
Taos Opera Institute
An integrated and intensive training program, focused on improving your total wellness, technique and artistry.



Board of Directors
Taos Opera Institute - Board of Directors
Mary Jane Johnson, Founder - Artistic Director
Linda Poetschke, Founder - Program Director
Kandace Nachtrab - Chair
David S. Johnson - Co-Treasurer
Edward Poetschke - Co-Treasurer
Sidney Bender - Member
Yolanda Beckman - Member
Brenda Clark - Member
Rusty Gatson - Member
Mary McPhail Gray - Member
Joyce Herring - Member
Janet Scott - Member
Catherine Guynes - Emeritus Member
Honorary Board
Charles MacKay, Former General Director-Santa Fe Opera
Elizabeth Crittenden, Artists Manager - Columbia Artists
Carol Isaac, Assistant conductor - Metropolitan Opera
Jacque Trussell, Singer - Professor
Richard Stilwell, Singer - Professor
Jay Hunter Morris, Singer
Kathleen Clawson, Singer - Stage Director