Visiting artists will provide an audition technique masterclass and hold a talkback with voice students on opera programs. Guest professionals include:
Lee Anne Myslewski, Vice President of Opera and Classical Programming, Wolf Trap Foundation, Head of Wolf Trap Opera 
Brian Speck, Director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio
Kristin Cowdin, President and Artist Manager at Sempre Artists

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Lee Anne Myslewski, Vice President of Opera and Classical Programming, joined Wolf Trap in 2006, and has cultivated new partnerships and programs to uphold the company’s widespread acclaim as the country’s most venerated summer training program for emerging artists. She oversees all aspects of Wolf Trap Opera, an artist-centric program whose alumni are not only singing in every opera house in the nation, but also in the most prestigious houses in the world – including The Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Vienna Staatsoper, Komische Oper Berlin, Sydney Opera House and Deutsche Opera Berlin. She has participated in the casting and programming of operatic productions for fifteen years, and has heard over 8,000 live auditions. She is a frequent adjudicator for competitions, including The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Competition, and has been a visiting/virtual lecturer at a number of universities, including Rice University, Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Shepherd University and University of Maryland. She conceived of the Untrapped series of programming in 2016 which has featured artistic partnerships with the Shakespeare Theatre, Taffety Punk, Halcyon, AMP at Strathmore, Children’s National Medical Center and The Phillips Collection, as well as an ongoing partnership with the National Orchestral Institute.
In addition, Lee Anne oversees Wolf Trap’s classical music programming, which includes Chamber Music at The Barns;. she started the Artistic Advisor position for the series, with nationally recognized artists including The Emerson String Quartet, Jonathan Biss, Lara St. John and Wu Han. She also oversees the long-standing partnership between Wolf Trap and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Lee Anne is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and the Maryland Opera Studio at the University of Maryland. She is co-chair of the Artistic Services Committee and serves on the executive board of Opera America.

Brian Speck is Director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio, where he is responsible for selection, training, and career development of the Studio’s singers and pianist-coaches, and serves on the company’s senior management team. He hears hundreds of young artists each year in auditions and advises singers on their artistic and career development. He is a frequent adjudicator in vocal competitions, including the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition, the National Opera Association’s Carolyn Bailey Argento Competition, the Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition, Florida Grand Opera’s Young Patronesses of Opera Competition, Shreveport Opera’s Singer of the Year, and HGO’s own Eleanor McCollum Competition. He currently serves as co-chair of OPERA America’s Performer Development Network and spearheaded an effort to create a virtual audition process for training programs across the opera industry. Prior to his current position, Mr. Speck served as HGO’s Company Manager, leading HGO’s department of Rehearsal Planning and Artist Services to coordinate all day-to-day rehearsal activities of the company and support its guest artists. He previously held positions with the Aspen Opera Center and Houston Public Media. Mr. Speck holds degrees in voice performance from Pepperdine University and Rice University.

Kristin Cowdin brings over seventeen years of dedicated experience in artist management to Sempre Artists, of which she is the founding President and Artist Manager. Prior to establishing the company, she was Artist Manager at Guy Barzilay Artists and held previous positions with Barrett Artists and the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She concurrently serves as a consultant for artistic planning for Teatro Nuovo, working alongside Will Crutchfield, and previously held the same position at for three seasons at Bel Canto at Caramoor. Committed to nurturing the next generation of singers, she has been a judge for the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and the vocal competitions of Opera Birmingham, Fort Worth Opera (Marguerite McCammon), Opera Columbus (Irma M. Cooper), and has also adjudicated the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards. She has given master classes and workshops for young artists programs and training institutions that include Los Angeles Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Seagle Music Colony, McGill University, Boston Conservatory, Potomac Vocal Institute, Bel Canto in Tuscany, New World School for the Arts, National Association of Teachers of Singing, as well as several times at Classical Singer magazine’s annual convention. Additionally, she has joined OPERA America as a panelist for its Feedback Auditions and Making Connections series.
Ms. Cowdin is a frequent feature article contributor to Opera magazine, certified mediator for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ MediateArt program, and past grant panelist for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She earned a Master of Arts in performing arts administration from New York University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in music and English from Hollins University, where she has returned as an invited panelist for the university’s C3: Career Connection Conference. Additionally, she holds a Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Indiana University-Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.