The Artists

Award-winning soprano Colleen Daly performs regionally and throughout the United States and Canada with opera houses, symphony orchestras, and choral societies, captivating audiences with her powerful voice and arresting stage presence. Ms. Daly’s repertoire ranges from newer works composed by contemporary musicians to beloved opera and musical theater standards. As a concert and recital soloist, Ms. Daly has performed a wide range of repertoire that has allowed her to be a frequent soloist at the Kennedy Center and the National Cathedral, her debuts at Carnegie Hall and the prestigious Grant Park Music Festival, as well as private concerts for then Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Notable operatic engagements include Violetta (La Traviata), Musetta (La Boheme), and Contessa di Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro).

Grammy-nominated pianist Joy Schreier is praised by Opera News as a “superbly emotive pianist [that] wrings every nuance out.” She is acclaimed as an “ideal support” at the piano, “providing much of the evening’s musical nuance” (The Washington Post) and “perfection itself…the dream accompanist.”

Schreier has been presented in recital at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the White House, and recital halls throughout the country. She received wide-spread critical acclaim for Confessions, her Grammy-nominated 2020 CD release with soprano Laura Strickling. For that release, Schmopera declared Schreier as “an indispensable accompanist. She is either preternaturally intuitive or has achieved perfect communication…perhaps a bit of both.”

An avid chamber musician, Schreier performs as official pianist of the Washington International String & Voice Competitions at the Kennedy Center. She is Assistant Conductor at the Washington National Opera and has performed as official pianist for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. She is the Assistant Conductor and Pianist of the Cathedral Choral Society. She received her Doctorate in Accompanying and Chamber Music in 2003 at the Eastman School of Music under Dr. Jean Barr where she was the recipient of the Barbara Koeng Award for Excellence in Vocal Accompanying.

American Baritone Trevor Scheunemann has been praised by Opera News for his "lovely timbre", and "dramatic timing" as well as the Washington Post for his "rich and gleaming" voice. Mr. Scheunemann is quickly becoming one of the opera world's most in demand baritones. Recent performances include: Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro) with The Metropolitan Opera, Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Florida Grand Opera, Giorgio Germont (La Traviata) with Annapolis Opera, Sharpless (Madam Butterfly) with Washington National Opera, Marcello (La Boheme) with Atlanta Opera, Guglielmo (Cosi fan tutte) with Oper Frankfurt, and Don Giovanni with L'Opera de Monte Carlo. Future seasons will see Trevor returning for engagements with The Metropolitan Opera, L'Opera de Monte Carlo, and The National Symphony among many others. Awards include Washington National Opera Artist of the Year 2007, and 3rd Place Winner of Placido Domingo's Operalia in 2006.

Michael Butler (Washington, D.C) is a young lyric tenor who has been described as possessing a “bright lyric tenor that rings throughout his range,” along with a “plush and resonant middle voice with vibrant high notes” (OperaWire). Butler made his New York City Opera debut in Summer 2020, and his Des Moines Metro Opera debut in Summer 2021. Butler’s most recent roles include the title role in Gounod’s Faust (Washington Opera Society), Arnold Murray in Justine Chen’s The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing (Maryland Opera Studio), Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (MOS), Prince Sou-Chong in Lehár’s Das Land des Lächelns (WOS), Dancaire in Bizet’s Carmen (WOS), Messenger in Verdi’s Aïda (WOS), Count Tassilo in Kálmán’s seldom-performed operetta Gräfin Mariza (WOS), Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with Bethesda Music Festival, Claudio in the world premiere of Francis Pollock’s Briscula the Magician (Belcantanti Opera Company), Borsa in Verdi’s Rigoletto (BOC), Ivan Lykov in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Czar’s Bride (BOC), and the title role in Rossini’s Le Comte Ory with Chicago Summer Opera. Upcoming engagements include concerts with Baltimore Concert Opera in March of 2022, and a Renee Fleming Fellowship at Aspen Music Festival in the Summer of 2022. Butler earned his BM in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland, and is a student of bass-baritone Kevin Short.