La bohème Cast

Melissa Serluco (Musette)
Lebanese-American mezzo-soprano Melissa Serluco has been applauded for her “large, even, agile mezzo [voice]” and having “admirable fireworks for the showpieces and a take-charge stage presence.” In August of 2019, Ms. Serluco made her European debut performing Elizabeth Proctor in Robert Ward’s The Crucible with Opernfest Berlin. Since then she has been engaged in various symphonic concerts with the Hamburg Symphoniker and featured as soloist in Brahms' Alt Rhapsodie and Beethoven's Mass in C Major with the Europa Chor Akademie. Prior to her move to Germany, Ms. Serluco made her role debut as Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Amore Opera and performed the American premiere of the new song cycle, Five Duban Songs, composed by Constantine Caravassilis based on Sapphic literature with Hereford Arts. She also presented the world premiere of The Theft of a Smile presented by Bronx Opera and debuted the title role in the American premiere of Donizetti’s unknown work, La Zingara.
Alexei Kuznietsov (Marcello)
Alexei Kuznietsov (Ukrainian: Oleksii Kuznietsov) – tenor. After receiving national acclaim for winning X- Factor Ukraine, Alexei has become one of the most prominent performers in Ukraine. Alexei graduated from Donetsk Musical College, Department of Academic Vocal. During the course of studies, he was successfully doing the practical training in Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Alexei sings in 9 languages besides his native Russian and Ukrainian and performed all over the world, including Ukraine, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, France, Romania, Moldova, Austria, Switzerland, Cyprus, and Canada. In 2016 Alexei became a participant of the International Vocal arts Institute in New York, later he received the invitation to the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute in Montreal, Canada.Additionally, he is studying at the Mannes School of Music.Alexei made his debut in 2018 as Lensky in opera Eugene Onegin with Mannes Opera.
Bonnie Frauenthal (Mimi)
Bonnie Frauenthal marked her European debut in the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte under the baton of Covent Garden’s maestro, Tom Seligman, with Opernfest Berlin. Ms. Frauenthal joined the Sarasota Opera’s Apprentice Artists Program in 2017 for La Traviata and their fall Outreach program. She is building her Mozart repertory in the roles of Pamina in The Magic Flute with Opera in the Rock, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte with North Shore Music Festival, and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni with New York Lyric Opera Theater. She was able to showcase her comedic timing and handle of the Baroque style with acclaim at Pittsburgh Festival Opera in the role of Atalanta in Serse. Other notable leading ladies include Micaëla in Carmen and Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with Opera Breve, Mimi in La Boheme with Opera in the Ozarks, Violetta in La Traviata with Dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, Gräfin in Capriccio with Apotheosis Opera, and the title role in Princess Ida with Utopia Opera.
Jay Lucas Chacon (Rodolfo)
Described as "versatile" and having "comedic instincts" (Voce di Meche), Jay Lucas Chacon has been an active and noticeable artist in NYC. Jay created an online recital series Singing-in-Place where he performed various operatic arias and musical theater songs ranging from Puccini and Wagner to Andrew Lloyd Weber and Jason Robert Brown. Career higlights include creating the roles of Richard in David Chesky' La Farranucci with Opera Vocateur Productions, Sandrino in Salieri' La Cifra with dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, and Duc de Durfort in Whitney George' Julie with New Camerata Opera' branch of opera-on-film, CamerataWorks. Other companies Jay has performed with are On Site Opera, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Saint Petersburg Opera Company, Center for Contemporary Opera, Apotheosis Opera, Bronx Opera, and making his international debut at L'Institut Canadien d'Art Vocal as a guest artist singing the role of Rodolfo in the Leoncavallo La bohème.