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ePOP Presents in Masterclass: Latonia Moore
January 18, 2025
2:00 PM
Helen Corning Warden Theater
1920 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
ePOP is proud to present in Masterclass, famed soprano and 3-time Grammy Award Winner, Latonia Moore. Join us at The Academy of Vocal Arts’ Helen Corning Warden Theater on Saturday, January 18th at 2pm for what promises to be an incredible afternoon of singing and learning as Latonia works with vocalists from our community.
ABOUT LATONIA MOORE
When Latonia Moore sang the title role of Aida at the Metropolitan Opera, The New York Times wrote: “… her voice was radiant, plush and sizable at its best, with gleaming top notes that broke through the chorus and orchestra during the crowd scenes.”
Considered one of the greatest sopranos in the world today, 3-time Grammy Winner, Latonia Moore opened the 2024-2025 season in concert with the Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal in Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 under the baton of Philadelphia Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Other season highlights include Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Musetta in La bohème with San Diego Opera, and the title role in Janacek’s Jenufa with The Cleveland Orchestra.
2023-2024 season highlights included Sister Rose in Dead Man Walking (new production) and a reprisal as Billie in Fire Shut Up in My Bones with The Metropolitan Opera, Mefistofele at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, and Verdi’s Requiem with the BBC Proms.
Ms. Moore has received global acclaim for her interpretation of the title role in Aida; houses where she has sung the role include The Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Opernhaus Zürich, Opera Australia, Teatro Colón, English National Opera, New National Theatre Tokyo, Dubai Opera, The Dallas Opera, San Diego Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Detroit Opera, Polish National Opera, and at the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Conlon.
Orchestral highlights include the role of Lady Macbeth in a recording of Macbeth with Edward Gardner for Chandos, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Vienna Philharmonic and Gilbert Kaplan for Deutsche Grammophon, Vivetta in L’Arlesiana and Fidelia in Edgar with the Opera Orchestra of New York at Carnegie Hall, and Bess in Porgy and Bess with The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.
Thomas Balfour-Austin, tenor
Training
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Associate of Arts - Montgomery County Community College
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Bachelor of Arts - Pennsylvania State University
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Master of Music- University of Delaware
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Musiktheater Bavaria
Instagram
@ted_bal4
Ryan Colbert, soprano
Training
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University of Delaware
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Midwest Institute of Opera
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International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia
Instagram
@ryancolbaus
Renee Macdonald, soprano
Training
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Bachelor of Music - Western Michigan University
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Certificate of Opera Performance, Master of Music - Wichita State University
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Seagle Music Festival
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Bel Canto Institute of San Miguel
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American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria
Instagram
@fachthis023
Olivia Prendergast, soprano
Training
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Bachelor of Music, Northwestern University
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Solo Performer's Diploma, Master of Music - Indiana University
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Merola Opera Program, San Francisco Opera
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Gerdine Young Artist, Opera Theatre of St. Louis
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Young Artist, Glimmerglass Festival
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Young Artist, Chautauqua Opera Conservatory
Rebecca Sacks, mezzo-soprano
Training
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Bachelor of Arts, Stanford University
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Master of Music, University of Georgia
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Fargo-Morehead Opera
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Opera Company of Middlebury
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Pittsburgh Festival Opera
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Portland Opera to Go
Beautiful Sheriff, soprano
Training
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Townsend School of Music, Mercer University
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Shepherd School of Music, Rice University
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Emerging Artist, Seagle Music Festival
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Resident Artist, Academy of Vocal Arts
Artist Biographies
Aurelien Eulert, pianist
Hailing from Alsace, France, ePOP Music Director Aurelien Eulert made his U.S. house debut in 2014 with Palm Beach Opera as diction coach for their production of Les contes d’Hoffmann and head coach for the Young Artist Program. He has been on the music staff of Charlottesville Opera, Opera Memphis, Opera Roanoke, Palm Beach Opera, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, USC Thornton Opera, UCLA Alpert School of Music, Pacific Opera Project and the Los Angeles Opera Education department. Aurelien has played for acclaimed singers such as Marilyn Horne, Phyllis Curtin, Dawn Upshaw, Frederica von Stade and Rod Gilfry. He has assisted and performed under conductors such as James Conlon, Robert Spano and John Williams. In 2019, Aurelien was named Head of Music Staff at OperaDelaware, and oversaw the company’s Young Artist Program. He had previously held the position of Chorus Master and Principal Pianist since 2017. Recent seasons included a return to the theatre stage with OperaDelaware and Opera Baltimore, his debut with Opera Southwest for Pelléas et Mélisande, and debuts with Opera Philadelphia and Intermountain Opera Bozeman. Aurelien holds degrees from the Conservatoire National de Strasbourg, Syracuse University, and the University of Southern California.