Emily Gallagher, described as “harmonically appealing and splendiferous” (Stage and Cinema) is a soprano based in Los Angeles. As a 2022-23 Fulbright Scholar to Austria she worked with the theater production company TaleSpin—Musical Tales for Big and Small in Vienna to produce an original children’s concert series and picture book available in four languages.

Role highlights include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Carolina in Il matrimonio segreto, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Lucy in The Telephone, Susanna in Il segreto di Susanna, and Maguelonne/La Fée in Pauline Viardot’s Cendrillon. An avid supporter of contemporary opera, she has performed roles such as Nada in Ana Sokolovic’s Svadba in Belgrade, Serbia and Soprano in Missy Mazzoli’s Songs from the Uproar at the August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She also has originated multiple roles, most recently singing the role of John F. Kennedy in Dante De Silvia and Alan Olejniczak’s Minute to Midnight with Synchromy in Los Angeles.

Emily has music and stage directed numerous musicals for youth theater and created a PBS “teachable moment” about opera which aired on Pittsburgh area PBS stations. Enchanted Melodies is a fusion of Emily’s creative passions with the mission of accessible and affordable live music experiences for all.

Diego Bustamante from Chico, CA, has been an active performer throughout Northern California, appearing as a solo artist, chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and concerto soloist. Appearances include performing with the North State Symphony and the University of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, as well as multiple chamber and solo concerts in Chico and Redding. In 2024, Diego received his Master’s degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where he studied with Dr. James Goldsworthy and held a graduate assistantship as a rehearsal pianist for their opera program. In 2021, Diego received his Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music in Stockton, where he studied with Professor Frank Wiens and Dr. Sonia Leong.

Currently a Modesto resident, he works as a collaborative pianist for Opera Modesto, CSU Stanislaus, Modesto Junior College, and multiple high schools; and also teaches piano at Pacific Community Music School and as a private teacher. In 2025, Diego had the privilege of being both the chorus pianist and a chorus member in Opera Modesto’s production of L’elisir d’amore. Aside from his passion for music, he is also an avid birder, relishing every opportunity to explore the natural world and observe all its inhabitants.