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The Dallas Opera Chorus

Chorus Master

Alexander Rom

Kharkov, Ukraine

Alexander Rom marks his 21st season as chorus master for The Dallas Opera. Following a triumphant Boris Godunov, Mr. Rom returns this season to prepare Lucia di Lammermoor, Tristan & Isolde, La traviata and The Magic Flute. As Russian Opera Coach at the Metropolitan Opera since 1985, Mr. Rom has prepared that company’s productions of Eugene Onegin, Boris Godunov, and Khovanshchina. Mr. Rom has also served as a visiting Russian Opera Coach for the Houston Grand Opera, where he has prepared several productions of Boris Godunov. Mr. Rom served as principal coach for the international Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland, where he functioned as an opera coach and both staged and coached a production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. He teaches opera/voice and is an honorary visiting professor at both the Sibelius Academy and the Conservatory of Music in Helsinki, Finland. Students of Mr. Rom have won Metropolitan Opera competitions and are performing in opera and concerts here and abroad. A native of Kharkov, Ukraine, Mr. Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a degree in choral conducting. He is a founder of Grace Choral Society in New York. His compositions have been performed in New York’s Carnegie Hall, San Diego, Houston, Dallas, Helsinki, Finland and many other venues. Mr. Rom maintains a private voice studio in Dallas, Texas.


Sopranos
Jeannie Clark Fisher
Jan George +
Laurie Granlund*
Cynthia Hackathorn +
Barbara Nell Hodges +
Stephanie Jennings
Kristen Mata
Stephanie McCranie
Julie Whitfield Moses
Helen Dewey Reikofski
Ashley H. Sigmon *
Deb Skinner +
Kristin Tallett Bittick
Amanda Trousdale *
Mary Virginia Tuinstra +

Mezzo-Sopranos
Karen Callaway Bentel
Marquel Dionne
Jessica Green
Lisa Huffaker
Silvia Paola Nuñez *
Jennifer Mays Resendez
Denise Stom

Contraltos
Pamela Kinney Grayson +
Kristian Roberts
Lisa Schlepp
Jolie Stratton +
Nikki Velonis

First Tenors
Dan Crowell +
Jay Gardner
Thom Hawkins +
Mark Malloy +
Mario Antonio Perez
Brian Rosewell +

Second Tenors
Carlas Brown
François Dewberry
Jonathan Gibbons
Jerry Johnston
Donnie Wayne Moore
Rick Rainey
Spencer Sowards

Baritones
Juan Galvan*
Armon Golliday
Tracy Herron
Trevor Shane Neal
Scott Scripps*
Matthew Woodbury +

Basses
Kyle Logan Hancock
Donald Jones
Travis Wiley McGuire *
Brian Post
Qunicy Roberts
John Strickland
Bobby Tinnion +
Fred Winkler +

Coach Accompanist
Michael Heaston
   Head of Music Staff
Anastasia Markina
Laurie Rogers

Childrens Chorus Master
Melinda Cotten

Chorus Secretary
Deb Skinner

+ 20 years service TDO
* Dallas Opera debut
** American Debut
Photo Credits: Karen Almond Photography