MADISON CATRIONA CHAMBERS 21, born in Atlanta, Georgia, is earning her bachelor's degree at Georgia State University, studying with Kathryn Hartgrove. She won the 2025 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Tennessee District and the 2024 Opera Guild of Atlanta Competition. She recently appeared as Tolomeo in Giulio Cesare at Chicago Summer Opera.

NATALIE CREEL 22, born in Zachary, Louisiana, completed her bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University, studying with Dennis Jesse. She won the Marjorie Stricklin Emerging Artist Competition in 2025 and the Governor's Award at the 2024 NATS Southern Regional Conference. She has performed Ib the Elf in Becoming Santa Claus with Opéra Louisiane.

SAIGE HOFFMAN 21, born in Miami, Florida, is earning her bachelor's degree at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, studying with Dr. Katherine Jolly. She was a finalist in the 2025 Schmidt Undergraduate Competition. Recent roles include the title role in Cendrillon with Oberlin Opera Theatre and Dido in Dido and Aeneas with Chicago Summer Opera.

CARTER MICHAEL HOUSTON 24, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, recently completed his master's degree at Florida State University. He won the 2023 Beaulieu Competition and was a finalist in the 2025 Madame Rose Palmai-Tenser Scholarship Competition. Recent roles include Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia and Nick Shadow in The Rake's Progress.

JACOB LOUIS HUFFTY 22, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is earning his bachelor's degree at Loyola University New Orleans, studying with Tyler Smith and Dennis Jesse. He received the 2025 Met Opera Laffont Competition New Orleans District Encouragement Award. He appeared as Nardo in Il filosofo di campagna with the Pergolesi Foundation and FIO ITALIA in 2024.

CHRISTIAN SHELTON 24, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, is earning his master's degree at University of Nevada studying with Alfonse Anderson. He won first place in the 2023 Classical Singer University Division and fourth place in the 2024 International Meistersinger Competition. He is an inaugural Young Artist at Opera Las Vegas.

ADRIANA STEPIEN 23, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is earning her master's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Amy Burton. She won the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Maryland District in 2024, performed as Morgana in Alcina at the Chautauqua Institution, and was a 2024 member of Houston Grand Opera Young Artists' Vocal Academy.

DANIEL MUSOKE VOIGT 22, born in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, has recently completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, studying with Derrick Lawrence. He won the 2025 Opera Buffs Artists of the Future Competition. Recent roles at University include George in Our Town and Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas.

EDEN WEST 23, born in Evanston, Illinois, has completed her bachelor's degrees at the University of Michigan, studying with Logan Skelton and Ana Maria Otamendi. Eden received the 2025 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award and the Virginia Allison Collaborative Award, and has worked as a répétiteur for La bohème with No Fly Productions.