Biography
Swiss-American baritone Eugene Villanueva has established himself as one of the most appealing artists of his generation. He has performed with many prestigious international companies & festivals throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
The San Francisco native made his professional debut with the San Francisco Opera in 2007. He performs regularly in the USA at many of the top theaters and festivals including the Metropolitan Opera, Seattle Opera, Dallas Opera, Detroit Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, the Ravinia Festival and many others.
He made his European debut in 2010 at the Theater Basel in Switzerland. Since then, he has been seen at many prestigious international theaters including the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Festival Puccini Torre del Lago, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Hungarian National Theater Miskolc, Tokyo's Bunkamura Orchard Hall and many others.
An avid recitalist and concert performer, he has been featured as a soloist at world renowned concert halls (Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, LAC Lugano, NDR Konzerthaus) with many top international orchestras including the LA Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Toscanini Orchestra of Parma, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, NDR Radiophilharmonie and many others. He is also the first American ever to have been awarded the coveted Tosti song prize from the Istituto Nazionale Tostiano in Ortona (Italy), which featured him in their monumental recording of the complete works for voice and piano titled "The Song of a Life", recorded on CD by Brilliant Classics.
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He has established himself as a leading voice teacher and vocal coach. He currently maintains an international vocal studio and his students can be seen performing in many important theaters in Asia, Europe and the USA.
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He also maintains a private voice studio at TASIS (The American School in Switzerland), where he is committed to sharing his passion and joy for singing and music with future generations.