Christopher Burchett’s rich, no-holds-barred voice and committed stagecraft have earned him a place on the stages of opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States and Europe including New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, the Estates Theatre in Prague, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and many more. Christopher has performed ninety-seven operatic roles to date and has been described by Opera News as a “fearlessly vulnerable” performer “who gave an unflinchingly, heroically human performance that will linger long in the memory.”He can also currently be heard on the I-tunes label as part of the "Opera America Songbook", a recorded collection of 47 songs commissioned by Opera America to celebrate the opening of the National Opera Center.

Soprano Emily Albrink’s career has been graced by collaborations with such conductors as James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Robert Spano, and Marin Alsop, and composers such as Jake Heggie, and John Musto.  She has sung leading roles with the Washington National Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Boston, Indianapolis Opera, and Chicago Opera Theater. She made her Carnegie Hall debut singing the role of Nuria opposite Dawn Upshaw in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar. Most recently, Ms. Albrink appeared as Marguerite in Project Faust, a collaboration between Kentucky Opera and the Louisville Ballet. 

Rebekah Bortz Hardin, Mezzo-soprano, is a Louisville native and longtime associate of Kentucky Opera. Most recent engagements include soloist in Caroline Shaw’s “Brush” and soloist in Steve Reich “Music for 18 Musicians” both with Teddy Abrams conducting the Louisville Orchestra. Rebekah’s most recent role performed with Kentucky Opera is Marcellina in “Le Nozze di Figaro”. Rebekah is a graduate of the University of Louisville, and  studied with the late MET soprano Gail Robinson and baritone Donn Everette-Graham. She is a 3 time Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Kentucky Auditions, as well as winner of the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition. Rebekah calls Oldham County home, and always love making music in her hometown.