Resident Artists
Taylor Stayton, tenor
AVA fourth-year resident artist
Hometown: Sidney, Ohio
Education: B.M. in vocal performance, Ohio State University
Competitions: First prize, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Voice Competition, 2009; third place, Loren B. Zachary Voice competition, 2009
Roles at AVA: Fenton, Falstaff; Italian Singer, Capriccio; Arturo, Lucia di Lammermoor; Ernesto, Don Pasquale; Lord Percy, Anna Bolena; Ferrando, Così fan tutte; Gaston, La traviata.
Other 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.
