“Our mission is to provide each participant
with a defining artistic moment in a space
where great voices and bold ideas grow together.”
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Anya Fidelia
Founder & Artistic Director
BRIDGES Vocal ArtsDramatic Soprano,
Voice Teacher
Russian Diction and Repertoire CoachFaculty: San Francisco Opera Center, John J. Cali School of Music at MSU, Mannes School of Music
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Stéphane Sénéchal
Tenor, International Opera Critic,
Vocal CoachIndividual coachings, Career Consulting and Mentorship
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Cristina Stanescu
Founding Director of Collaborative Piano Program at Mannes School of Music
Collaborative Piano Master Teacher, Vocal Coaching, Masterclass
Faculty: The Juilliard School, Mannes School of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Yale University
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Malena Dayen
Stage Director - Metropolitan Opera
Opera Scenes Director, Acting & Improvisation Workshop, Bodywork Classes
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David Rosenmeyer
Conductor - Oratorio Society of New York, Fairfield County Chorale
Vocal CoachCarnegie Hall, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, Bellas Artes of Mexico
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Sandra Calderon
Voice Teacher, Diction Coach, Soprano
Languages: French, Italian, German
Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, ConcertgebouwFaculty: Kölner Musikakademy, One World Project Bonn, Gesamtschule am Wassermann
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Beth Roberts
Professor of Voice, Coordinator of Voice Program - John J. Cali School of Music at MSU
Faculty: Mannes School of Music, Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz YAP, Westminster Choir College, Savannah Voice Festival, University of Cincinnati/Music Festival of Lucca
Adjudicator: Schmidt Vocal Competition, Fulbright Scholarship, Concours de Musique du Canada -

John Norris
Voice Teacher, Body-Mind-Voice and Performance Coach, Opera Director, Advisor
Faculty: Opera Studios of Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Hannover Staatsoper, Dresden Junges Ensemble
Guest Faculty: Nationaltheater Mannheim, the Atelier de lyrique de l’Opéra de Montreal, Bolshoi State Theatre
Advisor / Masterclasses: Neue Stimmen Foundation
Director: American Conservatory Theater, Curtis Institute of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Lindemann Young Artist Program, Metropolitan Opera
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David Bizic
Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Wiener Staatsoper, Covent Garden, San Francisco Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Aix-en-Provence
Faculty: Conservatoire de Bordeaux
Masterclasses: Manhattan School of Music, Bolshoi Opera YAP, Belgrade National Opera
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Talia Or
Soprano, Voice Teacher
La Scala, Bavarian State Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Festspielhaus, Teatro Regio Torino, Palau de las Artes, Teatro Municipal Sao Paulo, Tokyo New National Theater, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Tel Aviv Philharmonic, Theatre de La Monnaie/ Bruxelles, Hamburg Musikhalle, Munich GasteigFaculty: HMTM / University of Music and Theater Munich; Bayerische Theaterakademie
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Chelsea Bonagura
Soprano, Voice Teacher
New York City Opera, Dutch National Opera, Opera Zuid, Charlotte Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic.Faculty: Mannes School of Music, Florida Grand Opera YAP, Trentino Music Festival, Netherlands Lyric Opera Festival
Masterclasses: Dutch National Opera and Florida Grand Opera YAP, Rice University, University of TexasAdjudicator: Guilio Gari Competition and Career Bridges Competition
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Andrew Goodwin
La Scala, Gran Theatre Liceu, Teatro Real, Wigmore Hall, Sydney Opera, Bolshoi Theater, Mariinsky Concert Hall, Oxford Lieder Festival, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras
Faculty: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney
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Sofia Streisand
International musical theatre director & producer
Head of opera productionActing, art of auditioning, stage movement, working with directors
Mariinsky theatre,
Mikhailovsky theatre,
St. Petersburg State Concervatory
Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky theatreShe is famous for The Master and Margarita, one of Russia’s longest-running musicals, and The Queen of Spades
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Peiwen Chen
Carnegie Hall, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Washington Opera, National Concert Hall of Taipei, Moulin d’And Music Festival, Alexander Paley Music Festival, NY Lyric Opera, New Camerata Opera
Faculty: Mannes School of Music, John J. Cali School of Music at MSU, VOICExperience CoOperative at Rider University, International Vocal Arts Institute, Savannah Voice Festival -

Luise Breyer-Aiton
Vocal Masseur and Bodywork Coach
Creator of the VoiceRelease Massage™ (VRM) method.
Group and individual VRM sessions: vocal wellness, body alignment, and singer self-care
Affiliations: Staatsoper Berlin, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz München.
The Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Paris Opera, Staatsoper Wien, Royal Opera / Covent Garden, ENO, WNO, Deutsche Oper Berlin -
Natalie Davidzon
Transformational Life Coaching
Leadership and Performance
Group & IndividualFocus on clarity, emotional intelligence, and sustainable performance to improve decision making, stress management, and ability to work with consistency and self-trust
Work with artists cultivates mental resilience, emotional regulation, and long-term sustainability - essential for navigating the demands of elite training and evaluation
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Lazaro Calderon
Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Prague National Theatre, Theater Nordhausen, Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater, Teatro de La Opera, South Bohemian Opera, Sarasota Opera, Maryland Lyric Opera, Opera Bravura, Opera in the Heights
Faculty: Kölner Musikakademy
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Pablo Veguilla
France Operations Advisor & Logistics Coordinator, Tenor
Faculty: Conservatoire de Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Graduate of Yale University and Florida State University; two-time regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions; Alfredo (La Traviata), Don José (Carmen), the Duke (Rigoletto), Cavaradossi (Tosca), Des Grieux (Manon), Tamino (The Magic Flute), Rodolfo (La Bohème), and Fenton (Falstaff) with the New York Grand Opera; recital and concert appearances throughout the United States and Europe. -

Sharon Mohar
FACULTY 2025
Opera Stage Director
Performance Coach
Artistic Director- Canto Vocal Programs
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Liora Maurer
FACULTY 2025
Individual and group vocal coaching
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