Carrie Ellen Adamian joined The Dallas Opera in 2013 as the Director of Marketing and Ticket Sales. She brought a wealth of experience to TDO including management positions at PACE Entertainment, SFX Entertainment, and Clear Channel Communications. She was instrumental in creating and selling one-stop shopping opportunities for live entertainment advertising directed at blue chip companies. Ms. Adamian became the marketing director at The Public Theater, one of New York City’s most renowned theatrical institutions, and later served in the same capacity at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where she reversed subscription base erosion by 40% within three years, grew the single ticket base by 20% and generated $9M in ticketing and venue rental revenues. A graduate of Fordham University, she performed in Broadway productions that included Tommy Tune’s Grand Hotel and Grease.
Sarah Klein
(USA)
Sarah Klein is a conductor, music scholar, and mezzo-soprano from Dallas, Texas. Sarah made her conducting debut at the age of 17, leading members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra alongside members of the Booker T. Washington HSPVA Symphony Orchestra in the DSO’s annual Music Memory Contest concert in 2014. Sarah graduated from Southern Methodist University in May 2019 with degrees in Music and Management Science as a President’s Scholar. In Fall 2017, Sarah was also a Visiting Student in Musicology at the University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall. Sarah currently works as Business Technology Analyst with Deloitte Consulting in Dallas. She actively continues her development as a conductor and vocalist through private studies and masterclasses around the world.
Suzanne Vinnik
(USA)
Suzanne Vinnik is an award-winning international opera singer, photographer and arts entrepreneur known for her innate musical phrasing, daring fashion sense and ability to provide innovative marketing solutions to artists, brands and arts organizations. The soprano saw a need for a specialized social media network and marketplace for women in classical music thus creating, Shoperatic. The community stands at over 11k female identifying women in opera (the largest in the industry) and is responsible for generating well over $450k in income for artists since 2017 with zero outside funding or paid advertisement. As a cultural affiliate, the soprano enjoys volunteering and co-producing events with Sing For Hope. Vinnik is an alumnus of the Opera Studio di Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy.
Kristen Bigham
(USA)
Kristen Bigham is the Gift Planning Associate at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Combining over five years of experience in the financial services industry with her background as a trained vocalist and director, she works to enhance and expand Lyric’s robust legacy giving program and community, The Overture Society. A native of Fort Worth, TX, she received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of North Texas and her Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. Dedicated to promoting the presence, creativity, and leadership of women within the performing arts, Kristen is a passionate arts advocate and development professional, and has worked with numerous arts organizations throughout Chicago, including Rough House Theater, Piven Theatre, Links Hall, and Forte Chicago.
Beverly Love
(USA)
Beverly Love is currently a search consultant and Chief Operations & Administrative Officer with Wilbanks Partners, a boutique asset management executive search firm. She previously worked in the office of the Chief Economist and Asia Chairman of Morgan Stanley & Company and subsequently spent three years in Russell Reynolds Associates’ asset and wealth management practice. Prior to that, Beverly was the founding Director of the Greater Atlanta Christian School of Music. A jugendlich dramatischer soprano, she has performed throughout the US and in Italy and Austria. She earned a Masters in Voice/Opera Performance from Southern Methodist University, summa cum laude and Phi Kappa Lambda, and a Bachelors in Vocal Performance from Abilene Christian University, where she graduated with Honors, summa cum laude, and Valedictorian.
Rebecca Henry
(USA)
Rebecca Henry began the 2018-2019 season as Music Director for Georgetown Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production of Ruddigore. This summer, she will be serving on the voice faculty of the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary. A proponent of new music, Rebecca was music director for the world premiere of Do Not Disturb (Forgotten Opera Company) and premiered works in New Works Fest with Opera on Tap. Additional conducting credits include The Mikado, La Perichole, HMS Pinafore, Ruddigore, and Robin Hood (Victorian Lyric Opera Company). Future engagements include an appointment as Associate Conductor for Bel Canto in Tuscany. When she is not conducting, she can be seen performing as a mezzo-soprano throughout the country and abroad. She received her Undergrad from Rice University and her Masters from McGill University.