Keiko Clark, soprano, has thrilled audiences across the globe with a voice remarkably pure and clear, and a stage presence fresh and engaging. From performing the most demanding arias, to an emotional rendition of the U.S. National Anthem at Dodger Stadium, Ms. Clark takes command of her stage with a warmth and generosity of spirit that audiences take to heart. Her portrayal of Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, was hailed by ReviewPlays.com, “The audience loved her staccato moves as her voice flirts with almost unreachable heights with the most natural ease and style.”

Ms. Clark is excited to be back with the Repertory Opera Company as the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. Loyal fans of Repertory Opera Company will remember Ms. Clark’s performances of past seasons including the title role of Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Norina in Don Pasquale, and Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Later this season, she will also be performing the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

Keiko’s other operatic roles include both Constanza and Blondchen in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Adina in The Elixir of Love, Madame Goldentrill in The Impresario, Dew Fairy in Hansel and Gretel.

A native of Tokyo, Japan, Ms. Clark trained under a scholarship with legendary tenor Carlo Bergonzi. She holds a Masters of Music degree in Vocal Arts from the University of Southern California, a Bachelors degree in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory in Boston, as well as a teaching credential from Cal State Long Beach, Calif. In addition to her live performances, Ms. Clark teaches voice in her private studio. Ms. Clark’s activity can be followed at www.keikoclark.com or www.youtube.com.

Keiko Clark as the Queen of the Night in rehearsal for Magic Flute. Photo by Liz Welker.

John Hansen as Papageno and Aneta Augustyn in rehearsal for Magic Flute. Photo by Liz Welker.

John Hansen has worked as a bass/baritone in opera, operetta and musical theater. He has sung for Utah Festival Opera Company, Dallas Opera, Nevada Opera, Opera Idaho and El Paso Opera as well as many other companies. His roles have included Dulcamara in L’elisir D’Amore, Figaro in Le Nozzi di Figaro, Frank Falke and Frosch in Die Fledermause and Don Bartolo in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. His roles in Operetta include Pooh Bah and the Mikado from The Mikado, Captain Corcoran, Dick Deadeye and Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore, Bunthorne and Col. Caverly from Patience, the Pirate King, the Major General, the Sergeant and Sam from Pirates of Penzance and other roles in Ruddigore, Trial by Jury, Yoeman of the Guard and Iolanthe.

He has worked as a faculty member at Brigham Young University Idaho where he taught private and group voice, Pedagogy and opera workshop.

He has worked as a stage director directing shows at Idaho Falls Opera, Riverside Lyric Opera Intimate Opera and Opera West. He studied voice with Paul Kiesgen, George Massey and Giorgio Tozzi and received his Bachlors and Master in Music from Oklahoma City University. He spent 3 years working with John Reed of the D’oyly Carte Opera Company. He has been married 27 years to JoAnn Hansen and has 6 children and two grandchildren.

Coril Prochnow is performing as the First Lady in The Magic Flute. Ms. Prochnow performs regularly as soprano soloist with the Camerata of Los Angeles, a chorale which specializes in the sacred music of the great masters. She has been a soloist with the Celestial Opera Company, Opera Nova and Repertory Opera Company, as well as a concert soloist with various chorales in the Southland. She studied Italian Bel Canto style with UCLA Opera professor, Mario Carta, and follows the vocal instruction of the acclaimed Russian baritone, Leonid Smetannikov, People’s Artist of Russia.

Debbie Dey enjoyed singing last season with Repertory Opera Company. Her roles with the company were Annina (La Traviata) and Mercedes (Carmen). In the 2010/2011 Repertory Opera company season Debbie will be singing 3rd Lady (The Magic Flute) and Gertrude (Romeo and Juliette). Ms. Dey is also a soloist with Pilgrim Congregational Church Choir in Pomona and regularly sings at 2nd Street Bistro Opera Cafe in Pomona.

New to ROC, Ariel Pisturino will be performing as the Second Lady in The Magic Flute.

Ms. Pisturino completed her undergraduate work at Northern Arizona University and completed her graduate at the University of Southern California. She has performed roles such as Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Cosí fan tutte), Bianca (The Rape of Lucretia), and Prince Orlovsky (Die Fledermaus). In 2010, Ms. Pisturino made her opera debut singing the role of Nancy T’ang in Nixon in China with Long Beach Opera.

Extensively educated in Classical Vocal Training, Opera/Art Songs, Acting and the International Phonetic Alphabet, Ms. Aneta Augustyn earned a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Boston University (BU), a Bachelor’s degree in Opera Performance from California State University Long Beach (CSULU) as well as an Associate degree in Music from Santa Ana College (SAC).

This Polish born American soprano specializes in Baroque, Classical and Bel Canto styles of singing. She has trained with renowned Vocal coaches and directors, including Joan Dornemann of the Metropolitan Opera, Valery Ryvkin of Opera Santa Barbara, Yelena Kurdina and Henri Venanzi of Opera Pacific as well as Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Augustyn also took part in Master classes featuring: Simon Estes, Phyllis Curtin, Ken Cazan, Elizabeth Futral, Suzanna Guzman, Larissa Gergieva an Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Artist in Moscow, Russia, Claude Corbais and Julius Rudel.

Ms. Augustyn is an active performer throughout Southern California and the east coast. Her professional credits include working with Opera Royale, Repertory Opera Company, Opera Providence of Rhode Island, Opera Nova, Opera Pacific, Tusia Operafestival, Opera in the Ozarks and Long Beach Symphony Orchestra.

As an active recitalist, Ms. Augustyn has performed in New York City, Boston, Rhode Island, Seattle, as well as parts of Southern California and Internationally in Poland and Italy. She maintains a private vocal studio working with beginning and intermediate level students and is on the voice faculty at IvyCrest Montessori Private School providing fundamental music knowledge and vocal training to K-6th grade students.

Ms. Augustyn received prestigious awards and recognition from: the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, Léni Fé Bland Music Scholarship Competition, Bel Canto Vocal Scholarship Foundation Competition, Sigma Alpha Iota Vocal Competition, the Young Musician Foundation and was named The Best Female Young Artist at the Opera in the Ozarks.

Her recent portrayal of Lucia from Lucia di Lammermoor proved to be an artistic triumph. Other operatic credits include: Violetta from La Traviata; Pamina from The Magic Flute; Ms. Blemley from Tobermory, The First Lady in The Magic Flute, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, Marie in La fille du regiment, and Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus. While attending the Tusia Operafestival, Ms. Augustyn covered Countess Almaviva from Le nozze di Figaro, and performed Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi at Opera in the Ozarks. Her solo concert appearances include: Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra as well as Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate K. 165 with a Boston University string sextet.