Costa Rican-American Soprano Teresa Castillo, has been hailed by the San Francisco Gate as a “standout, bringing [vocal] power and florid elegance,” and by Opera News for exhibiting “a clean, concentrated sound, and a lovely, intelligent musicianship.” Ms. Castillo’s 2019/20 Season includes a role debut at Knoxville Opera in the title role of Guonod’s Romeo et Juliette, an upcoming Carnegie Hall concert under the baton of John Rutter, and a recital with Pittsburg Festival Opera. Recent competition prizes include the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, Opera Index Competition, The Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition and the Altamura/Caruso International Voice Competition. Recent operatic engagements include Madame Mao (Nixon in China), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor), Tytania (Midsummer’s Night Dream), Creusa (Medea in Corinto), #1 (Transformations) Rosina (Barber of Seville), Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte), Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Elsie Maynard (Yeomen of the Guard), Drusilla (L’incoronazione di Poppea), and Adele (Die Fledermaus). She has sung with The Princeton Festival, Opera Theater St. Louis, Emerald City Opera, Teatro Nuovo, Bel Canto at Caramoor, Virginia Opera, Central City Opera, and San Francisco Opera’s prestigious Merola Opera Program.
