A Night at the Opera

With a voice praised as “rousing, full-throated,” and “ringing,” (San Diego Story), Southern California baritone Jeffrey Goldberg has performed such roles as Gugliemo from Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Dr. Falke and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss, Claudio in Berlioz’s Beatrice et Benedict, Bartolo and Antonio from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Peter in Humperdink’s Hansel and Gretel, Simone in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and Howard in the Chicago premiere of Dog Days, by David T. Little, as well as several partial roles. He has also performed with Pacific Symphony in their Opera for Kids! productions of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, and Humperdink’s Hansel and Gretel. On the concert stage he has performed the solo in several beloved masterworks, including Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Voice and Opera, and before that, Chapman University where he obtained a Bachelor’s in Vocal Performance.

Soprano Sara LeMesh, hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “vocal majesty and
expressive translucency,” is a dramatic presence on the opera stage, an avid chamber
musician, and an advocate of contemporary music. During the summer of 2022, she was a
fellow at the Marlboro Music Festival; she will return to the festival in the summer of 2023.
Most recently, she covered and performed the role of Young Leah/Lisa in the New York
Premiere of Lori Laitman’s Uncovered with City Lyric Opera. Other operatic roles include
Lucy Brown in Weill’s The Threepenny Opera (City Lyric Opera), Zerlina in Mozart’s Don
Giovanni (Pocket Opera); Bess in Mazzoli’s Breaking The Waves (West Edge Opera);
and Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (Mendocino Music Festival). LeMesh earned a
Bachelor of Music from Rice University and a Master of Music from the Bard
College-Conservatory of Music.

Steven is an Arizona native who currently resides in Idaho Falls Idaho. He
has performed as a young artist with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Palm
Beach Opera, Opera Saratoga and Idaho Falls Opera. He is grateful to
Opera Naples for the opportunity to be a part of their season this year, and
is extremely excited to be back in Florida with the beautiful weather,
people, and wildlife in the area. He looks forward to continuing his craft and
building his career in the years to come.

Washingtonian mezzo-soprano Grace Skinner is the recent recipient of 1st place prize in
the Seattle Opera Guild Singers’ Development Competition. She recently made her role debut
performing The Composer with Vashon Opera and has worked with The Atlanta Opera
covering the role of Giulio Cesare, and Utah Festival Opera covering the role of Carmen.
Ms. Skinner was a vocal fellow at prestigious young artist programs Music Academy of the
West, and Aspen Music Festival. Her other performed roles include Jo in Little Women,
Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, the title role in Giulio Cesare, Florence Pike in Albert
Herring, La Principessa in Suor Angelica, Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus, and premiered
the role of Samantha in The Place Where You Started.
Ms. Skinner earned her MM from the Jacobs School of Music at IU where she was also an
Associate Instructor of Voice. She received her BM in voice at Portland State University.