel, Bill Bankes-Jones and Rodula Gaitanou. He has participated in masterclasses with Gerald Finley, Dennis O’Neill, Sir Thomas Allen and most recently with Thomas Quasthoff at the Wigmore Hall. Forthcoming projects include Masetto (Don Giovanni) for Nevill Holt,. Gendarme (Les mamelles de Tirésias) for British Youth Opera and a recital for the Oxford Lieder Festival with Ana Manastireanu. He will also appear at this year’s Verbier Festival as part of the Atelier Lyrique Young Artist Programme, playing Colline in the festival production of La Bohème. Edward is delighted to be continuing his studies at the RCM in September as a a member of the Opera Studio.
American soprano Angela Meade made her professional operatic debut on the Met stage in 2008, stepping in for an ill colleague to sing Elvira in Verdi’s Ernani. Since then she has become known for excelling in the most demanding heroines of the 19th-century bel canto repertoire, and the operas of Verdi and Mozart, receiving such accolades as Washington National Opera’s 2013 Artist of the Year. Returns to the Met have included the title roles in Norma and Sir David McVicar’s new Anna Bolena, and as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro. Highlights of recent seasons include Semiramide and Mefistofele at the MET, Norma and Ermione at San Carlo in Naples, Aida at the Liceu in Barcelona and at the Arena di Verona, Die Walküre at the Seattle Opera, Simon Boccanegra at the Festival Verdi in Parma, Il trovatore at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo and at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville.
Egyptian soprano Fatma Saïd’s list of accolades for El Nour, her 2020 debut album with Warner Classics, included BBC Music Magazine’s Newcomer of the Year and Vocal Award, Opus Klassik’s 2021 Young Artist of the Year, and the Gramophone Award for Song. Her 2021/22 season began with a gala concert in Istanbul with Rolando Villazón, to be followed by recitals at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, deSingel Antwerp and DeutschlandFunk Cologne. Her season also includes concerts with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, DSO Berlin and Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, and a debut at the Opéra de Rouen as Pamina. Previously a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Saïd also regularly represents her home country as an ambassador for culture and education, and in 2016 became the first opera singer ever to be awarded Egypt’s Creativity Award.