Our conductors
Maestro Mattias Kuntzsch
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Alexander Katsman
The Artistic and Music Director for Livermore Valley Opera, Mr. Katzman is an alumni of the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, Mr. Katsman received his M.M. from St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory and his B.M. cum laude from Mussorgsky College of Music in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Our Vocalists
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Jane Randolph
Jane Randolph’s 25 years of experience teaching voice to students has led her across North America, from L’Atelier de L’Opéra de Montréal and L’Université de Montréal to establishing private studios in San Diego, San Francisco and New York.
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Catherine Cook
A former Merola participant and Adler Fellow with the San Francisco Opera, Ms. Cook has performed more than 50 roles in over 300 performances with San Francisco opera over a span of 25 years.
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Sylvia Anderson
Sylvia Anderson was born in Denver, Colorado, and received her Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. She won a Fulbright Stipend for post graduate study at the Cologne, Germany, Conservatory and over the next years was honored for her singing on three continents.
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Molly Fillmore
Molly Fillmore made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Helmwige in Die Walküre, conducted by James Levine, which won a Grammy award for Best Opera Recording. During her seven seasons at the Met, she also appeared as Mrs. Naidoo in Satyagraha by Philip Glass; both of these productions were broadcast worldwide in movie theaters and on PBS television.
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Patricia Craig
Renowned American operatic soprano Patricia Craig made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1978 as Marenka in The Bartered Bride, and has performed leading roles in Madame Butterfly, Dialogues of the Carmelites, La bohème and Mahagonny.
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Marcie Stapp
Marcie Stapp, Professor of Lyric Diction at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is the author of The Singer’s Guide to Languages, a well-known vocal coach, accompanist and translator whose operatic translations are performed by leading music schools and professional companies across the country.
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Our founders
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Timothy Bach
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Milena Bach
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Timothy Bach is founder and director of the Collaborative Piano Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has appeared in performances in the United States, Europe and Asia with artists such as mezzo-soprano Elena Obratsova, soprano Jane Marsh, tenor David Gordon, violinists Chee Yun and Jennifer Koh and cellists Hai-Ye Ni and Wendy Warner.
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Milena Georgieva Bach is founder and artistic director of Bach-Millennium Music. She made her operatic debut in Europe and performed roles in Aida, La Boheme, Tosca, Il Trovatore, Tannhäuser and others in France, Italy, Germany and Bulgaria.
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