Julianne Casey, Soprano, recently appeared in concert with the Bologna International Opera Academy in Puccini’s La Bohème and Suor Angelica, and Rossini’s Zelmira. She won the Special Award in the Bologna International Vocal Competition and appeared as guest soloist in the East Texas Symphony Orchestra’s “Tribute to Boston Pops.” In 2022, Julianne was a featured soloist in the Festival Internazionale di Mezza Estate with the Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese in Tagliacozzo, Italy performing Puccini Arias. She performed in Madama Butterfly as Cio-Cio San and in Turandot as Liù with Classic Lyric Arts of NYC. Julianne can be seen in TV and film, including HBO Max's And Just Like That. In early 2024, Julianne will make her international debut as Mimì in La Bohème at the Stara Zagora Opera in Bulgaria.

Matthew Cerillo is an Italian-American Tenor from NJ, described as having “vibrant high notes like blasts of silver in fusion” (Gouzi). Making his Lincoln Center solo debut at age 24, Matthew is one of Opera’s most sought after young Tenors. This May, he made his European debut as Don José in Carmen with the Athens Philharmonia. Next winter, he’ll return to Lincoln Center for the concert Christmas in Italy along with his own cabaret show, “An Evening with Matthew Cerillo.” Next, he will join St. Petersburg Opera as a Studio Artist in the role of Pong in Turandot. In 2022, he was a Resident Artist at Portland Opera in the role of El Remendado in Denyce Graves’ production of Carmen. He received his Master’s in Music (Summa Cum Laude) from The Mannes School of Music in the studio of Arthur Levy.

Mary Pinto, an acclaimed accompanist and vocal coach, has worked with international opera singers and major American opera companies for the past 25 years. Ms. Pinto's career began as a rehearsal pianist for noted opera companies:  Dallas Opera, Chicago's Lyric Opera, Omaha Opera, and others. In 2012, Ms. Pinto coached and was rehearsal pianist for Metropolitan Opera star and international soprano Deborah Voigt as she prepared for the three Brünhilde roles for the Met's production of Wagner's ​Ring Cycle​ which was featured in the documentary Wagner’s Dream: The Making of the Met's Ring Cycle ​and premiered at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival.

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In 2022, Ms. Pinto was invited to be official accompanist for the Giulio Gari Competition and to accompany singers in the Gerda Lissner Song, Zarzuela and Aria Competition. She made her Carnegie Hall debut playing for the winners of the Gerda Lissner Winners Concert. In 2021, Ms. Pinto coached and directed scenes at the Summer Opera Festival of Morelia and coached at the Queens Summer Vocal Institute. In the fall of 2020, she performed at Black Opera’s tribute to Jessye Norman. She spends her summers on the coaching staff at Masterclass d' Ischia, Italy. She has worked with the NJ State Opera and Light Opera of NJ, and internationally with Opera Noire’s Ensemble in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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Ms. Pinto is on the faculty of Montclair State University as a private coach, accompanist, and prepares students for opera productions. She serves as Artistic Director and accompanist for Opera at Florham while maintaining coaching studios in New Jersey and New York City.

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Mary received her Bachelor’s degree in Music for piano performance from DePauw University and a Master’s in Music degree for piano and voice accompaniment from University of Illinois.

The Rose Quartet, ensemble in residence at John J. Cali School of Music of Montclair State University, made its ensemble debut with Opera at Florham's Opera Everlasting concert. 

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Violinist Gabriel Anker plays “with impressive weight and cohesion” (The Strad magazine) in genres from baroque to experimental. He has played across the globe, including with the Philharmonie de Paris, the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, the Kaufman Center in NYC, and Walt Disney Hall in LA. He has advocated for accessible music education as a teaching artist with the Paterson Music Project, which serves underserved, tri-state area youth. He is currently adjunct faculty at Montclair State University, where he serves as first violinist of the Cali Graduate Quartet Residency.

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Violinist Liana Branscome won first prize in the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Competition Scholarship Level (2015), and the Boca Raton Symphonia Concerto Competition and the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2014). She appeared as soloist with the Vidin Philharmonia in Bulgaria, Palm Beach Atlantic Symphony, the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra and the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony, and at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall. She has performed alongside artists such as Victor Rosenbaum, Nicholas Kitchen, Demarre McGill, Teng Li, Yeesun Kim, and Ed Sheeran. Liana is second violinist for the Rose String Quartet at Montclair State University.
 

Alonso Restrepo, a cellist from Cartagena, Colombia is pursuing his Artist Diploma at Montclair State University as part of the Graduate String Quartet in Residence. Alonso and his siblings are first generation musicians in his family, with his brother also playing the cello and his sister the oboe. In addition to performing, he teaches at the Paterson Music Project, an El Sistema-inspired school program that advocates for music as a vehicle of social change. He previously taught music to the youth of Cartagena.
 

Violist Rachel O’Connor began playing the violin at age five. In high school, she started learning the viola and performed with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. At Gordon College, she double-majored in violin performance and mathematics, and traveled to Hong Kong, South Korea and Ukraine on string chamber music tours. At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Rachel received her Master’s degree in viola performance and was part of the String Quartet Program, where she received full tuition and a teaching assistantship. Rachel is currently a violist in the artist diploma program at the Cali School of Music of Montclair State University.