Opera: FY 2017 Grants Panelists

Art Works – Panel A June 28, 2016

Hector Armienta Artistic Director, Composer Opera Cultura Oakland, CA Carmen Balthrop Professional Opera Singer Professor of Voice, School of Music University of Maryland, College Park Bowie, MD Gregory Davis (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Dallas, TX Kamal H. Khan Professor and Opera School Director University of Cape Town, South Africa New York, NY Kathryn Smith General Director Madison Opera Madison, WI Kelly Tweeddale President Vancouver Symphony Orchestra & VSO School of Music Vancouver, British Columbia Bellevue, WA

Art Works – Panel B June 28, 2016

Mark Adamo Composer-Librettist New York, NY Veronica Arzate de Reyes (Layperson) Outreach Coordinator beWellnm, New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange Albuquerque, NM Ana De Archuleta President & CEO ADA Artist Management Maplewood, NJ Grant Gershon Artistic Director, Resident Conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera Los Angeles, CA Cerise Jacobs Creator and Librettist, Retired Attorney Brookline, MA David Levy Sr. Vice President, Artistic Operations Opera Philadelphia Berwyn, PA

Art Works II - Panel A November 21, 2016

Mark S. Campbell Librettist and Lyricist New York, NY Denyce A. Graves-Montgomery Opera Singer Voice Faculty Peabody Conservatory of Music Parkton, MD Keitaro Harada Associate Conductor Cincinnati Symphony and Arizona Opera Cincinnati, OH Michelle Krisel Artistic Director Ash Lawn Opera Alexandria, VA Robert S. Tancer (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Phoenix, AZ Ryan Taylor President and General Director Minnesota Opera Minneapolis, MN

Art Works II - Panel B November 21, 2016

Torrie J. Allen Development Director Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR Alan J. Held Opera Singer, Concert Artist, Actor Associate Professor Wichita State University Wichita, KS Inez T. Russell (Gomez) (Layperson) Editorial Page Editor The Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM Keith A. Wolfe General Director Opera Birmingham Irondale, AL Robert S. Wood Executive and Artistic Director, Conductor Founder UrbanArias Arlington, VA