Praised for the beauty of her voice and the subtlety of her artistic interpretation, soprano Alina Ilchuk has performed throughout Europe, the United States and Canada.

Her professional debut took place in 1995 as a solo artist of the Song and Dance Company of the Lviv State Philharmonic in the Ukraine. She has recently appeared as a principal artist with the Sacramento Opera, the Reno Baroque Ensemble, the Bay Area Classical Harmonies, Slavic Chorale, and sung the role of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni at Sacramento State University.

Her repertoire includes Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion, Magnificat, Cantatas No.140 and No.51, Handel’s Chandos Anthem No.8 and the role of Daughter of Zion in Brockes Passion, Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem and Exultate, jubilate, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, and operatic roles such as Donna Anna, Tatiana, Adina and Pamina.

Ms. Ilchuk is the recipient of many honors, including the Bell T. Ritchie Award, the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition, and the Ukrainian National Competition for Young Musicians. She was a finalist for the National Opera Association Vocal Competition in San Antonio, Texas in 2011. Ms. Ilchuk received her operatic training from Lviv State Music Academy (Ukraine) and California State University, Sacramento. She continues to improve her mastery with the world-renowned soprano Sheri Greenawald.

Ms. Ilchuk has been teaching voice both privately and at the collegiate level since 1993. Some of her students have become the winners of voice contests, including the prestigious Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, the Classical Singer’s Vocal Competition, and the NATS Auditions.

Ms. Ilchuk is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and Pi Kappa Lambda.

The young Canadian soprano Rhoslyn Jones is quickly becoming an important presence on both the Concert and Operatic stages of the world. Described as a “superb singer and artistic presence,” Ms. Jones’ voice is “luscious, and her soul opens forthrightly and generously to the audience.”

Hailed as “The Delicious Diva” by the 24 Hours New Vancouver, Ms. Jones captivated the audience with her “unforgettably powerful voice” in her very first production of Le Nozze di Figaro. As the Countess, Rhoslyn Jones imparted “a grace and dignity that prevent[ed] her from descending into the mould of the stereotypical wronged woman, and [allowed] her to become a relatable individual for a modern audience. Jones is a joy to watch and reason alone to see the show.”

Ms. Jones began the 2010-2011 season covering the role of Roxane opposite Placido Domingo’s Cyrano de Bergerac at the San Francisco Opera. She also made her role debut as Mimi in a new production of La Boheme at the Pacific Opera Victoria.

The 2009-2010 season found Ms. Jones making her role debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro with Vancouver Opera and a return to Arizona Opera as Musetta in La Boheme. A busy concert singer as well, Rhoslyn sang Rachmaninoff’s The Bells with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, was the soprano soloist in a concert of arias and duets with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and sang Morgen: a ballet set to a collection of Richard Strauss songs for soprano and orchestra with the New York City Ballet.

In recent seasons, Ms. Jones has appeared as Musetta in La Boheme with Pittsburgh Opera, Tatyana in Eugene Onegin with Vancouver Opera, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with the Chicago Opera Theater and the title role of Susannah with Arizona Opera. Ms. Jones also created the starring role of Julia Dent Grant in Phillip Glass’s world premiere of Appomattox with the San Francisco Opera opposite Dwayne Croft and Andrew Shore.

Originally from Aldergrove, B.C., Ms. Jones completed her Undergraduate and Masters degree at the University of British Columbia and her Diploma in Opera Performance at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. She also attended the distinguished Summer Festival at Ravinia in 2008 and was a 2004 and 2005 participant in Merola, which led to her selection as an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera from 2006-2007.

Born and raised in southern California, soprano Julia Metzler grew up in a family of instrumental musicians. Her accomplishments include winning performances in the International Franz Liszt Competition, the National Foundation for the Arts Competition, the Los Angeles Spotlight Awards, the Pacific Musical Society Competition, the Youth Excellence Scholarship (Y.E.S.) Foundation for the Arts, and the UC Davis Young Artists Competition. She recently performed the leading role of Blanche in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Julia has participated in several master classes, with teachers including Jake Heggie, Wolfgang Brendel, Peter Mark, and Evelyn Lear, as well as a master class with Plácido Domingo as a part of an HBO mini series. She is currently a graduate student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in the studio of Cesar Ulloa.

“Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich was a vocally assured Dido singing with stately grace and deep-rooted pathos” (Joshua Kosman—San Francisco Cronical).

Miss Scharich has been praised for her warm, lyric voice and communicative character portrayals on stage. Accustomed to singing in a broad range of styles, she is equally at home on the operatic or concert stage. Past season operatic engagements include Countess Lydia Ivanovna in Opera San Jose’s west coast premiere of David Carlson’s Anna Karenina, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera San Luis Obispo and LA Opera’s Saturday Mornings at the Opera series. She also has sung the title role in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with San Francisco Urban Opera, Suzuki with West Bay Opera, Cenerentola with San Francisco’s Pocket Opera and Cherubino with Mission City Opera.

Enthusiastic about working with living composers, Kindra is currently collaborating with California-based composer Janis Mattox on her Spanish chamber opera Sueños de Medianoche (Midnight Dreams), a work underwritten by grants from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and based on a Bolivian legend.

In concert, Kindra has appeared as alto soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, the great choral works of J.S. Bach, and Handel’s Messiah, most recently under the baton of Maestro Ragnar Bolin of the San Francisco Symphony. As a dedicated recitalist, Kindra has given solo recitals presented by the American Composer’s Forum in Los Angeles and LIEDER ALIVE!, an organization committed to keeping the art of singing German Lieder alive and well. She is also a founding member of the Vinaccesi Ensemble, a group that focuses on performing lesser-known works of the Baroque, especially those of the seventeenth century and the Veneto. Next year, Kindra and pianist Jerry Kuderna will perform a series of concerts in memorium to celebrate the life and music of composer Milton Babbitt.

Kindra studied voice and piano at University of Michigan and Eastman School of Music, and completed her post-graduate degree at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her longtime voice teacher is Jane Randolph, and she currently coaches and collaborates with pianist John Parr at the San Francisco Opera.

Pianist Ron Valentino has performed with many of today’s best-known classical artists, including Ruth Ann Swenson, Nathan Gunn and Deborah Voigt. In addition to concert work, Mr. Valentino has been on the music staff of the San Francisco Opera and Opera Center, Los Angeles Opera and the New National Theatre in Tokyo. Ron has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony, California Symphony and the Sacramento Symphony. Additional credits include the American Conservatory Theatre and the record breaking San Francisco production of Phantom of the Opera. A resident of San Francisco, Ron enjoys traveling and hiking.