Julie-Anne Hamula, soprano, has been praised for her “pliable and rich soprano” (Broome Arts Mirror). Most recently, she has sung Antonia in Les Contes d’Hoffman with Tri-Cities Opera. Other roles include Fiordiligi in Cosí fan Tutte, Adina (L’elisir d’amore), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), and Gilda (Rigoletto), Susannah, Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and Governess (Turn of the Screw). This year, she is the winner of the Marcella Kochanska Sembrich Vocal Competition, an Encouragement Winner for CareerBridges, a finalist in the Liederkranz General Opera Competition, a Guild Encouragement Recipient in the Palm Beach Opera Comptition, and was awarded the Phyllis Bryn-Julson Award at the Civic Morning Musicals Competition. Upcoming roles include Adina in Garden State Opera’s production of L’elisir d’amore.

During the 2010-11 season, baritone John Brandon made a series of operatic debuts as Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Opera Vivente, Antonio (The Marriage of Figaro) with both Nashville Opera and Opera Columbus, and Wagner (Faust) with North Carolina Opera. He returned to Nashville Opera for the roles of Morales and Dancairo in Bizet’s Carmen. Last season, John performed Mercutio in a James Marvel production of Gounod’s Romeo et Juilette as a member of Opera Santa Barbara’s Young Artist Program. Past appearances have included the UK Opera Theatre, UTC Opera Theater, International Opera Theater, and the Schmitt Opera Outreach Program. John recently received his degree in vocal performance from Westminster Choir College, where he sang the roles of Toante (Oreste), Marco (Gianni Schicchi), and Simeon (L’Enfant Prodigue) under the direction of Daniel Beckwith and Marc Verzatt. He received further training as member of Nashville Opera’s Mary Ragland Young Artist Program, where he sang Jacob in the American premiere of The Brothers Grimm. Aside from his work on the opera stage, John has performed with some of the world’s leading vocal ensembles including the Kammerchor Stuttgart, English Voices, and Westminster Choir.

Frederick Reeder, baritone, has been called "a singing actor of genius" by noted music critic Donald Rosenburg, Mr. Reeder is in constant demand for his work on the musical theatre stage and in the Gilbert and Sullivan repertory. Trained for the classical stage at The Drama Studio in London, England, he has focused on the musical stage, both as actor and director and has become well known for his colorful characterizations in the operas of Gilbert & Sullivan. During five years as principal comic baritone with Ohio Light Opera, he performed as Zsupan in The Gypsy Baron, The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, Despard in Ruddigore and Pooh-Bah in The Mikado. Recently Mr. Reeder has directed productions for Chicago's Grant Park Concerts and frequently serves as stage and/or music director for Ashland University theatre in his home town of Ashland, Ohio. In December, 2008, Mr. Reeder delighted the Opera Naples audience as Sir Joseph in ON's production of H.M.S. Pinafore.

Ashley Howard Wilkinson is an Opera Naples favorite after his great portrayals of King Balthezar in November 06’ Amahl and the Night Visitors and The Bonz in February 2007 Madama Butterfly. and Sparafucile in Rigoletto, March 2009. Wilkinson won a coveted position in the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artist Program and made his Metropolitan Opera debut singing the role of Barnabotto in La Gioconda. He has performed leading roles with the opera companies of Washington, Virginia, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Minnesota, Pacific, Utah, Columbus, Nashville, Dayton, Boheme of New Jersey, Utah Festival, Toledo, Palm Beach, Buffalo and Deutsche Oper. Recent engagements include Crown in Porgy and Bess with Fresno Grand Opera, Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio with Connecticut Opera, Ramfis in Aida with Baltimore Opera, Osmin in The Abduction from the Seraglio with Hawaii Opera (February 2009) Crown in Porgy and Bess with Baltimore Opera (May 2009).

Karen Molnar’s Choreography Credits include FILM: Italian Lessons. OFF-BROADWAY: Space Trek; A Musical Parody, Sea Fever, What Would Esther Williams Do… REGIONAL: A Chorus Line, Crazy For You, West Side Story, Pippin, Grease, Guys And Dolls and Hello Dolly. COLLEGIATE: Merrily We Roll Along at Yale University.
Some of her acting credits are FILM and TV: Guiding Light, One Life To Live, Sex And The City, For Richer Or Poorer, Step Mom, The Astronaut's Wife. THEATRE: Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Bye Bye Birdie (Rosie), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), West Side Story (Anita), A Chorus Line (Kristine), the European Tour of On The Town (Flossie/Dance Capt.), the National Tour of Wizard Of Oz (Glinda), and the Off-Broadway revival of Irene. Karen has a Bachelor of Arts degree in musical theatre and marketing from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.

Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Mark Danni attended Baldwin-Wallace College in Cleveland, Ohio, Mark Danni is a trained director, conductor and percussionist and one of the most well-rounded people in the entertainment business. His directing, music directing and drumming skills make him a sought-after commodity in the theatre world. After starting his New York City career as a drummer on Broadway, he quickly moved into the conductor’s chair and conducted the national tours of Barnum and Les Miserables. During his 14 years in New York, he also toured with the shows The Phantom Of The Opera, 42nd Street, the 25th anniversary tour of Hair, Evita, Les Miserables and Fame as the drummer and/or percussionist. Regionally, he was the conductor of A Little Night Music at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., where he also worked on the Studio Theatre’s production of Falsettoland.

While conducting the tour of Les Miserables, he soon became a favorite conductor for many of the cast members and the director of the show started teaching him the ropes of directing, encouraging him to start directing himself. That’s just what Mark did. When he left the road, he started directing anywhere he could and even directed a few Off-Broadway productions.
 
After leaving New York, Mark continued directing in Southwest Florida, and became the Founding Artistic Director of TheatreZone Inc., a professional theatre company in Naples, Florida. While Mark maintains a heavy directing schedule, he is still in demand as a conductor and drummer.

Larry Alexander has appeared many times for TheatreZone. Roles include Anatoly in Chess, Guido in Nine, Tony in Copacabana, Padre in Man Of LaMancha, Billy in No, No, Nanette and the Narrator in Blood Brothers opposite Andrea McArdle. New York credits include Marius in the Broadway company of Les Miserables, Philip in the off-Broadway comedy, Party, and The Wizard of Oz at New York's Lincoln Center. He toured Europe as Freddy in My Fair Lady (starring Maximilian Schell) and as Tony in West Side Story. Larry was the opening act in the Liza Minnelli In Concert World Tour as well as touring the U.S. in his own solo concerts. Television credits include Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Murder One, Tom Snyder and The Rosie O'Donnell Show.