Resident Artists
Taylor Stayton, tenor
AVA second-year resident artist
Education: B.M. in vocal performance, Ohio State University
Competitions: First Prize, 2009 Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Voice Competition; 3rd Place, 2009 Loren B. Zachary Voice competition
Roles at AVA: Ferrando, Così fan tutte; Gaston, La traviata; Lord Percy, Anna Bolena; Ernesto, Don Pasquale; Arturo, Lucia di Lammermoor
Roles: Arturo, Lucia di Lammermoor, Opera New Jersey; Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Ernesto, Don Pasquale, both with Martina Arroyo Prelude to Performance; Nemorino, L'elisir d'amore, Nero, l'incoronazione di Poppea, The Prince, The True Story of Cinderella, all with Ohio State University; Luiz, The Gondoliers, Southern Ohio Light Opera.
