Luis Antonio Gálvez-Alcántara, a native of Lima, Peru, is a founding member and the executive director of the North Shore Opera Hour. His performances include; Alfredo in La Traviata, Don Jose in Carmen, Rodolfo in La Boheme, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Mozart’s C-Minor Mass, Bach’s Cantata 66, Dubois’ The Seven Last Words of Christ, and Schubert’s Intende Voci Orationis. He has received the most distinguished award offered by the Association of Peruvian Institutions in the U.S. and Canada for his excellence and commitment to the Peruvian community as a valuable contributor to promoting cultural diversity. He is currently on the faculties of Chicago College of Performing Arts Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University and Sherwood Conservatory of Music.

Kristina Pappademos, native of Moline, teaches voice at The Musical Offering in Evanston, Illinois.  Her most recent solo performances include Mozart's Requiem and The Pirates of Penzance with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.  She was a founding member of  Intimate Opera of Chicago, where she sang the  roles of Carmen, Suzuki, and Orlofsky.  She has appeared with Highland Park  Opera, Chicago Symphony Chorus and currently sings with Grant Park Symphony Chorus.  In 1995 she was awarded the Margaret Hillis Scholarship for voice and in  2003 she toured the east coast and the Netherlands with Beppie Blankert's contemporary dance company singing the music of Louis Andriessen.

Cynthia Zimmerman, soprano, was born and raised in Southeast Asia.  She received an undergraduate degree in Speech Pathology from Baldwin-Wallace College, and undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music-Voice Performance from The American University and Northwestern University respectfully.  She received additional training at the Crittenden Opera Workshop in Washington, D.C., and Boston, MA.  In addition to music, she has trained in improvisation at Chicago’s I.O. and performed in their shows, The Lottery and The Lustful Postman.  Cynthia has been a featured soloist with the Pan-America Orchestra and Eldebrook Concert Series in Washington, D.C., Lebanon Choral Arts Society in Pennsylvania, and at Tunghai University in Taiwan.  She performs regularly in the Chicago area and has held roles with Light Opera Works, Da Corneto Opera Ensemble, Chicago Humanities Festival, Park Ridge Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Savoy-aires, N.O.V.A. Opera Tours, Candle Opera, in addition to being a featured soloist for the Camerata Singers of Lake Forest and the Taste of Peru Trio.