The Company

 

Production Director and Treasurer

  • Victor Khodadad has performance in regional houses such as Mississippi Opera, Connecticut Lyric Opera, Natchez Festival of Music and Amarillo Opera. His roles include Alfredo in “La Traviata” , Rodolfo in “La Bohème”, Roméo in “Roméo et Juliette”, Belmonte in “Die Entführung aus dem Serail”, Count Almaviva in “Il barbiere di Siviglia” and Nanki-poo in “The Mikado”. In concert, Mr. Khodadad has sung as a soloist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a concert of “Der Rosenkavalier” excerpts conducted by Donald Runnicles, as a featured soloist at Avery Fisher Hall with National Chorale and as the Tenor Soloist in “Elijah” at Hot Springs Music Festival. Mr. Khodadad recently sang in the world premiere of “Bum Phillips: All-American Opera” by Peter Stopschinski and Kirk Lynn at LaMama in New York City, the challenging role of Mr. Ford in the New York premiere of Salieri’s opera “Falstaff”, Afredo in “La Traviata” with Taconic Opera and Ferrando in “Così fan tutte” for Geneva Light Opera.

    www.victorkhodadad.com

 

Development Director

  • Scott Lindroth, baritone, was recently praised as “sonorous” and “a highlight” by Opera News. His recent engagements include Marco in Gianni Schicci with North Shore Opera, and Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls with The Muses.

    In 2013, Mr. Lindroth was an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera, joining the company for their performances of Les pêcheurs de perles, Of Mice and Men,Un Giorno di Regno and Turandot. He also portrayed the roles of Sharpless from Madame Butterfly and Marcello from La Bohème in their opera scenes programs. Mr. Lindroth was also Resident Artist with Dicapo Opera in New York City, where he performed the role of Belcore in L’elisir d’amore.

    Mr. Lindroth’s other operatic roles include Valentin in Faust, Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Harlequin in Ariadne auf Naxos, Masetto in Don Giovanni, Dancaïro in Carmen, Top in The Tender Land, Marcello in La Bohème, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Marco in Gianni Schicchi and Mandarin in Turandot.

    In competition, Mr. Lindroth placed second in the Opera Theater of Connecticut Voice Competition, and was a finalist in the Lieder Division of the Liederkranz Vocal Competition, the 2014 Career Bridges Competition. and the 2014 American Opera Idol Competition. Mr. Lindroth holds a Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan. He currently resides in New York City.

    www.scott-lindroth.com

 
 

Education Director

  • Jaclyn Randazzo (she/her), soprano, performs opera, oratorio, musical theatre, in recital and concert with a wide array of genres as a soloist and chorister. Having particular enthusiasm for chamber opera and contemporary music, some of her favorite credits include Flora (The Turn of the Screw), La bergère/La chouette (L’enfant et les sortilèges) and premiering Act 1 of Timothy Lee Miller’s The Bird Lady in 2021. She has performed with Bellearye Festival Opera, OperAvant, Inc. and in New Camerata Opera’s 2022 Gala, to name a few.

    As a passionate educator and arts advocate, Jaclyn has experience as a music teacher in public schools in NYC and New York State, as well as in opera outreach, marketing/communications and development. Along with her performing engagements, Jaclyn serves as the Manager of School Programs Curriculum and Instruction for the Metropolitan Opera Guild. She holds a M.M. from the University of Kentucky and a B.M. from SUNY Potsdam, Crane School of Music.

 

Community Engagement Director

  • Julia Tang, mezzo-soprano, performs actively in New York City. She has studied and performed with The National Opera Institute in Brooklyn, IIVA in Italy, Intermezzo Elardo Young Artist Program in Belgium, and New York Lyric Opera. Ms. Tang holds B.M and M.M. degrees from the Conservatory of Music of Brooklyn College. Her performance highlights include: Cherubino and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro), La Suora Infermiera (Suor Angelica), Filipyevna (Eugene Onegin), Dunyasha (Tsar’s Bride), and Sorceress (Dido and Aeneas). In addition to main stage operas, Ms. Tang has sung numerous NCO childrens performances of Peter Rabbit, which was most recently performed with the Montclair Orchestra in New Jersey. She has also recently appeared as a soloist in Pergolesi’s Stabat mater with the Metro Chamber Orchestra and Handel’s Messiah with Union Church of Bay Ridge Choir and Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack.

    Besides being an operatic performer, Tang is a music teacher at a private music center and she also organizes her own Sing Along classes in Cantonese and Mandarin. Since 2016, she has been a contractor at the Brooklyn Public Library for their Multilingual Story Time program. These experiences help Tang excite, engage and educate young audiences in her community.

    Tang became a Co-Founder of New Camerata Opera in 2016. Ms. Tang serves the company as a performer and a librarian. Her librarian duties include maintaining an accurate performance history including the repertoire, performers and venues along with all other details. She also organizes the sheet music in NCO’s library. She is a Co-Chair of the Camerata Piccola division and has found joy in connecting with very young audiences. Ms. Tang was given the title Outreach Coordinator in 2018 for Camerata Piccola, the branch of the company dedicated to bringing children’s operas to the five boroughs. Ms. Tang had brought the production of Peter Rabbit into the Brooklyn Public Libraries; Ryder and Dyker branches. She also coordinated performances that took place at the Union Church of Bay Ridge. In addition, Ms. Tang has supported the company in many other areas, such as prop creation, set building and wardrobe in both children’s operas and main stage productions.

 

New Camerata Opera is deeply grateful for the work of its Founding Members:

Erik Bagger
Stan Lacy
Alexandra Lang
Eva Parr
Barbara Porto