In the 2024-2025 season, Puerto Rican tenor Juan Hernández will be joining Sarasota Opera’s Apprentice Artist Program as Federico in Stiffelio and covering the role of Conte Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Role credits include: Tebaldo in Capuletti e i Montecchi (TN Cover), Bearnardo in Abrazo de Oso (CI), Nemorino in L’elisir D’amore (CTO), Jerome in Great Moments in Human History (TOND), Danieli in I Vespri Siciliani (NAO), Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte (TOND), Conte Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Teatro Nuovo Cover), Peppe in Pagliacci (PBO Cover), Tebaldo in Capuletti e i Montecchi (PBO Cover). Recent awards include: MO Laffont Competition PR District Encouragement Award (2022), Revelación Masculina FOSLP Concurso de Canto Linus Lerner (2021), MO Laffont Competition PR District Encouragement Award (2019), NATS NYC District Competition First Place (2019)