Sunny Joy Langton

Assistant Professor, Voice

sunnyjoy@northwestern.edu - 847-491-5736
BMus, Indiana University

Soprano. Winner, Metropolitan Opera Auditions. Recipient, National Opera Institute Career Grant, Rockefeller Foundation Grant, Affiliate Artists Grant. International career as soloist with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Monte Carlo, Spoleto, Santa Fe, Miami, St. Louis, New Orleans, and San Diego opera companies. Appearances with Rotterdam Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, and Concertgebouw Orchestras and German and Dutch radio orchestras. More than 100 appearances on PBS television and National Public Radio. Recordings on Koch International Records.

Jay Lesenger

Professor, Director of Opera

j-lesenger@northwestern.edu
MMus, Indiana University

Director of opera. Served as stage director, administrator and teacher for more than 30 years. Created more than 200 productions. Continuing artistic/general director and principal stage director of Chautauqua Opera since 1995. Former associate professor at University of Michigan, where he directed the School of Music Opera Theatre. Directing engagements include New York City Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Pacific, Pittsburgh Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Opera Grand Rapids, Opera Omaha, and the Atlanta, Columbus, Kentucky, Knoxville, Mobile, New Orleans and Orlando Operas. Continuing directing relationship with Norway's Opera Nordfjord. Directed world premier of Thea Musgrave's Pontalba for the New Orleans Opera. Member of board of directors of Opera America. Frequent adjudicator for the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions.

Peter Lloyd

Lecturer, Double Bass

p-lloyd@northwestern.edu - 847-491-7609
BMus, Curtis Institute

Former principal bass of the Minnesota Orchestra (1986-2007) and section bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Chamber music performances with members of the Budapest, Guarneri, Emerson, Juilliard and Orion string quartets and guest artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, BargeMusic, and the Boston Chamber Music Society. Recordings on RCA, EMI, Sony, Telarc, Virgin Classical, BIS, and Reference Recordings. Has been a visiting teacher at the Marlboro School of Music and at virtually all of the leading music schools in the United States. Regularly serves as coach for the New York String Orchestra and as a visiting teacher for the New World Symphony.