Piero Centurion
Piero Antonio Centurion is a lyric tenor born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Little Elm, Texas. He has performed with the Orpheus Chamber Singers, Dallas Chamber Choir, and The Dallas Opera, including appearances in Don Carlo. A featured soloist, he has performed Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang with the UNT Grand Chorus and appeared with Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. He studied under Dr. Snider and has earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas, while continuing to perform throughout the DFW area.
Brianna Clancy is a North Texas–based soprano, producer, and arts leader with a flair for dramatic storytelling both onstage and off. She holds a Master of Music in Opera from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from Luther College. Originally trained as a mezzo-soprano, Brianna has expanded into soprano repertoire, bringing vocal versatility and bold character work to every performance.
Her operatic credits include Musette (La bohème, Leoncavallo), Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica), and Armelinde in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon, with additional performances spanning opera, operetta, musical theatre, and art song in Italian, German, English, and French. She is especially drawn to music that combines emotional immediacy with theatrical bite. You can catch her next as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) and Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus) with Atchley Opera in Ft. Worth.
In addition to performing, Brianna is a co-founder and board administrator of OperaOn75, as well as President of DFW Opera Underground. Her work reflects a belief that opera can be both artistically excellent and deeply local—rooted in community, accessibility, and ambition.
Tonight’s performance marks the launch of OperaOn75 and celebrates Brianna’s vision of opera that is confident, compelling, and unapologetically present.
Chelsea Day, the Master of Music in vocal performance from the University of North Texas, is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts in vocal performance, studying with Dr. Jeffrey Snider. She is working on her first DMA recital, Songs for Children.
This fall, at UNT, Chelsea will understudy the title role in Florencia en el Amazonas. In April, Chelsea performed the role of Ma in UNT’s world premiere of That Hellbound Train by Lisa DeSpain. She previously performed the roles of Marie (If I Loved You…), Chocholka (The Cunning Little Vixen), and Edith (The Pirates of Penzance). Chelsea attended the Opera in Concert study abroad program, in Urbino, Italy. She performs with DFW Opera Underground. Chelsea is also a staff singer at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church of Plano.
With over 25 years of experience as an opera singer, Mr. DeHorney has had the privilege of performing with multiple companies across Europe and the United States, working together with distinguished conductors, singers and stage directors. In his career he performed several leading roles in some of the most famous operas like La Bohème, Tosca, and Cavalleria rusticana with opera companies in New York, Pennsylvania, and abroad. His international experiences have allowed him to bring to life a diverse repertoire, captivating audiences with his rich tenor voice, passion and artistry.
Alongside his musical pursuits, Mr. DeHorney has built a distinguished career as an investment broker, holding multiple licenses and serving as Vice President at a prominent firm. By utilizing his networking abilities and strategic insights, he can create a solid foundation for success in both artistic and financial endeavors.
Merging his passion for music with his unique skills, Mr. DeHorney is eager to launch a new venture with OperaOn75 in his role as cofounder and Vice President. His goal is to inspire local talent and enhance community engagement by making opera more accessible through collaborative initiatives in the arts.
Colombian pianist Cristian Garcia has cultivated a dynamic and versatile career as a pianist, chamber musician, vocal coach, and educator. His performances span numerous venues across Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and the United States.
Mr. Garcia has collaborated with a wide range of vocalists, instrumentalists, choirs, ensembles, and theater companies, including the Jaime Manzur Foundation and Arte Lírico in Bogotá, Inland Northwest Opera and Spokane Civic Theater in Washington, DFW Opera Underground, Dallas Opera Singers, and Opera Arlington. He has also been invited as a collaborative pianist and lecturer for educational programs at the Cartagena International Music Festival and as a guest artist for the Barranquilla International Chamber Music Festival. In Barranquilla, he served as pianist and vocal coach for several Universidad del Norte Opera Workshop productions, where he also contributed to Spanish translations of multiple works.
Mr. Garcia holds a Music Education degree from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional in Bogotá and a Master’s in Piano Performance from Eastern Washington University. Currently, he is a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of North Texas, pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Collaborative Piano Performance.
Joshua LaPrade is a bass-baritone and vocal performance student at the University of North Texas. Originally from Houston, he is involved in both solo and ensemble performance, with experience in opera, art song, and choral music. Joshua has performed repertoire by composers such as Handel, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, and Fauré, and particularly enjoys the dramatic storytelling and collaboration found in operatic performance. Alongside his solo studies, he regularly performs in choral ensembles and values the musicianship and community that ensemble singing provides. He is grateful for the opportunity to share music with audiences and to perform alongside fellow artists.
Daniel Lickteig, baritone, has performed with leading American opera companies including Opera Philadelphia, Sarasota Opera, Cleveland Opera, and Utah Festival Opera. His operatic repertoire spans Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Rossini’s Figaro, Verdi’s Rigoletto, Scarpia (Tosca), Marcello (La Bohème), Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana), and Tonio (Pagliacci). Recent appearances include Escamillo (Carmen) with the Sherman Symphony and the Bass solo in Mozart’s Requiem with the Allen Symphony Chorus.
A committed recitalist and chamber musician, he premiered Jeremy Gill’s Dreamland with the Dolce Suono Ensemble and recently performed the work on the South Dakota New Music concert series. Upcoming engagements include performances of songs by physicist-composer Doug Hofstadter at the National Music Museum and narrator in Copland’s Lincoln Portrait with the USD Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Lickteig serves on the voice faculty at the University of South Dakota. His students have earned NATS awards and placements in major young-artist programs. He holds degrees from Temple University and the University of North Texas, where his doctoral research focused on Loeffler’s Rapsodies pour voix, clarinette, alto, et piano. He is excited to be co-founder and president of OperaOn75, where we will bring opera to everyone up and down 75!!
Hayeong Jessica Park, a mezzo-soprano from Flower Mound, Texas, who is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Hayeong is a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance student studying with Jeffrey Snider at the University of North Texas. She is currently a graduate representative for Division of Vocal Studies, a graduate representative for UNT Opera, member of Opera on Tap, Phi Kappa Phi, and Pi Kappa Lambda. Recent and upcoming roles include Witch (Hänsel und Gretel) with Diversità Opera Arts company, Sorceress (Dido and Aeneas) with Chicago Summer Opera, Zelatrice (Suor Angelica) and Gherardino (Gianni Schicchi) at the Grand Stand Music Festival, Old Woman (Aleko), Debbie Sue (The World Premiere: That Hellbound Train), Suzy and Lolette (La Rondine), Third Lady (Die Zauberflöte), Flower Girl (Le nozze di Figaro), and she has performed in opera scenes as Meg (Falstaff) and Paquette (Candide) with UNT Opera. Hayeong performs as a scholar soloist in Dallas, and she earned her Master of Music in Vocal Performance at UNT. She was a soloist for Fanny Mendelssohn’s Hiob Cantata choir concert, and a selected recipient of Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies Music scholarship.
Rylee Polk
Rylee Polk is a soprano from Allen, Texas and is currently a sophomore Vocal Performance and Musical Theatre major at Oklahoma City University. Some recent credits include Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), La Fee (Cendrillon), Meg/Silver Dollar/Chorus (The Ballad of Baby Doe), Amalia (She Loves Me), Cosette (Les Miserables), Anya (Anastasia) and The Dragon (Shrek). Rylee is a four time Texas All-State Mixed Choir Member and a three time 1st Chair Soprano One in the Mixed Choir. She had the pleasure of performing the “Flower Duet” from Lakmé with the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2024. Rylee is excited to be back in her hometown and will be joining the chorus of La Traviata with Painted Sky Opera this summer! Thanks be to God, her friends, family, and mentors always!
Colman Scheibmeir
Colman Scheibmeir, bass-baritone, is a 3rd year vocal performance, and music education major at the University of North Texas where he has performed as Frank in Die Fledermaus, Old Man in Aleko, covered the role of Betto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi, as well as many chorus parts. Colman will be performing in some upcoming performances such as Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with the University of North Texas Vocal Studies, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte again with the Berlin Opera Academy, and covering the role of Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Berlin Opera Academy. Colman has performed in various large choral works with Saint John Paul II church such as Vivaldi’s Gloria, Rutter’s Requiem, and Vivaldi’s Magnificat in G minor.
Jeffrey Snider is a native of Buffalo, New York, and received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana University. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas in 1996 and in 1998 he returned to UNT as an associate professor in the College of Music.
Operatic roles include Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca, Iago in Verdi’s Otello and Ping in Puccini’s Turandot in concert performances at the University of North Texas, and the title role in Verdi’s Falstaff with Diversità Opera in Dallas.
Dr. Snider’s recent concert appearances include the title role in Mendelssohn’s Elijah at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and the baritone solo in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Johns Creek (Georgia USA) Symphony Orchestra. He is the baritone soloist on the Klavier recording of Orff’s Carmina Burana with the University of North Texas Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus. Of this performance J. F. Weber of “Fanfare” magazine writes, “this is one of the finest…male soloists I have ever heard in this work.”