Fête de l’Opéra Comique

Alyson Cambridge is one the most diverse and compelling vocalists
on the scene today, performing for over two decades on the
world’s leading opera, concert and Broadway stages, with The
Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center,
Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, London’s
Royal Albert Hall, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and New York's Broadway
Theatre among them. The leading ladies of Puccini, Mozart and
Bizet have been her calling cards in opera – Tosca (“Tosca”), Bess
(“Porgy and Bess”), Carmen (“Carmen”), Mimi (“La bohème”) and
Donna Elvira (“Don Giovanni”) among her most frequently
performed roles.

Alyson is equally at home in musical theater and jazz,
acclaimed for her performances as Julie in “Show Boat”, Bess in
“Porgy and Bess”, both Baroness Schraeder and Mother Abbess in
“The Sound of Music”, and for her 2018 Broadway debut in
“Rocktopia”. Alyson has three album recordings: “From the Diary of
Sally Hemings”, “Until Now” and “Sisters In Song”, all of which
received critical acclaim from numerous classical and jazz outlets
and publications.

In addition to performing on stage, Alyson also maintains a
busy modeling and television career, with appearances in major
brand and ad campaigns including IT Cosmetics and Shape
Magazine, and roles on NBC’s “Law and Order” and Bravo’s “Kings
Court”. Off stage and screen, Alyson is the founder of Cambridge
Productions & Purpose, where she works as a producer and creator
of musical and other live events, and dedicates her time to artistic
passions and philanthropic causes close to her heart, including
Daniel’s Music Foundation, Sing for Hope, The Fresh Air Fund, and
Broadway for Democracy.

Giancarlo Llerena is a Peruvian American pianist and teaching artist. Having appeared on prestigious stages internationally, highlights include performances with violinist Joshua Bell, soprano Larisa Martinez, an appearance opening for Apple TV’s “Severance” Emmy’s event, and performing Carnival of the Animals with the Syracuse Orchestra. He was also featured in the NorthAmerican premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas’s “11,000 Strings”, named one of the “Best Classical Performances of 2025” by the New Y ork Times. More recently, he has made a recital debut at the Opéra-Comique in Paris and joins dance company “A.I.M by Kyle Abraham” on their international tour.

Giancarlo has earned top prizes in competitions such as the National Youngarts Competition, and has attended the Tanglewood Institute and the Aspen Music Festival on full scholarship. In increasing demand with singers as a recitalist and coach, he was invited as a Fellowship Pianist for both Classic Lyric Arts and the Georg Solti Accademia, where he has coached and performed with singers across Italy and France. His artistry has been enriched through masterclasses with leading musicians including Hilary Hahn, Isabel Leonard, Louis Langrée, Itzhak Perlman, David Finckel, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Beyond the stage, Giancarlo is deeply committed to arts accessibility, having dedicated efforts through Community Engagement Fellowships at Juilliard, bringing classical music to unconventional audiences. Giancarlo earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees at Juilliard as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, studying with Lydia Brown, Brian Zeger, Veda Kaplinsky, and Julian Martin. Giancarlo is a Steinway & Sons Educational Partner.

American Mezzo-soprano Tivoli Treloar is pursuing her Artist Diploma in Opera Studies at The Juilliard School. In 2025, she earned her Masterof Music from The Juilliard School as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship and the William Schuman Commencement Prize for outstanding achievement and leadership. With Juilliard Opera, Treloar has sung Dorabella in Così fan tutte, Erismena in Erismena, and Dido in NO TROUBLE: A Response to Dido's Lament. She has also covered Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, Meg Page in Falstaff, and Sesto in La clemenza di Tito. Treloar is originally from Southern California, where she graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Music from UCLA. There, she performed roles including Galatea in Acis and Galatea and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro. In 2023, Treloar made her professional debut with Long Beach Opera, singing The Lover in the acclaimed premiere of Kate Soper’s The Romance of the Rose, directedby James Darrah and conducted by Christopher Rountree. Treloar has performed with various festivals, including L’Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Aspen Opera Theater, Opera Saratoga, Wolf Trap Opera, and Music Academy of the West. Furthermore, Treloar is an accomplished dancer and choreographer, having trained with the Radio City Rockettes and the Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

Lucas is the president of HUNT Auctioneers and a celebrated American poet. Over the past 12 years, he has helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for organizations like St. Jude, Make A Wish, American Cancer Society, and The Museum of African American History. He is a graduate of World Wide College of Auctioneering, and a Benefit Auction Specialist (BAS) with the National Auctioneer’s Association.

His auctioneering career began many years ago, when the president of a charitable organization thought that his natural generosity, outgoing nature, and excellent public speaking abilities would make him the perfect person to oversee a black-tie fundraising event, with a high-stakes live auction.

15 years later, he continues to exceed the expectations of his clients, in how he is able to command generous financial commitments from persons in attendance—and for his unique ability to put everyone in the room at ease by creating an exciting atmosphere of friendliness and good-will.