Program Information
BOF will hold auditions for the 2027 Resident Artist Program beginning in October of 2026. Scroll down or click here for more information, including the audition schedule.
This eight-week paid residency will provide valuable performance opportunities and highly competitive professional development for promising emerging singers and early-career pianists. In addition to training in all facets of an operatic career with BOF’s artistic staff and other industry professionals, Resident Artists will perform in recitals, private salons, and public masterclasses.
The culmination of each year’s residency will be performing principal roles in a fully-staged production with orchestra at the end of July. Artists will also remain in residence for the month of August to cover and perform roles in BOF’s mainstage production.
KEY PROGRAM PERSONNEL:
Lynn Baker, Director of the Resident Artist Program
Brian Garman, BOF Artistic Director and Co-founder
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, BOF President and CEO
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ETHEL TRUJILLO
Soprano
CHRISTINA GROHOWSKI
Mezzo-Soprano
SCOTT RUBÉN LA MARCA
Tenor
WILL (JUNE YOUNG) KIM
Baritone
DAKOTA PEREZ
Pianist
2026 RESIDENT ARTISTS
Upcoming Events
Portraits of the Otherworldly in Song & Spanish Songs of the Americas
Thursday, August 6 • 7:30 PM
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Stockbridge, MA
Join Berkshire Opera Festival's Resident Artists for an evening of art song featuring mythical and magical figures alongside vibrant works by early 20th-century Mexican composers and Argentinian composer Carlos Buchardo. Reservations for this free recital are optional, but appreciated.
Bright is the Ring of Words: Scottish Poets and the 19th–20th Century Titans of Art Song
Wednesday, August 26 • 5:30 PM
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
Join Berkshire Opera Festival's Resident Artists for an intimate recital celebrating the enduring partnership between Scottish poetry and the great composers of the 19th- and 20th-century art song tradition.
For more information, email events@berkshireoperafestival.org.
Program Details
2027 Resident Artist Production
Postcard from Morocco by
Dominick Argento
Sung in English
Fully staged with orchestra
July 2027
Resident Artists will perform principal roles.
2027 BOF Mainstage Production
La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini
Sung in Italian
Fully staged with orchestra
August 2027
Resident Artists will cover principal roles and perform supporting roles.
Positions
BOF's Summer 2027 Resident Artist Program will have positions available for
- Lyric Soprano
- Lyric Mezzo-Soprano
- Lyric Tenor
- Lyric Baritone
- Pianist
Lead sponsorship for BOF's Resident Artist Program is generously provided by Brad Clark. Additional support is provided by Patrick Riordan and Steve Hatfield.
Audition Dates and Locations
Great Barrington, MA — Saturday, October 3, 2026
Application deadline: September 12
Cincinnati, OH — Saturday, October 17, 2026
Application deadline: September 26
New York, NY — Thursday, November 5 and Friday, November 6, 2026
Application deadline: October 15
Applicants must apply through YAP Tracker.
Singers- CLICK HERE for more information.
Pianists- CLICK HERE for more information.