Our Judges Panel for 2023!
Annie Burridge, General Director, and CEO, Austin Opera
Carrie-Ann Matheson, Artistic Director, San Francisco Opera Center; Artistic Director, Merola Program
Darlene Wiley, Executive Director, Butler Opera International
Dominic Domingo, Senior Artist Manager, Askonas Holt
Joshua Winograde, Senior Director of Artistic Programs, LA Opera;
Professor and Director of Opera Studies at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University
Myra Huang, Head of Music, Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, The Metropolitan Opera;
Director of Musical Administration, Aspen Music Festival & School
Nino Sanikidze, Head Coach, Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, LA Opera;
Voice Faculty, Lehrer Vocal Institute, Music Academy of the West
Samuel Gelber, Director of Artistic Planning, Washington National Opera
Tamar Sanikidze, Director, Butler Opera Center, University of Texas at Austin;
Artistic Director, Butler Opera International;
Head of Vocal Piano, Lehrer Vocal Institute, Music Academy of the West
Staff:
Darlene Wiley, Executive Director
Tamar Sanikidze, Artistic Director
Douglas Kinney Frost, Media Advisor
Minkyung Lee, Festival Manager
Contact the Festival through: butleroperainternational@gmail.com
