Ovation! Management has added the following to their illustrious roster:

Carl J. Ratner, baritone. In 2011 he will perform "The Soviet-American Connection" at the Chicago Cultural Center and throughout the United States. This recital, first given at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, is the culmination of a three-month residency in the Russian Federation sponsored by a Fulbright grant.

Carl J.Ratner, stage director. Mr. Ratner's musical career includes over two decades of experience as an opera director. He learned his craft assisting directors at major opera houses such as the Metropolitan, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Covent Garden in London, and many more.

Drake Dantzler,tenor.  Has performed with Des Moines, Central City, & Sarasota Opera companies.   Currently teaching at University of Michigan.

Martha Cares, soprano.  Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Opera Theater.  Phantom of the Opera (over 1000 performances).  Many commercials.

Thomas Booth, tenor.  Metropolitan Opera , Rome Opera & many others.  Mario Lanza Remembered program.   Warsaw Philharmonic, Israel Symphony & many others.

Conductor David Leibowitz is a native of New York and received his master's degree Summa Cum Laude from City University of New York's Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. He is the founder and director of the award-winning New York Repertory Orchestra. Other orchestras he has conducted include Pleven Philharmonic (Bulgaria), Orchester Pro Arte (Vienna), Masterplayers Orchestra (Switzerland), Orquestra Sinfonica de la Ciudad de Mexico as well as many orchestras in the USA.