Merola Grand Finale

Merola Opera Program
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco, CA
August 16, 2025

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Cast

Meg Brilleslyper, soprano

Sadie Cheslak, mezzo-soprano

Ariane Cossette, soprano

Benjamin Dickerson, baritone

Alexa Frankian, soprano

Sofia Gotch, soprano

Chea Kang, soprano

Wanchun Liang, bass-baritone

Minghao Liu, tenor

Eva Rae Martinez, soprano

Ariana Maubach, mezzo-soprano

John Mburu, bass

Gabriel Natal-Baez, baritone

Joeavian Rivera, baritone

Charlotte Siegel, soprano

Tristan Tournaud, tenor

Anna Maria Vacca, mezzo-soprano

Justice Yates, bass-baritone

Jin Yu, tenor

Creative Team

Conductor – Kelly Kuo

Director – Elio Bucky

Curator & Artistic Director - Carrie-Ann Matheson

General Manager, San Francisco Opera Center - Markus Beam

Lighting Designer – Davida Tkach

Formalwear Coordinator – Galen Till

Hair & Makeup Supervisor – Calli Carvajal

Musical Preparation

Brian McCann, Deven Shah, Tzu Kuang Tan, Brian Cho, Dain Yule Yoon

Staging Staff

Stage Manager - Zoe Steenwyk

Assistant Stage Manager - Crystal Kearns


Photos: Kristen Loken/Merola Opera Program