Featuring members of the esteemed Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio, the Studio Spotlight Series inaugural recital will take place at the newly-named Shoshana B. and Robert S. Tancer Plaza at the Arizona Opera Center, and the livestream will be available at no cost right here on Arizona Opera’s new online channel, “Arizona Opera OnDemand.”

The October 2 Studio Spotlight performance will feature performances by 2020/21 Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio Artists Caitlin Gotimer (soprano), Michaela Wolz (mezzo- soprano), Rob McGinness (baritone), Cheyanne Coss (soprano), Terrence Chin-Loy (tenor), and Robert Bosworth (pianist). This year’s Studio also includes Haley Stamats, the program’s first assistant stage director, whose work will be featured in various programs over the course of the season.

The Studio Spotlight Series is made possible, in part, by Marlys A. Beider

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The program for the October 2 concert, which will run approximately 45 minutes, is as follows:

"Air de bijoux" from Faust by C. Gounod
Caitlin Gotimer, soprano

"Parto, ma tu ben mio" from La Clemenza di Tito by W. A. Mozart
Michaela Wolz, mezzo-soprano

"Vi tak pechalny" from Pique Dame by P. Tchaikovsky
Rob McGinness, baritone

"Tu che di gel sei cinta" from Turandot by G. Puccini
Caitlin Gotimer, soprano

"Must the Winter Come So Soon" from Vanessa by S. Barber
Michaela Wolz, mezzo-soprano

"Come Paride vezzoso" from L'Elisir d'Amore by G. Donizetti
Rob McGinness, baritone

"Final Scene" from L'Elisir d'Amore by G. Donizetti
Cheyanne Coss, soprano and Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor

Robert Bosworth, pianist

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Christopher Cano, Director of the Marion Roose Pullin Opera Studio
Sponsored by Karen Fruen

Cheyanne Coss, soprano
Sponsored by Norman C. and Donna L. Harbert

Caitlin Gotimer, soprano
Sponsored by Peter and Lee Larson

Michaela Wolz, mezzo-soprano
Sponsored by Drs. Tom and Ginger Collier

Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor
Sponsored by Don Williams and Dan A. Klingenberg*, and Alan and Linda Englander

Rob McGinness, baritone
Sponsored by Roma Wittcoff

Robert Bosworth, pianist
Sponsored by Karen Fruen

Haley Stamats, assistant stage director
Sponsored by Helen Pierson, Shoshana B. Tancer, and Ole and Teresa Thienhaus