With singing described as “poignant...with sincerity and unforced beauty” (The Times, London), “elegant” (Cape Cod Times), and “emotionally devastating”  (Boston Music Intelligencer), Cory Klose is a sought-after soloist and ensemble singer based in Atlanta, GA. Highlights of Cory’s recent solo appearances include Magnificat (J.S. Bach), Requiem (Duruflé, Mozart), Messiah (Handel), and Five Mystical Songs (Vaughan Williams). As a professional choral artist, Cory has appeared with many noted ensembles in the United States including Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society, Bach Collegium San Diego, Skylark, Kinnara, The Crossing, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, True Concord, and The Thirteen. He can also be heard on many acclaimed choral recordings including as a soloist on Skylark’s 2019 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album “Seven Words from the Cross”.

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Kimberly Hann is quickly establishing herself and an exciting an engaging artist in the opera world. Ms. Hann possesses strikingly rare true contralto voice and has been praised for her unique timbre and powerful lower register.  Originally from Oakton, Virginia, Kimberly began her musical studies as a gifted young violinist before turning her focus to classical singing. She graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern University then earned a Master’s Degree from Mannes College of Music.
Ms. Hann is also an alumna of the Young Artist Programs at Sarasota Opera and Chautauqua Opera. Recent engagements include appearances with Chicago Opera Theater, Opera Baltimore and Quisisana Opera. Ms. Hann enjoys performing both Contralto and Mezzo repertoire, especially contemporary works. She is also an avid choral singer in her home city of Chicago and appears regularly as a soloist at St. James Cathedral.​
Kimberly grew up in the Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C. and began her musical studies as a violinist. As a promising young instrumentalist, she trained at the prestigious Interlochen Center for the Arts, where she studied violin performance under the top musicians in the country. But when Kimberly was 15, she suffered a severe injury to her left arm. She could no longer hold her instrument and was told she may never be able to play again. That's when Kimberly turned her musical passion to singing. She began taking voice lessons and fell in love with opera. Since then, she's been performing nonstop and has incorporated her early instrumentalist training into her vocal artistry.
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This season, Ms. Hann is thrilled to make her mainstage debut with Chicago Opera Theater as Donna Rosa in Il Postino. Additionally, she will be a featured artist with The Christman Opera Company, presenting virtual premieres as a part of their series Voices Raising Voices. Ms. Hann's recent engagements include the title role in Carmen with The Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, The Old Prioress (Dialogues of the Carmelites), The Secretary (The Consul), and L'Opinion Publique (Orpheus in the Underworld), all with Opera MODO, and Elizabeth Proctor (The Crucible) with Berlin Opera Academy. Other credits include the title role in Händel's Orlando, Bradamante (Alcina), Suzuki (Madama Butterfly), Madame de la Haltière (Cendrillon), The Old Baroness (Vanessa), and Cecilia March (Little Women).  Kimberly has performed as a Young Artist with The Chautauqua Opera Company in productions of Don Giovanni, Candide, and The Bremen Town Musicians. She has also been a Resident Artist with Sarasota Opera, performing in productions of La Traviata, Manon Lescaut, Norma, Carmen, and Tiefland.
Kimberly is a proud alumna of Northwestern University, where she also studied Musicology, Italian, and German. She earned her Master's from The Mannes College of Music in New York City. Ms. Hann currently resides with her husband in Chicago. In her spare time she loves to practice yoga, knit, and cook fun recipes for her friends and family.

From singing high bel canto repertoire to premiering new works, tenor Wes Hunter strives to bring "drama, heart, and shining tone" to every performance. He most recently performed as Laure in Little Women with MetroWest Opera. Hunter also originated the role of Eugene in the premiere of The Body Politic by New York composer Leo Hurley with Juventas New Music Ensemble. Other credits include Goro (cover) in Madama Butterfly with Martina Arroyo's Prelude to Performance, both Lindoro in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri and Tom Rakewell (cover) in The Rake's Progress with The Boston Conservatory, Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte with Raylynmor Opera, and The Ringmaster (cover) in The Bartered Bride with Boston Midsummer Opera. 
 
A versatile artist, Hunter made his New England debut as a concert soloist, joining the Newburyport Choral Society in performances of Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music. Other concert repertoire performed includes Handel's Messiah with Belmont Open Sings, Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, and Schubert's Mass in G. His engagements have taken him around the greater DC Metropolitan area to Christ Lutheran Church, St. Luke's Church, St. Ambrose Catholic Church, and the Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
 
Hunter received his M.M. in Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory in May 2015. In 2013 he graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a degree in Vocal Performance and a minor in Germanic Studies. While attending the University of Maryland he made his operatic stage debut as Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte with Hub Opera Ensemble.

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