Judith Alban-Wilk, Soprano, completed her musical education at
the New England Conservatory, the Boston
Conservatory, Mannes College of Music, and Julliard. She trained vocally
with Bissy Roman in Rome Italy and
coached with Hans Peter Schilley and Dr. Marcel Pravy in Vienna,
Austria. Ms. Alban-Wilk has performed
extensively in opera and concerts in Italy, France, Austria, Spain &
Greece. In the United States, she has sung at Lincoln Center, Washington
Botanical Gardens, the New York Cultural Society and the National Arts
Club. Her Operatic appearances include Philadelphia Lyric Opera, New
Jersey State Opera and the Aspen Music Festival. She has recorded “La
Traviata” with Maestro Anton Guardagno and has had several concerts
televised for RAI, Italy. She has won critical acclaim from many Italian
newspapers for her solo recitals. When performing in the Music festival
”E Lucevan le Stelle“ the newspaper Il Corriere Aretino stated….”truly
fine and very exciting; She has won the musical heart of Italy”.
Edward Bruce Stevenson, Tenor. Mr. Stevenson has sung as a
leading Tenor in opera houses in Europe
Israel, Canada & with opera companies in the United States, including
Dallas, Miami ,the Met West in Denver, the Seattle Opera and the
Cleveland Ballet. He has recorded for RCA Victor & for Italian Radio &
Television (RAI) in Naples. He is remembered for his performances at
Rutgers as Lensky in “Eugene Onegin,” the Duke in “Rigoletto”, Edgardo
in “Lucia di Lammermoor”, and Ricardo in “Ballo in Maschera ”. Last
December, he received enthusiastic notices for his performance as the
Tenor Soloist in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony “Ode to Joy” and Handel’s
“Messiah” with the Groton Chamber Symphony & Chorale.
Eugene Flam, Baritone. Mr. Flam is continuing his very versatile
career. After receiving a Degree in Voice from the Julliard School, he
performed with the Little Orchestra Society and the Metropolitan Opera
Studio. He performed Papageno with Boris Goldovsky’s Company and also
performed with the Arlington Opera and the National Lyric Opera. He has
made numerous appearances on Television; including a forty – five minute
documentary about his life. Mr. Flam was asked to write a libretto to a
Dracula Opera. It developed into a novel about a descendant of the
actual Count, who is innocent & falsely accused, the novel was optioned
for a movie. Because of the coincidence, he auditioned and received the
part of Dracula in a Modern Opera. The opera was based on the classic
tale. Mr. Flam has received rave reviews in the New York Times for his
interpretation of Schubert’s “Winterreise” at a recital performed in
Carnegie Hall. Mr. Flam served as Cantor at the Actor Temple and has
held many positions for the High Holy Days. He is probably the only
singer to sing at the Old Vic in London. He also teaches voice and has
many students who have sung at the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway &
Temples. He even has a Rock Star in his roster.
Ellen Chandler, Soprano. Winner of the International Beaux Awards
for Dramatic Wagnerian Soprano and the Magda Dahl-Frank Colasanto
Scholarship Award. Her teachers in Drama were Lloyd Richards, head of
the Yale School of Drama, & Frank Corsaro, director at City Opera/State
Theater. Her voice teachers include Professor Elizabeth Rado of Vienna,
Austria and Dr. Edward Dwyer of Columbia University. Ms. Chandler has
had a varied career, performing in Europe and the United States... La
Follia Magazine in their review stated that ‘She was the consummate
Singing Actress with the Golden Voice”. Her roles include Siglinde from
“Walkure”, Tosca in “Tosca”, Mimi in “La Boheme” & Aida in “Aida” etc.
She has also appeared in off B’way productions such as “The Threepenny
Opera” and television, “Mack & Meyer for Hire” etc.
Kenneth Newbern, Musical Director. Mr. Newbern is a native
Floridian and Graduate of Rollins College and the Julliard School of
Music. He is a well-known Vocal Coach and Pianist. He is also a
“budding” Composer. He is the Musical Director of the Aquarius Opera
Workshop, and Musical Director of the Creative Opera Company, Ltd.
All our performers are classically trained with extensive experience.