Nayden Todorov, Conductor.  Currently Maestro Todorov is a Principal Conductor of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra.  Among his appointments as Music Director are Orchestra Sofia Festival Orchestra, Israel Northern Symphony Orchestra, and Plovdiv Opera & Philharmonic Society.  He serves as guest conductor for orchestras in Europe, Asia and America. He recorded over 100 CDs for RENT Music, MMO, Danacord, IMI and Hungarton.  Maestro Todorov has participated at numerous festivals in Bulgaria, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovak Republic and USA. He was guest conductor for WGO’s co-production of Aida in 2005.

Margaret Ann Pent, Stage Director.  Founder and Artistic Director of the Wichita Grand Opera, Ms. Pent was stage director and designer for WGO productions including Carmen on the lake at Bradley Fair, Stars of Kansas Gala, and Encore Gala.  Her debut as a stage director and designer was in 1992 at Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center with I Pagliacci.  As a coloratura soprano she won the Austrian Opera Competition, and performed the leading roles of Zerbinetta, Rosina, Gilda, Galatea, and Matilda in European and U.S. opera houses.   She performed in concert with Florida Philharmonic, Palm Beach Symphony, Austin Symphony, Bohemian Philharmonic, Capella Istropolitana, and San Antonio Symphony, Houston Symphony.