OPERA FOR PEACE US ACADEMY 2025: The Artists

We are very excited to present our wonderfully talented Artists of the Opera for Peace x The Denyce Graves Foundation Academy 2025 – USA edition!
 
Next month they will have the opportunity to develop their careers with acclaimed legend artists and mentor opera professionals, including Denyce Graves-Montgomery, Renée Fleming, Opera for Peace Artistic & Musical Director Kamal Khan, Christopher Cano, Samuel Gelber, and other Opera for Peace Ambassadors & Partners.
 
We welcome:
 
🔹️ Laurynas Aksamitas – Tenor, Lithuania
🔹️ Sebastián Barboza – Bass, Argentina
🔹️ Clothilde Bénard – Soprano, France
🔹️ Tiffany Choe – Soprano, South Korea
🔹️ Allison Fahey – Mezzo-soprano, USA
🔹️ Saane Aziza Halaholo – Soprano, Tonga/USA
🔹️ Eduardo Niave – Tenor, Mexico
🔹️ Carlos Reynoso – Baritone, Mexico
🔹️ Ella Vaughn – Soprano, USA
 
In this collaboration between Opera for Peace, The Denyce Graves Foundation, Cafritz Young Artists Program of Washington National Opera, and the Embassy of France and Villa Albertine in Washington, D.C., these talented Artists will participate in an intensive period of professional development, cultural exchange, and world-class artistic mentorship. Our aim is to support them in their artistic journey, as well as in becoming a Citizen Artist, social entrepreneur & ambassador for peace and collaboration.
 
Thank you to our sponsor Fondation BNP Paribas for supporting our forth Academy.