About Us

Co-Founder

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Mezzo-Soprano Victoria Isernia is a world-class emerging artist, singing her way through the opera world as a performer of immense versatility, equally at home in opera, operetta, and musical theater. A graduate of the highly prestigious Manhattan School of Music, this summer, Isernia will make her role debut in title role of Bizet’s Carmen. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Isernia, a native New Yorker, was establishing herself throughout Long Island and NYC, not only as performer but as an exciting teaching-artist. Undeterred by the shuttering of company doors across the country, Isernia saw a need to preserve the art form while creating opportunities for her fellow singers. She also remains a proud performing arts teacher with a booming private voice studio on Amelia Island. Isernia loves this community and is very excited about the growth of Amelia Island Opera. Isernia has appeared with The New York Philharmonic, Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, and Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, to name a few.

Co-Founder & President

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Internationally acclaimed Baritone, John Tibbetts, sings with opera companies and orchestras across the United States and Canada. An accomplished recitalist, Tibbetts is committed to curating accessible performances for audiences of all ages by fusing traditional recital forms with popular genres. Tibbetts joins his wife Victoria Isernia appearing in their first "duo-summer-length contract" with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, last summer as soloist in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, and this summer debuting Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. Tibbetts received his master's degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and his bachelor's degree from Georgia State University. Tibbetts has sung with Opera Atelier, The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony, Palm Beach Opera, Sarasota Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Atlanta Master Chorale, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Opera Saratoga, Kentucky Opera, Cleveland Opera Theater, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, and Cincinnati Chamber Opera,  amongst others. 

Co-Founder & Secretary

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Soprano Robyn Marie Lamp has sung for numerous opera companies and symphonies including Boston Lyric Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Caramoor Music Festival, Palm Beach Symphony, Sarasota Opera, and others. She has won awards from the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, Opera Tampa, the Soma International Foundation, and others. Ms. Lamp made her Carnegie Hall debut in her 2018-19 season, singing the soprano solo in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem. Ms. Lamp also has ample experience in the performing arts as an administrator and producer. In addition to co-founding Amelia Island Opera, Ms. Lamp is the Arts Administration and Marketing Associate for IlluminArts, a performing arts company based in Miami, FL. She was also the Company Manager for Ft. Lauderdale's Opera Fusion from 2015 to 2019. She is dedicated to Amelia Island Opera’s mission of creating opportunities for world-class emerging artists and enriching the cultural fabric of the greater Amelia Island community.