Meet
The Cast
JENNIFER ROWLEY
soprano
American soprano, Jennifer Rowley, is acclaimed worldwide for her unforgettable voice and remarkable stage presence in a richly varied repertoire that spans many of opera’s greatest heroines. She has appeared at The Metropolitan Opera as Roxanne inCyrano de Bergerac, the title roles ofToscaandAdriana Lecouvreur, Leonora inIl Trovatore, and Musetta inLa Boheme; at Opernhaus Zurich and Opera Philadelphia as Amelia Grimaldi inSimon Boccanegra, at the Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona, Teatro Colon and Teatro Lirico di Cagliari in the title role ofAida; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Staatsoper Berlin, Opera National de Paris, and Opera de Rouen in her signature role of Leonora inIl Trovatore;the Teatro Regio Torino in Torino and National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China as Minnie inLa Fanciulla del West; at theSemperoper Dresden as bothToscaand Valentine inLes Huguenots; at Teatro Verdi Salerno in the title role ofManon Lescaut; atTeatro Carlo Felice and Palm Beach Opera in the title role ofMadama Butterfly;the National Theatre Prague as Amelia inUn Ballo in Maschera, and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden as Musetta, among many others.On the concert stage,Ms. Rowley has performed concert performances ofToscawith the Israel Philharmonic led by maestro Zubin Mehta. She was the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s colossalMissa Solemniswith the Philadelphia Orchestra both in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center, and New York City’s Carnegie Hall, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. She was the soprano soloist for Mahler’sSymphony No. 8,Symphony of a Thousandwith maestro Fabio Luisi at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, was the soprano soloist with St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra in Verdi’sMessa da Requiemat Carnegie Hall as well as with Valentina Peleggi and the Richmond Symphony, and Tove in Schoenberg’sGurre-Liederwith the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado São Paulo.An avid mentor to young artists, Ms. Rowley is the fonder and director of Aria Bootcamp, a 501©3 educational charity, and a training program work young artist focusing on world class training of emerging professional operatic artists. She holds an annual Artist in Residence position at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory and is currently on voice faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music. She is highly sought after for her seminar series and masterclasses across the globe. A winner of many international competitions, she was awarded the Richard Tucker Career Grant, was a top prize winner of the Lucia Albanese Puccini Foundation, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Opera Index Awards, and was a district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Consul Awards
Arturo Chacón-Cruz
Tenor
Hailing from Sonora, Mexico, Arturo Chacón-Cruz is considered one of the foremost operatic tenors of his generation, performing over 60 roles across 30 countries on stages from La Scala to Carnegie Hall. He has collaborated with filmmakers Sofia Coppola and Woody Allen, and performed for royalty and heads of state. Recent engagements include Il Trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera, Werther in Liège and Buenos Aires, and Carmen in Las Palmas. In 2025/26, he appears in Il Trittico in Houston, La Bohème in Palermo, Tosca in Pamplona, and La Traviata in New York.
LOUIS OTEY
BARITONE
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