Program Information
Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) will launch the inaugural season of its Resident Artist Program in summer 2026!
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
Program Details
Program Dates
Monday, July 6 through
Friday, August 28, 2026
Location
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
2026 Resident Artist Production
Zémire et Azor by André Grétry
Sung in French with spoken English dialogue
Fully staged with orchestra
July 2026
Resident Artists will perform principal roles.
2026 BOF Mainstage Production
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Sung in Italian
Fully staged with orchestra
August 2026
Resident Artists will cover principal roles and perform supporting roles.
Lead sponsorship for BOF's Resident Artist Program is generously provided by Brad Clark. Additional support is provided by Patrick Riordan and Steve Hatfield.