🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

🍰Look at this showstopper of a bake!🍰 Elza van den Heever | French-South African Soprano (‘03/’04) made this incredible cake while preparing for her upcoming role debut as Salome…spooky. #Salome #Jochanaan #OperaParis #Soprano #Opera #Halloween #Spooky #GBBO

Tonight is the premiere of Lydia Steier’s company debut and production of "Salomé" at Opéra de Paris. Elza van den Heever | French-South African Soprano (Merola '03/'04) stars as the title role in this decadent new production running through November 5th. 📸 Jiyang Chen #ToiToiToi #MakeItMerola #Opera #Salome #Paris

Home sweet home…well, almost. Our team is on the road again and back to San Francisco for a few days before moving on to Houston. ✈️ Become a member and sponsor today and support the future of opera! merola.org/sponsors #AuditionTour #Merola #SanFrancisco #Travel #Opera

👏Let's hear it for a Merolini cast!!👏 Catherine Cook (‘90), @melodysoprano (‘05), Dale Travis (‘86/’87), Taylor Raven (‘16), @solisef (‘13), and Christopher Oglesby ('18) open “Dialogues of the Carmelites” tonight at San Francisco Opera. 📸Photo: San Francisco Opera #MakeItMerola #SFO #Opera

Two Merolini take the stage in “Tosca” at St. Petersburg Opera Company. Benjamin Werley (‘14) stars as Cavaradossi and Andrew Allan Hiers (‘17) is Sacristan through October 18th. Check out stpeteopera.org/tosca-2022/ for more info! #MakeItMerola #Opera #Florida

Hello, Houston! Today our panel begins meeting with artists in Houston, TX! What’s your go-to aria for an audition? What’s your favorite aria? Support the future of opera and become a Merola Sponsor and Member today merola.org/sponsors #AuditionSeason #Opera #Merola

🚨📚MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT📚🚨 Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ('16) returns to Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale for his role debut as Didymus in Handel’s “Theodora,” tomorrow night at the HerbstTheatre in San Francisco. #RoleDebut #MakeItMerola #SanFrancisco #Handel #Drama #Oratorio

✨Brava✨ to Rihab Chaieb ('13) on her opening night last night as Carmen in Canadian Opera Company’s “Carmen!” She will be performing Carmen through the 22nd. 📸 #MakeItMerola #Carmen #Opera #Canada #ToiToiToi #Fall #Drama #Brava

As we post this, two fantastic Merolini are opening “Il Trovatore” at Washington National Opera tonight! Amber R. Monroe (‘19) makes her WNO ✨debut✨ as Ines and Raehann Bryce-Davis (‘15) stars as Azucena. Brava divas and toi toi toi! #MakeItMerola #Opera #DC #Verdi #Drama

🤩Merola Mezzos Represent!🤩 Congratulations to Alice Chung (‘17 and ‘19) for winning the Tito Capobianco Memorial Award and to MaggieReneeMusic (‘22) for winning the Emerging Artist Award at the Opera Index, Inc. Competition! 🏆 #Competition #Merola #Mezzo #Opera #Fall #Music #NYC

We’re celebrating #WorldOperaDay with few pics from our 2022 Merola Grand Finale! For over 60 years we’ve been honored to be a part of this expressive art form and to watch it thrive through past and future Merolini. 📸Kristen Loken #TheFutureOfOpera #Music #Merola #MeetOpera

🎬 And that’s a wrap! 🎬 Bravi to Carrie-Ann Matheson, Markus Beam, and Lauren Hewitt on a successful #AuditionSeason and thank you for all of your hard work. Stay tuned to find out who the 2023 Merolini will be… #Merola #Music #Opera #AuditionSeason #Fall #SF #SanFrancisco

Catherine cook Cook (‘90), Philip Skinner (‘85), and Dale Travis (‘86/‘87) were awarded the 🏅San Francisco Opera Medal 🏅 on Sunday for their combined record of 102 years with San Francisco Opera! Bravi! broadwayworld.com/san-francisco/… #MakeItMerola #Opera #Medal #SanFrancisco #Music #Merola

🚨📚MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT📚🚨 @saritagartland ('09) makes her role debut as Nedda in “I Pagliacci” at OperaSanAntonio tonight! Toi toi toi! 🎉 #MakeItMerola #Soprano #Opera #Music #Art #SanAntonio #Merola #Singer #Classical #Debut #RoleDebut #Pagliacci #🤡

Looking to follow in the footsteps of Merolini Zhengyi Bai (‘18), Nikola Adele Printz (‘21/‘22), Eugene Brancoveanu (‘04), and Megan Esther Grey (‘18)? 🎭 Applications are now open for Opera San José! ow.ly/Vunn50LsJFg #AuditionSeason #Audition #Opera #Merolini #Music

🚨🏠MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT🏠🚨 Congratulations to Toni Marie Palmertre (‘15), who made her Metropolitan Opera Debut last night in “Don Carlo” as Voice from Heaven and to John Relyea ('95), who returns to the Met stage as the Grand Inquisitor! #MakeItMerola #Opera #Merola #Music #Debut #Art

🚨🏠MEROLINI DEBUT ALERT🏠🚨 Josh Lovell (‘16) makes his Teatro alla Scala debut tonight in “The Tempest” as Ferdinand, alongside Kevin Burdette (‘98/‘99) as Stefano. #MakeItMerola #Opera #Merola #Music #Debut #Premiere #LaScala

Matthew J. Schulz (‘22) opens “The Barber of Seville” tonight at austinopera as Assistant Director. ✨Toi toi toi!✨ This updated production is energetic, colorful, and features many a rooster #IYKYK. #MakeItMerola #Opera #Merola #Music #Classical #Debut #Art #Director

Two Merolini were part of the world premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” at San Diego Opera this past week. The opera hailed as “Musically rich,” featured Alfredo Daza (‘97) as Diego Rivera and @_MrMezzo (‘22) covering Leonardo. #Premiere #Frida #Diego #MakeItMerola #Opera

Opera has always been political. From “Don Carlo” to “Les Dialogues des Carmélites” to “Harvey Milk.” Go vote today! You can find your polling place at vote.org/polling-place-… #Vote #Opera #Merola #PoliticsInOpera #Tuesday #Democracy #GoVote #ElectionDay