Stephanie Vlahos, professional opera singer and teacher, brought The Full Circle Opera Project to life. Ms. Vlahos is a recognized musical figure in the Los Angeles community, having acted as the LA Opera's house mezzo-soprano for more than seven years, delighting audiences in her performances as Nicklausse in Tales of Hoffmann with Placido Domingo, as Hermia in Gordon Davidson’s production of A Midsummer Nights’ Dream, and as Suzuki in Madame Butterfly with Maria Ewing in the title role. She has logged a total of 22 leading roles in operas. In addition to her continuing classical engagements both here and abroad, Ms. Vlahos has garnered renown in Los Angeles as, according to the Associated Press, the "Moonlighting Diva." She has directed opera, cabaret and theater performances and sold out a concert tour of Greece where she also starred in a film entitled Black Milk that had its premiere at Cannes.
Classes
Opera Workshop
Zanaida Robles is proud to be a LACHSA alumnus. She holds a Master of Music degree from CSU Northridge where she was the graduate assistant to the director of choral studies for two years. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from CSU Long Beach where she was the first recipient of the four-year Dean's Scholarship for Distinction in the Arts. She has directed performances and lead rehearsals for such ensembles as the Paul Smith Singers, Coventry and Canterbury Choirs of All Saints Church Pasadena, the CSUN Northridge Singers, and the CSUN Matador Chorale. She served as Chorus Master for the CSUN production of Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” and assumed directorship of the CSUN Women's Chorale for the fall semester of 2004. Mrs. Robles has performed as a concert soprano soloist and ensemble member throughout the United States and parts of Europe. She is the soprano section leader and soloist for the Coventry Choir at All Saints Church in Pasadena and has sung professionally under the batons of such conductors as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Pierre Boulez, John Mauceri, Carl St. Clair, Marin Alsop, and Leonard Slatkin. A district finalist in the 2001 Metropolitan Opera Auditions and two-time award winner of the Artist of the Future competition in Los Angeles, she has also been honored to receive the CSUN Alpha Kappa Alpha Scholarship, the Young Musicians Foundation Gladys Turk scholarship, the Long Beach State New York Alumni Club Scholarship, two BEEM Foundation scholarships, the CSULB Theodore Presser Scholarship, the National Arts Recognition and Talent Search level I award for classical voice, two Charles Dolo Coker Vocal Jazz Awards, the KCET Emerging Young Artist Grand Prize in classical voice, and the NAACP ACT-SO national gold medal for music composition. She has taught piano and voice and is known for her work with organizations that promote arts exposure and education. Mrs. Robles is a member of the American Choral Directors Association, Chorus America, Southern California Vocal Association, American Composers Forum, National Association of Negro Musicians, Pi Kappa Lambda honor society, and Sigma Alpha Iota national music fraternity.
Classes
Concert Choir
Women's Choir
Beverly Brule earned a B.A. in Music Education from Cal. State, San Bernardino in 1991 and a Master of Music Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California in 1994. She holds a teaching credential in music earned from the University of Redlands in 1997.
Ms. Brule is an accomplished musician with experience in choral direction, private voice instruction, and professional/educational workshops. She is a member (since 1991) of the Los Angeles Opera Chorus. She has worked with such composers as: Kent Nagano, Simone Young, Lawrence Foster, Julius Rudel, Richard Buckley, Randall Behr, Charles Dutoit and Placido Domingo. Her T.V. credits/recording/concerts include: The Damnation of Faust (2003-2004) and The Three Tenors Encore (1996). Ms. Brule she is professionally affiliated with: SCVA (1995-present), AGMA (1991-present), and the San Bernardino County Music Educators Association (1987-present).
Classes
Voice Lab