Presented by Alta Community Enrichment, Voices on the Mountain is an evening of classical music and musical theater at the beautiful Our Lady of the Snows Center overlooking the mountains in Alta.

This intimate recital features nationally acclaimed singers appearing in our production of The Barber of Seville, offering a unique chance to experience their talents up close. From classical masterpieces to Broadway favorites, this program promises something for every music lover.

Tickets are now on sale and start at just $10.

Program (subject to change): Voices on the Mountain

Largo al factotum from Il barbiere di Siviglia (Gioachino Rossini)

L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra (Paolo Tosti)
Aprile (Paolo Tosti)
O del mio amato ben (Stefano Donaudy)

La calunnia from Il barbiere di Siviglia (Gioachino Rossini)
마중 [I will come to you] (Hak-Jun Yoon)
잔향 [Afterglow] (Hak-Jun Yoon)

My Ship from Lady in the Dark (Kurt Weill)
When I was a lad from H.M.S. Pinafore (Arthur Sullivan)
Youkali (Kurt Weill)
Stay in my arms (Mark Blitzstein)
I wish it so from Juno (Mark Blitzstein)

Lost in the stars (Kurt Weill)
Some enchanted evening from South Pacific (Richard Rodgers)
O du, mein holder Abenstern from Tannhaüser (Richard Wagner)

Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Samuel Barber)

Performer Biographies:

Born and raised in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, Jake Stamatis has performed a variety of roles on the operatic stage. He has charmed audiences in such roles as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Il conte in Le nozze di Figaro, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and Marcello in La Bohème. His varied repertoire also includes Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles, La Bête in La belle et la bête (Glass), and The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance. Jake has been a principal artist at Sarasota Opera, a fellow at the Music Academy of the West, an emerging artist at Seagle Music Festival, and an artist in residence with Tri-Cities Opera and Opera Memphis. Jake received his Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Susquehanna University, and his Masters Degree in Opera from Binghamton University. Jake will be singing the role of Figaro in Park City Opera’s upcoming production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. www.jakestamatis.com

Bass-baritone Joseph Park is rapidly gaining national recognition as a rising talent and versatile singer. In the 2022-2023 season, he joined the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as a Resident Artist, where he performed the roles of Marchese in La Traviata, Dancaïre in Carmen, Dad in Sketchbook for Ollie, Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Ranger Nat in Listen, Wilhelmina. Following his successful season at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, he was selected as a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where he portrayed Angelotti in Tosca and Elder Ott in Susannah. In the summer of 2023, he was featured at the Aspen Music Festival, most notably performing in concert as General Benjamin in Jimmy Bellido López’s opera Bel Canto and as the bass soloist in Haydn’s oratorio The Creation. Additional roles in Joseph’s repertoire include Friar Laurence in Roméo et Juliette, Simone in Gianni Schicchi, Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Samuel in Un ballo in maschera, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, and Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly. He has received prizes from competitions including those sponsored by Annapolis Opera, Birmingham Opera, the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, and the SIYAO Competition. Joseph will be singing the role of Don Basilio in Park City Opera’s upcoming production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. bassbaritonejosephpark.com

Winner of the 2021 Yale University Louis Sudler Prize in the Performing and Creative Arts and recipient of an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Lisl Wangermann (Director of Development, Park City Opera) is a lyric soprano from Dallas, TX. Her recent roles range from Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) to her "standout performance” (Cleveland Classical) as Sophy in the world premiere of Margi Griebling-Haigh's The Higgler. In 2023, Lisl was a semifinalist for the Dallas Opera’s Lone Star Vocal Competition, and in 2024, Lisl was a finalist for the Gerda Lissner Art Song and Lieder Competition and received an encouragement award.  Lisl holds degrees from Yale University (B.A.) and the Cleveland Institute of Music (M.M., A.D.). Lisl will be directing Park City Opera’s upcoming production of Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. www.lislwangermannsoprano.com.

Lena Goldstein (Executive Director, Park City Opera) is an American soprano who has made recent appearances with Vox Opera, San Francisco Conservatory, Songfest, Chicago Summer Opera, Opera Theatre of Yale, Yale Baroque Opera, Yale Symphony Orchestra, and Yale Chamber Orchestra. Her recent roles include The Governess (The Turn of the Screw), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), La Fée (Cendrillon), Eurinda (Doriclea), Nora (Riders to the Sea), Maggie (The Gift of the Magi), Serpina (La serva padrona), and Lady Angela (Patience). Her concert performances include Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Mozart’s Requiem, Ravel’s Trois poèmes de Mallarmé, Muhly’s The Beauty of the Day, and premieres of Carlson’s The Disguise and Beckman’s Hartley Songs. Lena works off-stage to enhance the artistic landscape for emerging professionals through entrepreneurial initiatives. She is Executive Director of Park City Opera, directed the Hot Air New Music Festival, and managed the Opera Theatre of Yale College. She is pursuing her master’s degree at the San Francisco Conservatory as the recipient of the Samuel Clark Scholarship, and recently graduated cum laude from Yale University with a Bachelor’s in molecular biology. www.lenagoldstein.com

Benjamin Beckman (Artistic Director, Park City Opera) is a composer, conductor, and pianist based in Los Angeles. Compositional career highlights include performances on the BBC Proms, Tanglewood Music Festival, and Royal Concertgebouw Summer Concerts, and by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, and Yale Symphony Orchestra. His 70-minute chamber opera Passage won the Beekman Cannon Friends Prize for the best-submitted thesis in the music major at Yale. As a pianist, assistant conductor, and vocal coach, Benjamin has worked for the Sarasota Opera, Pacific Opera Project, Opera Company of Middlebury, Chicago Summer Opera, and Classic Lyric Arts France and Italy. While a student at Yale, Beckman was the Artistic Director of both the Opera Theater of Yale College and the Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra, through which he facilitated the premieres of 21 student compositions. He is currently pursuing graduate studies in composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, where he manages the conservatory’s new music ensemble, the Thornton Edge. www.benjaminbeckmanmusic.com