Christopher Lopez
Christopher Lopez, baritone, holds a BA in Vocal Performance from the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, an MM in Opera Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, and he is currently working on a DMA in Voice Performance from UT Austin. He has principally studied under Darlene Wiley, David Small, and Dr. Elizabeth Momand. Since 2008, Christopher has enjoyed teaching voice from a church setting, to musical theater, to the traditional one on one private setting.
Christopher has performed the roles of Belcore from Donizetti’s L ‘elisir d’amore, Jupiter from Offenbach’s Orphee aux Enfers, and Marco from William Bolcum’s A View From the Bridge, amongst many others. Christopher is a past recipient of the Willa Setseck Scholarship from UT Austin, the David and Jeanice Hobart Scholarship and the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs Scholarship from the Opera of the Ozarks, and many others.
Brian Pettey
Baritone Brian Pettey is a singer whose “charming” and “haunting” voice (Baltimore Sun, North Lake Travis Log) has garnered glowing reviews from critics across the country. Along with performances at the Peabody Conservatory, where he received his bachelor’s degree in voice, he has sung roles with Baltimore’s Opera Vivente and Young Victorian Theater Company. In Austin, where he received his master’s in voice at the University of Texas, he has appeared with the Butler Opera Center, the UT Chamber Singers, the UT New Music Ensemble, and the Bach Cantata Project.
Presenting concerts which promote and celebrate the repertoire, he is a passionate advocate of chamber music and art song— especially that of American poets and composers. A champion of contemporary music in particular, he has performed dozens of works by living composers, even incorporating dance, visual art, film, and radio. When not singing or playing, he enjoys working in his garden, word games, and even the occasional round of mini-golf.
