Max Marcus is a composer, arranger, tenor, cellist, conductor, and teacher originally from Seattle, Washington. Max is a recent graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he studied composition with David Conte. Other teachers have included …

I am an educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience in Germany and the United States. After earning the German equivalent of a Master of Education in English and German, I taught at middle and high schools as well as in adult education, …

Dr. Joy-Leilani Garbutt is an organist, musicologist, and an ardent advocate for gender-equity in the field of music. She is the co-founder of Boulanger Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting music composed by women through …

The opera world is small, and the number of singers who actually make it in the business probably numbers less than a few thousand, yet a significant number of that small number of singers can say that it was César Ulloa that gave them the skills a singer …

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Joan Walton is an Opera and Musical Theatre professor at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is also a choreographer and performer for The Academy of Danse Libre. Her most important collaborations include working with The Flying Cloud Academy of …

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Sergey Khalikulov is an interdisciplinary vocalist, stage director and educator, originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He has worked with many Bay Area institutions and companies including the San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Opera Guild, SFArtsED, …

Michael began his studies as a concert pianist studying in Louisville, Ky throughout his young adult life. He attended the prestigious summer festival Tanglewood and continued in San Francisco at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.  He began as a …

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Sought after for his ‘finely-calibrated leadership’ and ‘ebullient performance[s]’, conductor, recitalist and coach Robert Mollicone has become an established presence in North American concert halls and opera houses. As a member of San Francisco Opera’s …

Dr. Christopher Koelzer is an accomplished solo and collaborative pianist who performs, records, conducts, and coaches in New York City, Washington, D.C., and the Bay Area. He began his professional career at age 13, working with opera and musical theater …

Andrew King is a pianist and vocal coach based in San Francisco. He is a full-time member of the Music Staff at the San Francisco Opera, where he was an Adler Fellow from 2020 through 2022. He joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music …

Catalina is a performer, arts professional, and entrepreneur with a passion for music, storytelling, and strategic communication.  After starting her career in vocal performance, Catalina earned a degree in Marketing with a minor in International …

Marika Yasuda is a Japanese-American pianist and vocal coach based in San Francisco. She has been on the music staff at San Francisco Opera since 2022, where she completed her training at the Adler Fellowship Program. Additional appointments include Lyric …

Pianist and Coach Yang Lin has been on the music staff at San Francisco Opera since 2023. He has served in multiple roles, including prompter, assistant conductor, and pianist. His recent productions with the company include the world premiere of The …

Chinese-born pianist Erica Xiaoyan Guo has been praised by San Francisco Classical Voice as having “a marvelously flexible touch, the kind of playing that makes you want to hear more…” She has spent over a decade performing internationally as a solo …