Patricia Stiles, Coordinator, has performed over 70 operatic roles throughout Europe and America.  She has given recitals and has presented master classes in Germany, Austria, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Mexico and the United States.  Ms. Stiles has been teaching voice at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1998.

This coming summer will be Sophie Roland's sixth year as a director for the Indiana University Summer Opera Workshop.  Her directing has consistently brought out the best in the singers. Sophie received her DM in Voice Performance at IU, studying with Professor Cuccaro and is making a name for herself internationally singing mezzo soprano roles.  She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario now and is combining teaching and singing with directing.  Ms. Roland staged the North American

premiere of Lully's Thesee to great critical success.  Among her other directing credits include Puccini's Suor Angelica, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Zauberflote, and Le nozze di Figaro.