Nataly Wickham
Soprano
Dido (Dido and Aeneas)/Chorus (Savitri)
Nataly Wickham is a graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. A student of Jane Eaglen, she has appeared as Laura in Verdi’s Luisa Miller with Puget Sound Opera Company, as well as Marzelline from Beethoven’s Fidelio and Marenka from Smetana’s The Bartered Bride at the University of Washington Opera Workshop, the latter of which she also sung in the University of Washington Spring Opera Gala. She appeared as Sandman in the University of Washington’s production of Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel. She has performed in the chorus of the Tacoma Opera productions of Puccini’s La boheme and Bizet’s Carmen. She was the winner of the Music Teachers National Association Competition and the Seattle Kiwanis Carl Pitzer Vocal Competition, among others. She is a student of Jane Eaglen.
Kathleen Payne
Soprano
Sorceress, Spirit, Second Woman (Dido and Aeneas)/Savitri (Savitri)
Kathleen Payne, a Seattle native, is currently completing her graduate studies in Vocal Performance at the University of Washington where her performances have included scenes from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna), Verdi’s Falstaff (Nanetta), and Menotti’s The Medium (Monica). Ms. Payne earned a Bachelor of Music at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, where she performed the roles of Cherubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and Clorinda in Monteverdi’s Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. Her numerous performances at Shenandoah’s Opera Workshop included the roles of Suzel in Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, Servilla in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito, and Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. In Musical Theatre repertoire, Ms. Payne has performed in many productions, including Luisa in Schmidt and Jones’ The Fantasticks, Kate in Porter’s Kiss Me, Kate, and The Beggar Woman in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. She was the Associate Costume Designer of the University of Washington’s production of Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, and has contributed select designs to their Opera Workshop in scenes from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Bizet’s Carmen, and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, amongst others.
Levi Lindsey
Tenor
Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas)/Satyavan (Savitri)
Levi Lindsey graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. A student of Thomas Harper, he has performed the roles of Vašek in Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, Gabriel von Eisenstein and Frank in Johann Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, Jaquino in Beethoven’s Fidelio, Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, and Don Curzio in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro with the University of Washington’s Opera Workshop. He has also previously performed in the chorus of the University of Washington’s productions of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.
Brenna Sluiter
Soprano
Belinda (Dido and Aeneas)/Chorus (Savitri)
Brenna Sluiter is a recent graduate of the University of Washington, where she earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance. During her time in Seattle, she has sung the role of Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel as well as being featured as the soprano soloist in UW’s Spring 2011 performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah. She has also appeared in numerous opera scenes performances both at UW and with Fat Chance! Opera Company, performing the roles of Donna Anna in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Contessa Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, as well as Alice in Verdi’s Falstaff, Adina in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, and Laurie in Copland’s The Tender Land. Ms. Sluiter earned her Bachelor of Arts at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, where she sang the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. Other roles include Suor Osmina in Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Lady Larken in Roger and Barer’s Once Upon A Mattress. She currently studies with Dr. Kari Ragan.
Jared Ice
Baritone
Death (Savitri)
Jared Ice is a Seattle native whose performances have won positive reviews from Northwest Public Radio. Jared has been seen as The Mayor in Bizet’s Le Docteur Miracle and Midas in Suppe’s Galathea with Tacoma Opera, Alessio in Bellini’s La Sonnambula with Puget Sound Opera, Bob in Menotti’s The Old Maid and The Thief with The Ladies Musical Club of Seattle, Alfio in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana with the Washington-Idaho Symphony, Schaunard in Puccini’s La Bohème with Bellevue Opera, David in Barber’s A Hand of Bridge and Michonnet in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur with Puget Sound Concert Opera and the Father in the University of Washington’s recent production of Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel.
Dan W. Miller
Director
Dan W. Miller recently graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Music History and a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema Studies, where he focused on the theoretical analysis of the works of Richard Wagner. Mr. Miller was invited to attend staging rehearsals of Seattle Opera’s recent production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni by director Peter Kazaras to act as his advisee, and has worked as an intern on Seattle Opera’s productions of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Der Ring des Nibelungen. At the University of Washington, he worked as Assistant Director and Stage Manager on Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel, and has directed scenes from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Bizet’s Carmen in the University of Washington’s Opera Workshop.
