José Miguel Santelices is a Chilean tenor, stage director, educator, and arts entrepreneur whose work bridges performance, pedagogy, and cultural leadership. A dynamic performer and increasingly sought-after tenor, he is known for his versatile, powerful voice, and growing national and international presence. His roles include Rodolfo (La Bohème), the Duke of Mantua(Rigoletto), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), Arturo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Gherardo (Gianni Schicchi), Beppe (Pagliacci), Spoletta (Tosca), 2nd Trio Member (Trouble in Tahiti), King Kaspar(Amahl and the Night Visitors), Jacob Marley and Bob Cratchit (A Christmas Carol), and Adolfo Pirelli (Sweeney Todd), among others. He has performed with companies including Opera Tampa, Lyrical Opera Theater, and Spanish Lyric Theatre, with appearances at the Moab Music Festival, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, Salt Lake Vocal Fest, Latino Cultural Center of Dallas, Mexican Cultural Institute of San Antonio, Costa Rica International Arts Festival, and Montefeltro Festival in Italy. 

He is also the creator of Arias of the Vine, a performance series that pairs classical repertoire with curated wine tastings. Premiered in Lodi, California, the series offers immersive, storytelling-driven concert experiences that reimagine how audiences engage with vocal music. In 2025, José Miguel was featured as a singer and speaker in Voices Beyond Boundaries, a national recital initiative spotlighting works by LGBTQ+ composers, with a focus on contemporary music and inclusive narratives.

He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance with a related field in Opera Production and Direction from the University of Utah, a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of South Florida, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music with a minor in German from St. Lawrence University. Dr. Santelices is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), MTNA, and TMTA.

Lauren Salazar, mezzo-soprano, is a dynamic and expressive artist whose work bridges opera, musical theater, and concert performance. A performer for more than two decades, she found her love for storytelling through music as a young girl and has built a career shaped by curiosity, resilience, and artistry.

During Ms. Salazar’s senior year of high school, she was selected for the prestigious Houston Grand Opera High School Voice Studio and studied under Dr. Jason Lester. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from The University of Texas at Austin, studying with Darlene Wiley. She later completed her Master of Music and Graduate Artist Certificate in Voice & Opera at the University of North Texasunder Dr. Carol Wilson, where her artistry deepened both onstage and off.

In pursuit of her MM, Ms. Salazar experienced a pivotal turning point, making a fach change from soprano to mezzo-soprano during in her final semester. The transition opened a new chapter in her career, and in the past two and a half years since, has cultivated a vibrant mezzo repertoire, performing roles such as Carmen in both French and Spanish, Hänsel, Dido, Despina (Così fan tutte), Zweite Dame (Die Zauberflöte), Third Wood Sprite (Rusalka), Dorothée (Cendrillon), and the Witch (Into the Woods).

Her professional collaborations include performances with Wichita Grand Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Austin Opera, Opera Arlington, the Dallas Bach Society, TEXAS Outdoor Musical Company, Opera in the Ozarks, Taos Summer Opera, Miami Summer Music Festival, and Music on Site. During the 2024–2025 season, she appeared as the alto soloist with the Dallas Bach Society in Il Concerto delle Donne, Merrie England, and Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Ms. Salazar spent this past summer in the new Opera in the Ozarks theater, performing as both the Witch in Into the Woods and Carmen. This fall, she makes her Wichita Grand Opera debut as Consuelo in West Side Story and returns to Arkansas as a Guest Artist for Opera in the Ozarks, singing the title role in Lucinda y las Flores de la Nochebuena by Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire. Upcoming engagements include Cherubino in Le nozze di Figarowith Opera of the Plains and a reprise of Carmen with Opera Arlington in 2026.

Megan Koch, soprano, is a dynamic performer based in DFW who has frequently appeared in concert with Opera Arlington since its founding and is making her mainstage debut. In the 2024–25 season, she returned to Fort Worth Opera as Amy in Mark Adamo’s Little Women, awaiting her debut as Kjersti in the revival of Douglas Moore’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, Giants in the Earth. Megan was the winner of the Classical Singer Vocal Competition (Emerging Artist Division) in 2022. As a Hattie Mae Lesley Resident Artist at Fort Worth Opera from 2020–2022, she was a featured soloist with Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, prepared to cover Musetta (La Bohème), performed excerpts from Massenet’s Manon, was responsible for the role of Ana Maria in the world premier of Armienta’s Zorro, and made her mainstage debut as Annina and covered Violetta in La traviata.

In the 2023–2024 season, Megan made her Shreveport Opera debut as Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia) and returned as a Resident Artist to make her role debut as Violetta (La traviata); she also portrayed Nala in Opera Arlington’s world premiere recording of Jodi Goble’s one-act opera, Meow and Forever, in the 2022–2023 season. Her previous operatic credits include Lucia di Lammermoor, Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Vixen (The Cunning Little Vixen), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Alexandra (Regina), Rose (Street Scene), and La princesse (L’enfant et les sortilèges).  Megan was invited to the Czech Republic in 2019 for the premiere of two lost operas by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer for the Olomouc Baroque Festival. A finalist in the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Voice Competition (2019 and 2022) and the University of North Texas Concerto Competition, she holds a Master of Music and Graduate Artist Certificate from UNT as well as a Bachelor of Music Education from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Adeniyi Samuel is a versatile bass-baritone praised for his expressiveness. His  musical interest covers a range of genres, including gospel and jazz. Some of  his most recent roles include Bartolo in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Baron Campo-Tasso in Offenbach’s The Brigands, Arkel in Debussy’s Impression de  Pelléas, Blitch in Floyd’s Susannah (scenes), and Frank (cover) in Strauss’ Die  Fledermaus. Adeniyi was featured as the Psalmist in the 30th anniversary  of Cry Innocent, a theatrical adaptation of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, produced by History Alive. He co-directed and performed as Alabi in The  Journey to Africa by Lydia Adesina with African Broadway in New York. His honors and  awards include first place in the Adult Classical TBB Voice category at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of  Singing (NATS) in October 2021. 

Adeniyi utilizes his expertise in various genres fusing Western and African  music. He authored the Spirit and Truth Worship Series, comprising hymns,  psalms, and his worship compositions. He is the writer, composer, producer,  and performer of a two-man musical, Renewal, and a one-man Christmas musical, We Need  a Savior. Adeniyi obtained his M.M. from Temple University, a B.M. from Gordon  College, and an A.M. from the Musical Society of Nigeria, among  other music certifications. He is pursuing a D.M.A. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, where he serves as a voice instructor.

Yu-Hsuan Lu is an active collaborative pianist with a passion for opera and vocal repertoire. Based in North Texas, she enjoys a diverse career as a performer, coach, and educator, maintaining an active freelance schedule with singers, instrumentalists, and opera companies. Yu-Hsuan recently made her debut with Atchley Opera as pianist for Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi. In 2022, she served as pianist-coach with Music On Site for its production of Carmen. She has also worked extensively with UNT Opera as a graduate assistant, supporting productions and coaching singers in preparation for staged performances.

Currently a doctoral candidate in Collaborative Piano at the University of North Texas, Yu-Hsuan holds two Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, one in Collaborative Piano and the other in Piano Performance. Prior to her doctoral studies, she was appointed Associate Professor of Piano at Huaiyin Normal University in China, where she taught piano and chamber music.

Dedicated to both performance and teaching, Yu-Hsuan is passionate about fostering musical collaboration and artistry across genres. She currently serves as an adjunct collaborative pianist at Southern Methodist University, while continuing to appear regularly in recital and opera productions throughout North Texas.