Felix Jarrar (composer, librettist, and music director)
Felix Jarrar is a composer and pianist whose list of accomplishments includes performances at venues such as Symphony Space, (le) poisson rouge, Feinstein’s/54 below, BAM’s Fisher Hillman Studio, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. His works have been performed internationally by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra, and the duo Unassisted Fold. Jarrar with his Bachelor of Arts from Marlboro College and his Master’s of Music from Brooklyn College.

Bea Goodwin – director
Bea Goodwin is an acclaimed director, librettist, and dramaturge. Gramercy Opera commissioned a collaboration with composer Felix Jarrar for an adaptation of Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’. Additional projects with Jarrar include their award-winning song cycle ‘Songs of the Soul Beams’ (premiered at BAM) and their immersive jazz opera ‘Tabula Rasa’ (the story of Kiki de Montparnasse), which headlined the 2018 New York Opera Fest. Goodwin divides her time between Los Angeles and New York.

Allison Gish, mezzo-soprano – Leonora Goosling (Mother Goose)
Praised for her “full-flavored mezzo,” (Parterre Box), “substantial instrument and stage presence” (Voce di Meche) and “plushy instrument of vast range” (Oberon’s Grove), Allison Gish is a singing actress based in NYC. Ms. Gish is a recent graduate of the Professional Studies Diploma at Mannes College (2017) and completed her Bachelor of Music at Louisiana State University (2007).

Jonathan Harris, bass-baritone – Fairy Godmother
Bass-baritone Jonathan Z. Harris is a native New Orleanian opera singer, recitalist, and actor based in New York City. His operatic interpretations have been hailed as “superb” (The Chautauquan Daily) and “sensational” (Voce di Meche), and of a return engagement with the Opera Company of Middlebury, the Rutland Herald declared that Jonathan “nearly stole the show with his hilarious and beautifully sung Papageno.” Jonathan holds degrees from Brown University and the University of Michigan.

Marques Hollie, tenor – Gnat the evil witch
Hailed as a “triumphant tenor” by Broadway World, Marques Hollie’s operatic repertoire spans a diverse range of comedic and dramatic roles. Outside of opera, Marques has a vested interest in Jewish intersectionality and is a member of the inaugural cohort of the Union for Reform Judaism’s JewV’Nation Fellowship. His fellowship project, a one-man show called Go Down Moshe, explores the themes of Passover through Negro spirituals and slave narratives.

Nicholle Bittlingmeyer, mezzo-soprano – Oscar the fox
Nicholle Bittlingmeyer, mezzo-soprano, was born and raised in New York City. She attended the prestigious “Fame” school, LaGuardia Arts, as a teenager, and received both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Nicholle is currently studying with Sherry Overholt and was recently a scholarship recipient in “The London Masterclasses,” studying with famed mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore.

Eugenia Forteza, soprano – Ugly Duckling
Born in Paris, France, Eugenia grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to the United States to continue her musical education at age 19. Eugenia holds a Master of Music from the Opera Institute at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, where she studied with bass-baritone Eduardo Chama. She is the Founder and Lead Editor of 360° of Opera and the ​Social Media Manager at Lenny’s Studio.

Rebecca Richardson, soprano – Princess Talia (Sleeping Beauty)
Praised for her “ever-lush sound” (Operawire) and “big-lyric voice” (Oberon’s Grove), American soprano Rebecca Richardson is a New York-based classical singer who has performed throughout the United States as well as in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Australia. Rebecca currently resides in Brooklyn, NY, where she is a freelance artist and writes for Modern Singer. Rebecca earned her Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory and her Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University.

Victoria Davis, soprano – Princess Elesbian Beth Todger Dodger
Victoria Davis is a recent Graduate of Mannes College of Music. She has been a featured soloist in many concerts and events including the Welcoming of the First lady of Russia with Michelle and Barack Obama and the Kennedy Center’s Young Artist in America presentation. Ms. Davis is a proud alumni of Oberlin Conservatory where she studied with Soprano Marlene Rosen. Victoria currently studies under former Metropolitan Opera Tenor Dan Marek.