Thomas Petrushka, bass

Thomas Petrushka is from Johnstown, Ohio and entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2019, where he studied with Bill Schuman. Mr. Petrushka has performed the roles of Don Alfonso (Così fan tutte), Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Spt. Budd (Albert Herring), and performed Publio in a feature length film titled Mercy based on La...

Cumhur Görgün, bass

Cumhur Görgün was born in Istanbul, Turkey. While he was studying physiotherapy and rehabilitation at Yeditepe University, he started his vocal studies with Prof. Güzin Gürel at Istanbul University State Conservatory. He graduated with an honors degree in physiotherapy and rehabilitation and completed his opera and singing program in 2018. In the same year, he...

Yue Wu, Bass-Baritone

Yue We was born in Tianjin, China. Mr. Wu holds a B.M. in Voice Performance from Tianjin Conservatory of Music and a M.M. degree in Voice Performance from Mannes School of Music, where he studied with Diana Soviero. He has performed a variety of different roles, such as Mandarino in Turandot, Bartolo in Le nozze di...

Dylan Gregg, bass-baritone

Dylan Gregg hails from Salisbury, Maryland. This past spring, Dylan graduated with his Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. Mr. Gregg graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from Boston University in the spring of 2019. In April, Dylan performed the role of Leporello in...

Eleomar Cuello, baritone

Eleomar Cuello Calles is a graduate of the Academy of the National Lyric Theater of Cuba. He has sung as a soloist in operas and zarzuelas such as Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, La traviata, La bohème, Madama Butterfly, La Serva Padrona, Cecilia Valdés, La Verbena de la Paloma, La Corte del Faraón, Las Leandras of...

Matthew Goodheart, tenor

Matthew Goodheart is from Binghamton, New York. This spring, Matthew graduated with his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In the summer, he will take part in Houston Grand Opera’s YAVA program and participate as a Studio Artist with Wolf Trap Opera. While in Wolf Trap, he will perform...

Alla Yarosh, mezzo-soprano

Ukrainian-born mezzo-soprano, Alla Yarosh, has known from a young age that communicating the essence of the human condition through song will become her life-long commitment. In November 2021, Ms. Yarosh was presented with a Bachelor of Music in operatic performance from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. There, she practiced under the tutelage of...

Jenny Anne Flory, mezzo-soprano

Jenny Anne Flory is from Harrisonburg, Virginia. She graduated with her M.M. in Opera Performance, as a member of the University of Maryland Opera Studio (May 2017).  She holds a B.M. in Vocal Performance from James Madison University (May 2015).  Ms. Flory has a contract to sing Siebel in Detroit Opera's 2022 production of Faust...

Standing Ovations: Graduates of 2022

Written and interviewed by Administrative Associate Stephen Trygar As another AVA season comes to a close, we congratulate all of our Resident Artists who will be graduating this year! These Resident Artists have spent years honing their craft, striving to become the best musicians they can be. They have spent endless hours in practice rooms...

Puccini, the Bohemian

Written by Administrative Associte Stephen Trygar When you hear the name "Giacomo Puccini" what is the very first thing you think of? Go with your gut reaction! When I asked that same question on all my social media platforms, ninety percent of my friends, family, and followers simply listed "La bohème" or an aria from...