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Section Leaders

Elizabeth McIntire, section leaderElizabeth McIntire, Soprano, graduated with her M.M. in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory in May 2008. She received her B.A. in Theatre from Smith College and spent a year studying acting at the British American Drama Academy. Elizabeth has been seen onstage as Second Woodsprite in The Diva Day Foundation’s Rusalka, Hero in NEC’s Egisto, Meg in Intermezzo Opera Festival’s Falstaff, and Ms. Lavender-Gas in NEC Outreach’s Help! Help! The Globolinks! She is the Outreach Chair of the Diva Day Foundation. Elizabeth is a Brain Integration practitioner at WholeBody Solutions in Quincy, MA and also has a private practice doing Brain Integration in Jamaica Plain.

Jonathan Motes, baritone, is a student at Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying for his MM in Vocal Performance with expected graduation in 2026 and earned his BM from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2023. While at Oberlin, Jonathan performed in many opera productions, including Handel’s Acis and Galatea and Bernstein’s Candide. A lover of new opera, he premiered two new operas with themes rooted in intersectionality at Oberlin in The Puppy Episode and Alice Tierney. Jon just completed his second summer at Brevard Music Center’s Janiec Opera Company. Productions in the last two summers include La Traviata, La Boheme, Flight, The Threepenny Opera and more. Jon originally hails from Plymouth, Minnesota. 

Rebecca Nehmeh, mezzo-soprano, is originally from Brooklyn, New York and is a recent graduate of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts, Masters of Music program.  Rebecca appeared as a mezzo soloist in Boston University’s Symphonic Chorus, as well as, in Boston University Singers.  This past year, she sang as a soloist in Mozart’s Requiem, Brahms’ Liebeslieder and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.  She also appeared as Dorothée in Massenet’s Cendrillon with BU Opera Institute, as well as, Alice 2 in Melissa Dunphy’s new opera, Alice Tierney.  Rebecca covered the roles of Meg in Mark Adamo’s Little Women and Annio in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito during her time at BU.  In her free time, Rebecca enjoys travel, water sports, spending time with her good friends and family, and a great cup of coffee.  


We are currently seeking a new Baritone Section Leader/Soloist

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