2022-23 RESIDENT ARTISTS

These stellar artists were hand-selected after a grueling and competitive application and audition process. 

During the course of the 2022-23 Season, these talented individuals will perform:

• The principal and supporting roles in the fully-staged Pittsburgh Opera productions 
• Supporting roles, covering, and sometimes principal roles in Pittsburgh Opera's mainstage productions
• In programs for public schools, community centers, libraries and corporate events
• In regular Brown Bag concerts, free programs, and special events 
• At parties hosted by Pittsburgh Opera

We invite you to get to know our 2022-23 Resident Artist class:

• Brandon Bell, baritone 
• Darius Gillard, opera administrator 
• Julia Swan Laird, soprano 
• Evan Lazdowski, bass-baritone 
• Daniel O'Hearn, tenor
• Jazmine Olwalia, mezzo-soprano
• Emily Richter, soprano
• Haley Stamats, stage director

The Resident Artist Program is made possible with generous support from the following sponsors:

• Mr. Bell’s Residency is generously sponsored by Robert J. and Sharon E. Sclabassi.
• Dr. Gillard's Residency is generously sponsored by Susan Candace Hunt.
• Ms. Laird’s Residency is generously sponsored by Steven Seibert. 
• Mr. Lazdowski’s Residency is generously sponsored by Leslie Fleischner.
• Mr. O’Hearn’s Residency is generously sponsored by John and Nancy Traina.
• Ms. Olwalia’s Residency is generously sponsored by The Haley and Huff Family Fund.
• Ms. Richter’s Residency is generously sponsored by John and Virginia DiPucci and Alice Victoria Gelormino.
• Ms. Stamats’ Residency is generously sponsored by John Battaglia.

The Resident Artist Program is sponsored by Dentons Cohen & Grigsby P. C.

Faculty positions are made possible with the generous support from the following:

• Mark Trawka’s faculty position is generously sponsored by Eileen and John Olmsted and co-sponsored by the Hollinshead Family in memory of Sylvia Hollinshead and the glorious Pittsburgh Opera Chorus.
• James Lesniak’s faculty position is generously sponsored by the Hollinshead Family in memory of Sylvia Hollinshead and the glorious Pittsburgh Opera Chorus.
• Glenn Lewis’s faculty position is generously sponsored by Anna Futrell.

Learn how you can support a future opera star through Resident Artist Sponsorship.