Detroit Opera has announced the five singers who will train in Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program during the 2024–25 season. 

Chosen after an international search, the artists are: soprano Brianna J. Robinson, mezzo-soprano Kendra Faith Beasley, tenor River Guard, and baritones Cole Bellamy and Cameron J. Rolling.

The five were chosen from more than 830 artists who applied to the program, which is spearheaded by Christine Goerke, the opera's Associate Artistic Director, and Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music.

The five Resident Artists have committed to an intensive program while living in Detroit from September 2024 through May 2025, training directly with opera and guest faculty in specially crafted and individualized curricula of voice, movement, language and career guidance.

Resident Artists will build their relationship to Detroit through recitals, concerts, and other collaborations with local schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and institutions. All Resident Artists begin on a one-year contract, and selected artists are invited to participate in a second year.

Founded in 1971 by the late Dr. David DiChiera, the Detroit Opera (formerly Michigan Opera Theatre), aspires to influence the future of opera and dance with a goal of invigorating audiences through new and re-imagined productions, relevant to current times. They are creating an ambitious standard for American opera and dance that emphasizes community, accessibility, artistic risk-taking, and collaboration.