Washington National Opera Announces Roster of Young Artists for Domingo-Cafritz Program 

Washington National Opera (WNO) today announced the roster of emerging artists and renowned teaching artists engaged for the 14th season of its Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. Under the leadership of program director Michael Heaston, the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program continues to increase its number of performances throughout the season and expand its training regimen, including mentorship byArtist in Residence Alan Held, the acclaimed bass-baritone who will star as Wotan in WNO's Ring cycles next season.

The 2015-2016 Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists are:

Joel Ayau, Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S. (pianist/coach, second season)

Michael Brandenburg, Austin, Indiana, U.S. (tenor, second season)

Timothy J. Bruno, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. (bass, first season)

Hunter Enoch, Paris, Tennessee, U.S. (baritone, first season)

Raquel González, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. (soprano, second season)

Leah Hawkins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (mezzo-soprano, first season)

Daryl Freedman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. (mezzo-soprano, first season)

Kerriann Otaño, Wading River, New York, U.S. (soprano, second season)

Aleksandra Romano, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. (mezzo-soprano, second season)

Michael Sherman, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (pianist/coach, first season)

Rexford Tester, Tazewell, Virginia, U.S. (tenor, first season)

Ariana Wehr, Batesville, Indiana, U.S. (soprano, first season)

Wei Wu, Beijing, China (bass, third season)

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