Our Ambassadors

René Barbera

Tenor
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"I have always felt that this art form, which brings together all mediums of art, has the greatest capacity for bringing people together."
Zeina Barhoum

Soprano
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"Every society is in need of interactions with the arts. It helps develop cognitive thinking, and brings people together from different backgrounds to communicate with one common language."
Lawrence Brownlee

Tenor
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"The beauty of being transported into another place during an artistic experience like opera is amazing. With all the problems of the world, music has a very important place in society."
Nicole Car

Soprano
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"Train people in different countries, cities, and towns to work together and share their craft, and you will already have given them a great gift."
Anthony Roth Costanzo

Countertenor
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"Opera lets us experience what it is to be human through the lens of beauty. As communicated by the music, poetry, and olympic voices, it can inspire empathy in all kinds of people."
Elsa Dreisig

Soprano
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"Opera is a means of acquiring human and artistic excellence. It allows a stronger connection with oneself and a way to better relate to the world in which we live in."
Etienne Dupuis

Baritone
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"Young singers today have many challenges to face, and it begins with proper training and support. If you are secure in yourself, in your technique and your path, you are well ahead in beginning a career."
Joyce El-Khoury

Soprano
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"We must introduce people to opera as it is performed at the highest level possible. This will give them a real chance at truly understanding this art form and falling in love with it."
Ying Fang

Soprano
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"Music is the language of souls. For me, singing is communication through music that connects people. That’s a gift that we need to share with the world and to send an important message."
Soloman Howard

Bass
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"In many ways, we artists are charged with the task of not only entertaining our audiences, but providing an escape from whatever realities they may be living, good or bad."
Brian Jagde

Tenor
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"The unamplified voice resonates to the core of the human soul, to the center of who we are as people. Exposing wider audiences to opera will broaden the perspective of how peace can be achieved through harmony, beauty, and collaboration."
Dmitry Korchak

Tenor/Conductor
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"Affordable high-quality education is probably one of the most important challenges in opera. If we can help young singers, we will be able to improve the entire artistic level of the field."
Isabel Leonard

Mezzo-soprano
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"Whatever the art form, the key to understanding and inclusion is communication. Simply one voice to another, and great communication comes in many different forms. Let us be one of those voices."
Tianyi Lu

Conductor
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"I believe that the power of music for transformation and connection can indelibly create a more compassionate world, one in which we can come to terms with our shared humanity and our place on this planet through the eyes and ears of a stranger."
Gianluca Marcianò

Conductor
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"Opera is the art form with the strongest power to tell stories thanks to the universal language that breaks all boundaries: music. A new generation of opera professionals should become the diplomats of tomorrow, connecting the world through cultural understanding."
Damiano Michieletto

Stage Director
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"I believe this new movement will play an important role in developing our art form and our society as a whole, giving opportunities to diverse young artists from all countries in the world."
Jakub Józef Orliński

Countertenor
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"Music can speak to people no matter the race, language barrier, or culture. In opera, by presenting our interpretations of different pieces of work we can really illustrate diversity and we can speak up for things that are broken in our society."
Hera Hyesang Park

Soprano
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"The way we consume art is changed by every moment in time, every crisis, every situation, but the essence of the arts will never change. I am choosing to focus on the things that are constant because I know the value of what does not change. I believe opera has that power, so I do it humbly."
Ailyn Perez

Soprano
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"As artists, we’ve already devoted ourselves to our craft, but we’re seeing the need to devote our art back to our communities and the world. This movement to unite is truly the way forward."
Luca Pisaroni

Bass-baritone
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"I think we can all find some peace within ourselves, listening to the magic of the human voice. Opera can synchronize the heartbeat of the audience, and reminds us that perhaps we have more in common than we think."
Daniele Rustioni

Conductor
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"Opera for Peace will identify, guide, and support the best young talent that opera importantly needs to develop for the future."
Fatma Said

Soprano
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"Music is the common language everybody understands. As an artist I feel the responsibility to reach beyond the stages I perform on and make opera as accessible as possible to everybody."
Lidiya Yankovskaya

Conductor
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"Opera is the most collaborative of the arts – it requires hundreds of people working together. It is the perfect vehicle for the promotion of equity, peace, and cross-cultural understanding."