2021 OPERA IN THE OZARKS ARTISTIC STAFF EMANUELE ANDRIZZI
Music Director and Conductor, Lucia di Lammermoor Educated in Rome’s rich conservatory tradition as a conductor, composer and pianist, Emanuele Andrizzi has collaborated with symphonic and operatic companies including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Chicago Philharmonic, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Chicago Opera Theater and New Philharmonic. In 2018, he brought his expertise in Italian opera to a team of international artists who joined together to fill the void in Chicago’s operatic climate, and created the Opera Festival of Chicago (OFC). The OFC, where he is Music Director, will amalgamate the atmosphere and artistry of the operatic festivals of Spoleto, Pesaro, Verona and Festival Puccini. Andrizzi has worked since 2013 as the Principal Conductor and Head of the Orchestral Program at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, and as the Music Director of the McHenry County Youth Orchestras. His work with young musicians has extended to collaborations with international artist programs, including the Ryan Opera Center, Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival, and Chicago Opera Theater Young Artist Program. In addition, he has guest conducted in various university music programs, including the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and DePaul University. Andrizzi has conducted many All-State, honors and youth orchestras. He is a recipient of the Illinois Council of Orchestras’ 2021 Conductor of the Year Award (college/university), Honorable Mention Award at the International Competition for Conductors of Contemporary Music 4x4 Prize, and a winner of the P. Barrasso International Competition for Chamber Music.
CORY BATTEY Senior Coach
After spending the last decade working in New York as a vocal coach, pianist and music educator, Cory Battey has recently moved to Cincinnati to pursue further education. In September, 2017, he joined the vocal coaching faculty of the Manhattan School of Music opera program. Prior to this, he was a member of the music staff of Palm Beach Opera and has worked with Portland Opera, Opera Omaha, Sarasota Opera, Nashville Opera, Kentucky Opera and Shreveport Opera.
to Opera in the Ozarks, he has worked with young singers at the University of Memphis, Brevard Music Center and Seagle Music Colony. For the last three years, he served as principal pianist and musicianship instructor for the National Children’s Chorus (NCC) where he performed on several acclaimed stages throughout New York City, including Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall. He also accompanied the choir on their international tour to Japan and South Korea, including a concert to promote peace at the demilitarized zone on the North Korean border.
JAYE BEETEM
Technical Director/Designer Jaye Beetem is delighted to be back at the Opera doing anything live! It is technically her sixth season as Technical Director/Designer for Opera in the Ozarks as she was onsite in 2020 integrating the exciting new lighting system. During the regular year, Beetem is the Technical Director and Designer for The Green Center for the Performing Arts at DePauw University in Indiana, where recent productions have included a whole lot of Zooming. She holds a BFA in Technical Theatre from the University of Utah, an MA in Speech Communications from Louisiana State University at Monroe, and an MFA in Scenography and Technical Direction from Wayne State University in Detroit, as a member of the prestigious Hilberry Repertory Theatre. She is a proud member of both IATSE and Actor’s Equity as a Stage Manager.
SEAN BRESEMANN
Assistant Conductor and Second Horn Sean Bresemann is currently a DMA student in orchestral conducting at the University of Arizona. He was recently invited to conduct the Vidin Sinfonietta as part of an advanced conducting workshop in Vidin, Bulgaria. He has also been a conducting fellow at the Eastern Music Festival in 2015 and 2016. There he conducted both faculty and student orchestras and worked in masterclasses led by Maestro Gerard Schwarz. He was appointed chief editor with Veritas Musica Publishing in 2019 where he also is a contributing composer. Sean holds a MM in orchestral conducting from the University of North Texas where he studied with David Itkin and a BM in horn performance from the University of Cincinnati where he studied with Randy Gardner.
Battey has enjoyed six summers at Opera in the Ozarks. Beginning as a junior apprentice coach, his roles and responsibilities have increased with each successive season, leading to his current capacity as senior vocal coach, chorus master and assistant conductor. In addition 2021 Season Program / Opera in the Ozarks / 25
