Kathleen Hackett, BM3

Kathleen Hackett is a third year BM vocal performance major and theatre arts minor at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, studying under Professor Ah Young Hong.

Kathleen has been performing in a variety of musical contexts from an early age, and has a passion for uplifting people through the arts. She has had the pleasure of being coached by Jamon Maple in a musical theatre masterclass, and conducted by Beth Willer as a member of PHCC. She has performed at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, conducted by Andrew Grams, and has been a featured vocalist in multiple concerts at the Baltimore Basilica with the SPA Choir. Kathleen can be heard in the world premier recording of Ani Weirsz, Ani Proza, composed by Aleksandra Wozniak. Recently, she was honored to participate in Denise Graves’s Treemonisha workshop for the Washington National Opera, and was seen as a featured vocalist in the Peninsula Playhouse Arts Festival. Kathleen has been performing since the age of six, and prior to discovering classical voice, she carried principal roles in over 15 musical theatre productions and straight plays throughout the Washington D.C. – Baltimore metropolitan area.

Larson Miller, MM1

A “unique and captivating stage presence,” (Maestro Andy Anderson), rising American tenor Larson Miller has interpreted a range of operatic works and American songbook repertoire. A strong proponent of naturalistic singing and the healing strength of raising one’s voice in outdoor environs, he was first taught to sing in the great outdoor cathedral of the Monadnock mountain region, where he was raised on local Shaker hymnals from a very early age.

Larson, who also performs under his stagename Veto [Vey-to], has sung in productions across Boston and Washington, DC metro areas, featuring with Boston Summer Opera’s 2025 production of Rigoletto as Borsa Cover, in Boston Summer Opera’s Concert Series The Golden Age of Italian Opera, with Opera51 as Anthony Cover in Sweeney Todd, and with the Raylynmore Opera House as Samuel in Pirates of Penzance. His sung ensemble experience includes The Washington Chorus as tenor section lead and selected soloist in collaboration with the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Kennedy Center & Wolftrap Stage, and with Exigence Vocal Ensemble at the Kennedy Center.

Larson Miller graduated from the 4-year vocal program at Sarah Lawrence College where he had the opportunity to study under Grammy-Award Winning tenor Thomas Young of Three ‘Mo Tenors and opera fame. Larson currently studies in the voice studio of celebrated concert and chamber soloist Ah Young Hong, where he studies operatic voice at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins. He is also a self-taught pianist and award-winning stage sound designer (WATCH Awards 2024).

Stella Monner, MM1

Stella Monner, soprano, is a Master’s student at the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, studying vocal performance with an emphasis in pedagogy. This semester, she is participating in various vocal ensembles, including Peabody Camerata. While at Peabody, her focus is on art song, opera, and solo performance as well as developing her teaching skills. Stella looks forward to continuing her vocal studies with Professor Ah Young Hong.

Prior to starting at Peabody, Stella spent four years as a part of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. With them, she enjoyed performing large choral works such as Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, Brahms’s German Requiem, and the world premiere of Ted Ricketts’ Songs of War and Peace. She also joined them on their 2025 Italian choral tour as a soloist and choir member. Stella was also a soloist for Lord of the Rings in Concert at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts (2024) and has been a featured singer with the Messiah Chorale Society (2022). Previous roles include Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods (2023) and the title role of Cinderella in Massenet’s Cendrillon (2024).

Stella earned her B.A. from Rollins College, where she double majored in Music and Marine Biology, which she lovingly refers to as the “mermaid major.” She is an active member of her community, working to help educate others in the arts and sciences, and how our understanding of one can strengthen our understanding of the other. She is passionate about using the arts for education and using music to build connections with the community.

Kyra Pitagno, HP MM1

Soprano Kyra Pitagno studies repertoire spanning from Gregorian chant to contemporary American art song, with a devoted interest in historically informed performance.

Kyra is a recent graduate of Westminster Choir College, where she was a finalist in Westminster Choir College’s Voice Awards. During her undergraduate studies, she frequently performed in Westminster Choir with ensembles including the Orchestra of St. Luke’s (Handel’s Messiah) and the Philadelphia Orchestra (J.S Bach’s Mass in B Minor). Kyra also appeared on Westminster Choir’s 100th anniversary recording, published by GIA Publications. Kyra was a regular performer at the Choral Institute at Oxford University during the summers of her undergraduate work.

Kyra is currently pursuing her M.M in Voice with a concentration in Historical Performance at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studies with Ah Young Hong. She received her B.M in Voice Performance from Westminster Choir College.