Administration
Natasha Blanchette
Operations Associate
Elizabeth Schultz
Executive Office Administrator
Human Resources
Kristin McCarthy
Human Resources Manager
Artistic
Blaine Inafuku
Associate Director of Artistic Administration & Planning
Aric Lee
Artistic & Music Assistant
Jonathan Dean
Dramaturg
Paula Podemski
Company Manager
Emmy Ulmer
Titlist
Amy Jurkiewicz
Child Supervisor
Music
Michaella Calzaretta
Head of Music Staff & Chorus Master
Philip A. Kelsey
Assistant Conductor
David McDade
Head of Coach-Accompanists
Jay Rozendaal
Coach-Accompanist & Orchestra Librarian
Stephen Wall
Chorus Personnel Coordinator
Beth Kirchhoff
Chorus Master Emeritus
Michael J. Hawk, Tiffany Townsend
2024/25 Resident Artists
Development
Programs and Partnerships
Gemma Balinbin
Youth Programs Manager
Alexei Cifrese
Programs & Partnerships Coordinator
Kenneth Kellogg
Artistic Ambassador
Sara Litchfield
Associate Director of Youth Programs
Marjoram Jonathan Lynn
Engagement Manager
Lokela Alexander Minami
Associate Director of Community Engagement
Clara King
Tour Coordinator
Clarice Alfonso, Zach Martin, Myah Rose Paden, Elizabeth Peterson, Melissa Plagemann, William Schlott, Ivy Zhou
School Tour Singers
Jessica Andrews, Jose Iniguez, Melissa Plagemann, William Schlott, Katie Stevenson
Teaching Artists
Mia Falcone, Johanna Mergener
Teaching Assistants
DJ Jordan, Katie Stevenson, Nancy Zylstra
Voice Teachers
Li-Cheng Hung, Steven Luksan
Collaborative Pianists
Finance
Randee Byrd
Payroll Manager
Erica McIntyre
Staff Accountant
Lindsey O'Connor
Controller
Facilities
Todd Clark
Facilities Manager
Will Faulhaber
Facilities Assistant
Information Systems
Brendan Carlson
Systems Engineer
Stuart McLeod
SQL Developer & CRM Administrator
Iain Quigley
Systems Administrator
Marketing & Communications
Arryn Davis
Social Media Manager
Joshua Gailey
Communications & Public Engagement Manager
Glenn Hare
Associate Director of Communications
Larisa J. Melkumova
Graphic Designer
Symone Sanz
Digital Marketing Manager
Meg Stoltz
Associate Director of Marketing
Hank Tian
Web Producer
Chloe Woodward
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Sales and Services
Neal Castelo
Ticketing Operations Manager
Erin Cunningham
Audience Services Assistant Manager
Betsy Heimburger
Audience Services Coordinator
Debra McKinney
Audience Services & Group Sales Manager
John Renfroe
Associate Director of Marketing, Sales and Services
Corrie Yadon
Senior Manager, Patron Experience
Julia Barnes, Eric Jeffords, Nick Passabet, Christy Pulliam
Audience Services Representatives
Amusements Gift Shop
Holly Duncan
Gift Shop Manager
Maggie Kase
Gift Shop Office Administrator
Debra McKinney
Amusements Associate
Production
Alicia Moriarty
Assistant Production Director
Rachel Walrath
First Assistant Production Manager
Kaitlin Losansky
Second Assistant Production Manager
Ben Rampley
Assistant Technical Director
Ranleigh Starling
Assistant Lighting Designer
Costume, Hair, & Makeup
Kathleen Trott
Costume Shop Manager
Ashlee Naegle
Wigs, Hair, and Makeup Manager & Designer
Cheryl del Rosario Lavarias
Costume, Hair, and Makeup Administrative Manager
Nell Thompson
Costume Show Manager
Bel Callero
Costume Rental Assistant
Cynthia Abbott
Lead Cutter/Draper
Cora Brown, Gillian Paulson
Cutter/Drapers
Lauren Karbowski, Rachael Smith-Ferri
First Hands
Amy Bengston, Marie Kramer, Yoko Niendorf
Stitchers
Miriam Goodman-Miller
Crafts Supervisor
Amara Madeo
Crafts Assistant
Courtney Kessler-Jeffrey
Wardrobe Head
Christy Kazimour
Assistant Wardrobe Head
Jeremiah Canonico, Kim Dancy, Scott Gray, LeDawn King, Julie McPheters, Tony Oteromarrero, Kat Rhind, Steve Stoudt, Myles Wright
Dresser
LeDawn King, Steve Stoudt
Wardrobe Daywork
Julia Wing Krafft
Lead Wig Artisan
Jenn Hill, Juliette Lewis
Wig Artisans
Sarah Alexander, Jenn Hill, Trisha Partida
Wig Maintenance
Rosetta Greek, Trisha Partida
Lead Hair and Makeup Artists
Sarah Alexander, Patti Wilmot
Principal Hair and Makeup Artists
Luce Cousineau, MJ Fjellestad, Mary-Frances Greek, Amara Madeo, "Jojo" Proud, Leslie Rosen, Traci Thorpe, Terry Wright
Chorus and Supernumerary Hair and Makeup Artists
Stage Management
Jonathan Moore
Production Stage Manager
Mike Egan
Video Stage Manager
Jonathan S. Campbell, Quinn Chase
Assistant Stage Managers
Amanda Balter
Production Assistant
Stage Crew
Justin Loyd
Master Stage Carpenter
Jason Balter, Bruce Warshaw
Assistants Master Stage Carpenters
William Montes
Head Flyman
Matthew Lint, Jeremy Meier, Robert Millard, Monica Schulz
Assistant Stage Carpenters
Jim Nash
Master Electrician
Martin Cunningham
Assistant Master Electrician
Anna Freelund, Jessica Gable, Jim Gable, Matt Johnson
Assistant Electricians
Olivia Dagley
Head of Properties
Adam Lantz
Assistant Head of Properties
Jay Gosselin
Assistant Properties
Chris Reay
A/V Supervisor
Dave Hult
Projections Programmer
Lucious Taylor
Video Engineer
Candy Solie
Lightboard Operator
Dale Skyllingstad, Greg Zatloka
Master Sound Technicians
Principals, dancers, choristers, stage directors, stage managers, assistant stage managers, and assistant directors employed in our productions are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists AFL-CIO.
The musicians are represented by the Seattle Symphony and Opera Players’ Organization, a Chapter of the International Guild of Symphony, Opera, and Ballet Musicians.
Scenery construction and stage crew work is performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local #15.
Costume and wardrobe work is performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local #887.
Scenic artists and hair/makeup work is performed by employees represented by I.A.T.S.E., Local #488.
James Robinson, a celebrated stage director and arts administrator who has worked at opera houses across the US and globe, is Seattle Opera’s fifth General and Artistic Director. He comes to the Pacific Northwest after serving as the Artistic Director at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for 16 years, where he directed numerous world premieres, among them Terence Blanchard’s Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones, Ricky Ian Gordon’s 27, Jack Perla’s Shalimar the Clown,and Tobias Picker’s Awakenings. Additionally, he mounted innovative revivals of such operas as John Adams’ The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, Ricky Ian Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath, Philip Glass’s Galileo Galilei, and the American premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland.