The faculty includes renowned conductor Gregory Buchalter, longtime Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, whose extensive international career includes leadership positions as Music Director of Varna International and Vero Beach Opera, as well as conducting engagements with the Vienna Volksoper, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Spoleto Festival, Florida Grand Opera, and numerous opera companies and symphony orchestras throughout Europe and North America.

Joining the program is acclaimed  soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra, a Metropolitan Opera artist praised by Opera News for her powerful dramatic interpretations and vocal brilliance. Her international career includes leading roles such as Turandot, Salome, Tosca, and Donna Anna, alongside appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and major orchestral collaborations across the United States and Europe.
Artistic Director Natasha Novitskaia Adams, an internationally active dramatic mezzo-soprano, has appeared as soloist at major international venues including Carnegie Hall and David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, as well as Vienna’s Musikverein. Her repertoire centers on the great dramatic mezzo roles of Verdi and Italian verismo, including acclaimed performances of Azucena (Il trovatore) and Amneris (Aida) in Italy, alongside a broad international concert and operatic career throughout Europe and the United States.
Sabina Zapior is a Polish stage director and the founder and Intendant of the Passion Opera Festival, where she shapes the artistic vision and programming of the company. As Artistic Director of Passion Artists Vienna & Lower Austria, she has created fully staged opera productions that combine strong musical standards with accessible, audience-oriented storytelling. Her directing credits include La Traviata, Rigoletto, Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, L’elisir d’amore, and Halka.