Teresa Herold, alto, holds a Bachelor's in music from the University of Southern Maine and is earning her Master's in music from Indiana University, where her roles have included Auntie in Britten's Peter Grimes and Madame de Croissy in Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites. The recipient of an Encouragement Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Indiana District), Herold has appeared with the Lafayette Symphony and has participated in Central City Opera's and Opera Theatre of St. Louis's young artists programs. Last season, she sang Mrs. Grose in Britten's Turn of the Screw as a member of Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program. She returns to the program for the 2006-07 season.