lives by a Swedish proverb, “Those who wish to sing, will always find a song”; being Swedish and Irish by birth and blessed to be Italian by marriage! Beginning with La Boheme, in 2014, Kathleen has been sharing her voice, her energy and her enthusiasm with Opera Naples.  Singing since she was a child, in musical theater and as a church soloist, her first opera was Aida with the Baltimore Civic Opera and has come full circle on the Artis stage with the 2019 Opera Naples production. Her favorite audience is her seven Grands, who applaud her return to White Plains, New York every summer.

is a founding member of the bass section. He has participated in every Opera Naples production since its inception.  He has studied voice, violin, piano, and viola and is a passionate frequenter of concerts and recitals as well as owner of a vast CD collection.

has been singing for years, but only came to opera in 2019. Living in Frankfurt, Germany for 13 years, David sang with Christ the King Episcopal Church and Dr. Hoch’s Conservatorium. In the U.S., David has sung with the Texas Bach Choir in San Antonio, the Loudoun County Mastersingers in Virginia, and First Presbyterian Church in Naples. David also sings 250+ songs from the Great American Songbook as a solo performer.

Tenor,  residing in Naples, Fl, is an avid chorister having had his beginnings singing in his church’s choir. Opera has been a passion for him, and he has sung in the choirs of such productions as: Giussepe Verdi’s Requiem(performed 3 times), Nabucco, La Traviata, Rigoletto and Aida, Elijah, an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Puccini’s Tosca, and Turandot, Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado, and Rossini’s opera, Il Barbiere il Siviglia.  Also from Tchaikovsky, the very distinctive opera Eugene Onegin. He participated also in the production The Magic Flute by Mozart,  L’elisir d’amore, by Donizetti, Show Boat, as well as Gloria by John Rutter and his Requiem, Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi, The Requiem for the living by Dan Forest, Requiem by G. Faure and many more well know anthems.

baritone, moved to Naples in 2013, from the San Luis Obispo area of the Central Coast of California. A California native, he spent 25 active years involved in chorales, soloist work and many musical theater productions. He was a member of the San Luis Obispo Vocal Arts Ensemble, and traveled with that group on four international concert tours. He also performed with Pacific Repertory Opera and the Mozart Festival Chorus, both based in San Luis Obispo. Since moving to Naples, he has appeared in seven Opera Naples productions.

Speech Language Pathologist with pediatric specialty employed by Lee Health. Previous singing experience with Emerson College Chorus, Boston, Ma , Temple Israel choir Sharon MA and Temple Shalom choir Naples, Fl.

has recently moved to Naples and has enjoyed participating in the youth programs at The Naples Players, GulfShore Playhouse and Opera Naples.  She is originally from the Chicago area and has been studying classical voice as a soprano since she was eight years old. She currently is a student at Pine Ridge Middle School and will be attending Barron Collier High School this fall.

is a sophomore at Community School of Naples. Born in a Belgian family of opera lovers, she was delighted to make her opera debut in Opera Naples 2019 production of Carmen, in her native language. Her theater credits include: Showtime: Best of 50 Shows, Fame, Fools, Anything Goes, I Hate Shakespeare and Eurydice. Heloise further expresses her creativity and musical talents through playing guitar, ukulele and clarinet, songwriting and recording, and the Odyssey of the Mind competition.

grew up in Madrid, Spain and studied biology with a masters in genetics.  After marrying in Spain, she moved to Naples with her husband. She sang, played guitar, and always enjoyed music, especially Zarzuela, Spanish lyric opera.  She was lead to audition for Opera Naples after working with a vocal coach, and she debuted in Carmen eight years ago.  She is delighted to participate in Opera Naples and meet people who share similar interests.

is a graduate of The Professional Performing Arts School in New York City. She is proud to make her Opera Naples debut in Carmen! Since moving to Southwest Florida, she has performed with Gulfshore Opera (Michael Ching’s Speed Dating Tonight), New Phoenix Theatre,(La Cage Aux Folles), Laboratory Theater (Body and Sold, In the Shadow of Queens), Cultural Park Theater(Sister Act, Pajama Game, All Shook Up,Seussical,Music Man)

graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University with a Bachelors in Music Education Instrumental Concentration and Minor in Voice . Karimi was awarded the Jeanie Queen 2018 from the Florida Federation of Music Club’s Stephen Foster State Awards and first place in the voice category for Jillian Prescott Competition in 2017. Karimi performed selected scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Cosi Fan Tutte playing the roles of Donna Anna and Fiordiligi in Verona, Italy with the Opera Viva 2018 summer program. She is working with Opera Naples for the 2018-2019 season as a section leader for the chorus. Karimi will be attending Westminster Choir College to study her Masters in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy in Fall 2019.

was born in Germany and is now living in York, Maine and Naples, FL. He studied chemical engineering in Darmstadt ( PHD ) and started chemical production for a German company in Hoboken NJ. He started his own tanning business in North Adams, MA and later sold the business to Prime Tanning and worked for them as International Sales Manager. He studied voice, piano, french horn, and staging in Darmstadt, and has sung in various opera companies in Germany. Musical involvements include: the Seacoast chorus from 1991 to 2010, Choral symposium in Ogontz with Sir David Wilcox, Richard Marlow and David Hill 2001 to 2018, The Bach Ensemble Naples and Opera Naples from 2010.

a Founding Member of Opera Naples, came to opera singing rather later in life, but now has sung with Opera Naples for over 12 years.  His debut was as Sciarrone in Tosca, the first O.N. production. He has also sung the Sergeant in La Boheme and the messenger in LaTraviata.  Once a second tenor, Nevaril now sings with the basses. He says if he lives long enough, he’ll become a Russian Bass. Nevaril doubles in the Chorus and as a member of the Board of Directors.

Singing has been part of Diane’s life since childhood.  She has performed for years with both musical theater and sacred choral groups in suburban Chicago. Diane received minimal formal vocal training focusing instead on her career as a clinical pharmacist. She has a broad vocal range, singing the low tenor notes as well as most of the high soprano. Diane is a full-time resident in Old Naples and has sung with Opera Naples since 2017.

(originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts) has been actively involved in community theater on and off for over 35 years. While in Massachusetts she was a chorus member in Guys and  Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Gondoliers. During her four years in Puerto Rico she performed in several  productions with The Civic Theater of San Juan. Locally she has appeared in  over a dozen productions with The Marco Players and The Island Theater Company (favorite roles include Janet in Wally’s Cafe and Sheila in Jake’s Women). She has been a member of the Naples Philharmonic Chorus for the past eight years. This is her second year performing in the chorus with Opera Naples and has appeared in Madame Butterfly, L’elisir D’amore, A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein, and Aida. She is thrilled to be in Carmen!

has sung professionally in South America, Europe and the United States.  She began studying under Mezzo-Soprano, Gene Kelly at the age of 15 and went on to study vocal performance at Carnegie Mellon University, with the late Beatrice Krebbs.  After the birth of her daughter in 2003, Katia took a hiatus from her singing career to raise three wonderful children, returning to the stage in 2014 in the role of Zia Principessa in Puccini’s Suor Angelica with the Opera Orquestra Curitiba, Brazil.  She has been a soloist at the annual Christmas at the National Shrine concert in Washington, D.C., televised by EWTN, as well as with the Mendelssohn Choir in Pittsburgh, PA.  She has performed with various world renowned artists, such as Massimiliano Carrara, the recently retired Choir Master at La Scala, Milan and the great Italian bass, Carlo Colombara.  She is a private voice teacher and vocal coach; many of her students have gone on to study Vocal Performance at prominent universities and conservatories around the globe.  This is the third year in a row that Katia has worked with Opera Naples, both in secondary roles and as a chorister. She would like to give a special thanks to Ms. Robin Shuford Frank and Ms. Leah Summers for their constant dedication to the organization and for their tireless efforts to provide the Naples Community with high caliber musical programming throughout the year.

has sung in choirs since the early 1970es when he joined a youth choir in his homeland, Denmark. While pursuing a career in international development (he has a MA in Political Science & Economics) he sang with choirs in six other countries where he has been resident, including in occasional operetta performances. Resident in Naples since 2013, he has sung with multiple local choirs and joined Opera Naples in 2017. He also plays classical guitar.

M.A., CCC-SLP, lives in Naples, Florida and works as a Speech Language Pathologist at Naples Community Hospital with a specialty in advanced voice disorders. Benedikte performs oral- and naso-endoscopic videostroboscopy voice evaluations and therapy at NCH. Benedikte has sung with the Opera Naples Chorus since 2007. Benedikte also sings first Soprano with the Temple Shalom choir of Naples, FL (2007-present) and sings First and Mezzo Soprano with Gulf Shore Opera. She sang First and Mezzo Soprano with The Bach Ensemble Naples, FL 2013-2016; First Soprano with the St. Peters Latin Chant choir (2007-2013); First and Mezzo Soprano with The Church of the Redeemer Choir in Sarasota, FL (1993-2003); sang First and Mezzo Soprano with The New York Grand Opera Company-Central Park and Carnegie Hall, NYC, under the direction of Maestro Vincent La Selva; sang Mezzo Soprano with the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Choir – NYC; sang Mezzo Soprano with the New York University Catholic Church choir; and sang Mezzo Soprano with the Mountain Lakes High School Choir, NJ.

Upon retirement to Naples in 2002 after life in New York and Chicago where she raised her family and sang with various groups, Roberta joined The Bach Ensemble known for concerts featuring masterworks including the Mass in B Minor, and its popular music touring group, Troubadours. She also sang with the community IslandWalk Chorus and appeared in a number of variety shows. More recently, Roberta has performed with Opera Naples and Gulfshore Opera in productions including Aida, La Boheme, La Traviata, Pagliacci, Nabucco, Rigoletto and Tosca.