Meet Our Faculty

Conductors

John Nardolillo

Artistic Director and Conductor
PSN 2015-2024
University of Kentucky
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David Angus

Festival Conductor
PSN 2023
Boston Lyric Opera, London Philharmonic
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James Burton

Festival Conductor
PSN 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston University
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Andrés Cárdenes

Festival Conductor
PSN 2019
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Mellon University
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Arthur Fagen

Festival Conductor
PSN 2017
Atlanta Opera & Indiana University

Laura Jackson

Festival Conductor
PSN 2024
Reno Philharmonic
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Craig Kier

Festival Conductor
PSN 2024
University of Maryland

Timothy Long

Festival Conductor
PSN 2018-2023
Eastman School of Music
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Jennifer McGuire

Festival Conductor
PSN 2023
Vanderbilt University

Stage Directors

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Garnett Bruce

Stage Director 
PSN 2024
University of Texas, Austin

Patrick Diamond

Stage Director
PSN 2018, 2019
Manhattan School of Music
Yale University
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Mary Duncan

Stage Director
PSN 2024
Peabody Institute
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Joshua Major

Stage Director
PSN 2022, 2023
New England Conservatory
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Sherrill Milnes

Stage Director
PSN 2015-2017
 
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Nick Olcott

Stage Director
PSN 2016
University of Maryland
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Anna Rebek

Stage Director
PSN 2022
Juilliard
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Erin Ridge

Opera Scenes Director
PSN 2024
 
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Joachim Schamberger

Stage Director
PSN 2015, 2017
Northwestern University
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Gayle Shay

Stage Director
PSN 2018-2023
Vanderbilt University
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Alyssa Weathersby

Acting & Opera Scenes 
PSN 2022
Carnegie Mellon University
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Darya Zholnerova

Assistant Stage Director
PSN 2023
 
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Maria Zouves

Stage Director
PSN 2015-2017
 

Voice Area

Catherine Clarke Nardolillo

Head of Voice Area
PSN 2015-2024
Centre College
University of Kentucky

Jeremy Aye

Voice
PSN 2015-2024
New York University, Metropolitan Opera

 

 

 

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Lawrence Brownlee

Guest Clinician
PSN 2018
 
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Timothy Cheek

Coach
PSN 2018-2024
University of Michigan
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Marcello Cormio

Coach
PSN 2017
University of Kentucky, Sarasota Opera
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Vera Danchenko

Russian Diction Coach
PSN 2023
Peabody Conservatory & Washington National Opera
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Rafael Gordillo

Coach
PSN 2017
International Opera Studio Zürich
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Dr. Lester Green

Coach
PSN 2023
Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute
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Taylor Hutchinson

Coach
PSN 2019-2022
Truman State University

Justina Lee

Coach
PSN 2015-2018, 2023, 2024
Juilliard
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JoAnn Kulesza

Coach
PSN 2015
Peabody Conservatory
Pumeza Matshikiza

Pumeza Matshikiza

Guest Clinician
PSN 2019
Shannon McGinnis

Shannon McGinnis

Coach
PSN 2018, 2019
Chicago College of Performing Arts
Carlos Montane

Carlos Montane

Clinician
PSN 2016
Indiana University
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Kyung-Eun Na

Coach
PSN 2022-2024
Oberlin Conservatory
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 Jelena Nosková

Clinician
PSN 2015-2024
Czech National Opera
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Rosalind Plowright

Guest Clinician
PSN 2018-2019
 
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Scott Rednour

Coach
PSN 2015-2017
Whitworth University
Manhattan School of Music
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Michael Shannon

Coach
PSN 2024
Arizona State University
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Dietlinde Turban Maazel

German Diction Coach
PSN 2023
Castleton Festival
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Reed Woodhouse

Coach
PSN 2019-2024
Juilliard

Orchestra Area

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Rodney Friend

Clinician
PSN 2015
New York Philharmonic
London Philharmonic
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Anna Dmytrenko

Guest Artist
PSN 2024
 
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Felicity James

Concertmaster and Clinician
PSN 2019
Minnesota Orchestra
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David Kim

Guest Artist
PSN 2023
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Solo Trumpetist of the Czech Philharmonic

Ladislav Kozderka

Clinician
PSN 2016-2019
Czech Philharmonic
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Ricardo Morales

Clinician & Soloist
PSN 2023, 2024
Philadelphia Orchestra
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Amy Oshiro-Morales

Concertmaster and Clinician
PSN 2019, 2023, 2024
Philadelphia Orchestra
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Amit Peled

Guest Artist
PSN 2017, 2018
Peabody Conservatory
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Dwight Parry

Guest Artist & Clinician
PSN 2019
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Lauren Roth

Lauren Roth

Concertmaster & Chamber Coach
PSN 2016-2018, 2022
University of Arizona
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Walter Seyfarth

Guest Artist & Clinician
PSN 2015-2023
Berlin Philharmonic
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Josef Špaček

Clinician
PSN 2016-2019
Czech Philharmonic
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Bohumil Tůma

Clinician
PSN 2022
Czech Philharmonic
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Tamás Varga

Clinician
PSN 2019, 2023
Vienna Philharmonic
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Borika van den Booren

Clinician
PSN 2022, 2023
Concertgebouw Orchestra

Composition

Iryna Aleksiychuk

Guest Composer
PSN 2024

Sylvie Bodorová

Guest Composer & Clinician
PSN 2019
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Greg Sandow

Guest Composer & Clinician
PSN 2018
Juilliard

Administration

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Neeta Helms

President & CEO Prague Summer Nights Festival
PSN 2015 – 2024
Classical Movements

Derek Maseloff

Festival Manager
PSN 2022-2024
Classical Movements

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