Meet Our Fall 2022 Resident Artists!
Learn About Our Fall 2022 Resident Artists
Emily Michiko Jenson, Soprano
Praised for her “theatrical instincts and intriguingly versatile instrument,” Japanese-American soprano Emily Michiko Jensen was most recently an Apprentice Artist with Chautauqua Opera covering the title role of Tosca. She performed the role of Angel More in Mother of Us All & covered Susan B Anthony. In the spring of 2022, Emily was a semi-finalist with Opera San José’s Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, & the Annapolis Opera Competition. Last season, as a Resident Artist at Pensacola Opera, made her company debut as First Lady while covering Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. She also covered Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia.) Emily made her company debut as Jessie in Weill’s Mahagonny: Ein SongSpiel at Florentine Opera (May 2021) as the soprano Baumgartner Studio Artist. She was scheduled to perform Maguelonne in Viardot’s Cendrillon* and cover the title role. She was also contracted to cover Mimi in La bohème*. (*pandemic cancellation) In the fall of 2020, Emily was invited to join Opera Company of Middlebury’s first virtual opera production of Completing the Picture by Michael Ching. During the 2019-2020 season, Emily made her role debut as Suor Angelica at the Indiana University Opera Theater. Originally from San Diego, California, Emily received a Graduate Diploma & MM in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Emily relocated to the midwest to attend Indiana University as a Performance Diploma candidate, working with Timothy Noble, before beginning her work as a young artist in 2020. Emily is thrilled to join Indianapolis Opera this season.
Praised for her “theatrical instincts and intriguingly versatile instrument,” Japanese-American soprano Emily Michiko Jensen was most recently an Apprentice Artist with Chautauqua Opera covering the title role of Tosca. She performed the role of Angel More in Mother of Us All & covered Susan B Anthony. In the spring of 2022, Emily was a semi-finalist with Opera San José’s Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition, & the Annapolis Opera Competition. Last season, as a Resident Artist at Pensacola Opera, made her company debut as First Lady while covering Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. She also covered Berta (Il Barbiere di Siviglia.) Emily made her company debut as Jessie in Weill’s Mahagonny: Ein SongSpiel at Florentine Opera (May 2021) as the soprano Baumgartner Studio Artist. She was scheduled to perform Maguelonne in Viardot’s Cendrillon* and cover the title role. She was also contracted to cover Mimi in La bohème*. (*pandemic cancellation) In the fall of 2020, Emily was invited to join Opera Company of Middlebury’s first virtual opera production of Completing the Picture by Michael Ching. During the 2019-2020 season, Emily made her role debut as Suor Angelica at the Indiana University Opera Theater. Originally from San Diego, California, Emily received a Graduate Diploma & MM in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Emily relocated to the midwest to attend Indiana University as a Performance Diploma candidate, working with Timothy Noble, before beginning her work as a young artist in 2020. Emily is thrilled to join Indianapolis Opera this season.
Christine Boddicker, Mezzo-soprano
Christine Boddicker, mezzo-soprano, a native of the Chicagoland area of Illinois is excited to return to the Midwest to join Indianapolis Opera as a Resident Artist. Christine’s recent engagements include Mercédès (Carmen) and covering Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) as a Young Artist at Brevard Music Festival. Previously, Christine has been a Young Artist with Opera Steamboat (2021), Chicago Summer Opera (2019), and Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center (2018, 2022). Additionally, in December of 2019, she traveled to Wichita, Kansas to sing the role of La Zelatrice (Suor Angelica) with Music on Site Inc. In the summer of 2020, Christine had the privilege to rejoin the Janiec Opera Company as Dater #44 in the virtual premiere of ZOOM Speed Dating Tonight! Other recent virtual projects include operatic scenes with Miami Music Festival, and Sally (A Hand of Bridge) with the Moores Opera Center. Favorite roles performed include Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) with Opera Steamboat, Angelina (La Cenerentola),Charlotte (A Little Night Music), Sesto (Giulio Cesare), and Giacinta (La finta semplice) with the Moores Opera Center. Christine has also been selected as a finalist in the 2022 San Antonio Tuesday Musical Club vocal competition, and received the First Place award in the 2021 MI Opera Voice Competition. She holds degrees from University of Houston (MM - Performance) and Michigan State University (BM - Performance).
Christine Boddicker, mezzo-soprano, a native of the Chicagoland area of Illinois is excited to return to the Midwest to join Indianapolis Opera as a Resident Artist. Christine’s recent engagements include Mercédès (Carmen) and covering Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia) as a Young Artist at Brevard Music Festival. Previously, Christine has been a Young Artist with Opera Steamboat (2021), Chicago Summer Opera (2019), and Janiec Opera Company of the Brevard Music Center (2018, 2022). Additionally, in December of 2019, she traveled to Wichita, Kansas to sing the role of La Zelatrice (Suor Angelica) with Music on Site Inc. In the summer of 2020, Christine had the privilege to rejoin the Janiec Opera Company as Dater #44 in the virtual premiere of ZOOM Speed Dating Tonight! Other recent virtual projects include operatic scenes with Miami Music Festival, and Sally (A Hand of Bridge) with the Moores Opera Center. Favorite roles performed include Sesto (La clemenza di Tito) with Opera Steamboat, Angelina (La Cenerentola),Charlotte (A Little Night Music), Sesto (Giulio Cesare), and Giacinta (La finta semplice) with the Moores Opera Center. Christine has also been selected as a finalist in the 2022 San Antonio Tuesday Musical Club vocal competition, and received the First Place award in the 2021 MI Opera Voice Competition. She holds degrees from University of Houston (MM - Performance) and Michigan State University (BM - Performance).
Brandon A. Lockhart, Tenor
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Brandon Lockhart began his musical studies at the young age of nine. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Kentucky State University prior to matriculating at Florida State University College of Music, earning a Master of Music in Vocal Performance. Brandon delights in his passion for interpreting classical literature and has performed a varied repertoire including Opera, Oratorio, Musical Theater, Art Song and Jazz. Beginning his vocal studies as a baritone, highlights of opera performances include Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte, Le moine musicien in Massenet’s rarely performed Le jongleur de Notre Dame, Morales in Carmen and Dandini in La Cenerentola. In 2013 he was the grand prize recipient of the Hannah C. Bealieu Vocal Competition.In 2016, Brandon made his debut as a Tenor. His first engagement was the Tenor Soloist for Dubois’ Seven Last Words of Christ and was featured in recital at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. Brandon’s role credits as a tenor include Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, El Remendado in Carmen, Tamino in The Magic Flute and Le Comte Barigoule in Viardot’s Cendrillon, Parpignol in La Boheme and Rapunzel’s Prince in Sondheim’s Into the Woods.
A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Brandon Lockhart began his musical studies at the young age of nine. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Kentucky State University prior to matriculating at Florida State University College of Music, earning a Master of Music in Vocal Performance. Brandon delights in his passion for interpreting classical literature and has performed a varied repertoire including Opera, Oratorio, Musical Theater, Art Song and Jazz. Beginning his vocal studies as a baritone, highlights of opera performances include Marco in Gianni Schicchi, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte, Le moine musicien in Massenet’s rarely performed Le jongleur de Notre Dame, Morales in Carmen and Dandini in La Cenerentola. In 2013 he was the grand prize recipient of the Hannah C. Bealieu Vocal Competition.In 2016, Brandon made his debut as a Tenor. His first engagement was the Tenor Soloist for Dubois’ Seven Last Words of Christ and was featured in recital at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church. Brandon’s role credits as a tenor include Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, El Remendado in Carmen, Tamino in The Magic Flute and Le Comte Barigoule in Viardot’s Cendrillon, Parpignol in La Boheme and Rapunzel’s Prince in Sondheim’s Into the Woods.
Dalton Woody, Baritone
Dalton Woody, a baritone originally from Western North Carolina, received his undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance from Mars Hill University and his Master’s degree in Opera Performance from the University of Houston. Dalton has appeared in supporting roles with the Asheville Lyric Opera as Action in Bernstein’s West Side Story, Fiorello in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and The Speaker in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. While attending the University of Houston, he sang the roles of Francis Nurse in Robert Ward’s The Crucible, Cosimo in John Musto’s The Inspector, Ali in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, Leandro in Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, and Charles Surface in the world premiere of the University of Houston’s Production of The School For Scandal. In addition to opera, Dalton was the bass soloist with the Symphony of Southeast Texas for their 2020 performance of the Faure Requiem. Dalton joined Houston Grand Opera as a chorister for their 2020 production of Verdi’s Aïda and returned for their 2022 production of Puccini’s Turandot. During the Summer of 2021, Dalton was engaged as an Emerging Artist with Charlottesville Opera, where he sang the role of Alcindoro in Puccini’s La Bohème. Dalton returned as an Emerging Artist to Charlottesville Opera the following summer where he sang the role of Franz the Butler and covered Captain von Trapp in Rogers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music and sang the role of Cascada in Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow.
Dalton Woody, a baritone originally from Western North Carolina, received his undergraduate degree in Vocal Performance from Mars Hill University and his Master’s degree in Opera Performance from the University of Houston. Dalton has appeared in supporting roles with the Asheville Lyric Opera as Action in Bernstein’s West Side Story, Fiorello in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and The Speaker in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. While attending the University of Houston, he sang the roles of Francis Nurse in Robert Ward’s The Crucible, Cosimo in John Musto’s The Inspector, Ali in Rossini’s L’italiana in Algeri, Leandro in Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, and Charles Surface in the world premiere of the University of Houston’s Production of The School For Scandal. In addition to opera, Dalton was the bass soloist with the Symphony of Southeast Texas for their 2020 performance of the Faure Requiem. Dalton joined Houston Grand Opera as a chorister for their 2020 production of Verdi’s Aïda and returned for their 2022 production of Puccini’s Turandot. During the Summer of 2021, Dalton was engaged as an Emerging Artist with Charlottesville Opera, where he sang the role of Alcindoro in Puccini’s La Bohème. Dalton returned as an Emerging Artist to Charlottesville Opera the following summer where he sang the role of Franz the Butler and covered Captain von Trapp in Rogers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music and sang the role of Cascada in Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow.
Migeun Chung, Pianist
Migeun Chung, a collaborative pianist, has been named music director for opera scenes at MOSI in winter 2021, répétiteur/pianist for A Midsummer Night's Dream at Opera NUOVA in summer 2019, and coach/pianist at Opera Ozarks in 2018. Recently, she earned her second master's degree in Collaborative Piano, specializing in vocal accompanying and opera under Jocelyn Dueck and Ellen Rissinger at Carnegie Mellon University. Before that, she earned a B.M. from the Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea, and graduated with degrees (D.M.A. and M.M.) in piano performance with related studies in vocal accompanying at the University of North Texas. She continued to work at Interlochen Arts Camp 2021, New York Dramatic Voices in January 2020, CoOperative Program, CLA Italy, in opera and musical theatre productions at the Bayview Music Festival and Opera in the Ozarks. She is looking forward to joining engage in Opera Lucca and AIMS in the summer of 2022.
Migeun Chung, a collaborative pianist, has been named music director for opera scenes at MOSI in winter 2021, répétiteur/pianist for A Midsummer Night's Dream at Opera NUOVA in summer 2019, and coach/pianist at Opera Ozarks in 2018. Recently, she earned her second master's degree in Collaborative Piano, specializing in vocal accompanying and opera under Jocelyn Dueck and Ellen Rissinger at Carnegie Mellon University. Before that, she earned a B.M. from the Sookmyung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea, and graduated with degrees (D.M.A. and M.M.) in piano performance with related studies in vocal accompanying at the University of North Texas. She continued to work at Interlochen Arts Camp 2021, New York Dramatic Voices in January 2020, CoOperative Program, CLA Italy, in opera and musical theatre productions at the Bayview Music Festival and Opera in the Ozarks. She is looking forward to joining engage in Opera Lucca and AIMS in the summer of 2022.
The Resident Artist program focuses on developing young artists through a complete training experience. IO Resident Artists present operatic performances and education experiences throughout Indiana and in neighboring states.
