Voice Professor Sings Romeo at Toledo Opera

Dr. Brian Arreola, associate professor of voice and director of the opera workshop program, recently sang the role of Romeo in Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet, performed by Toledo Opera in Toledo, Ohio, April 6-10.

“Tenor Brian Arreola created a Romeo whose persona churned from petulant adolescent to ardent lover, and finally impetuous hero,” reported the Toledo Blade. “His voice was rich, lyric, and particularly expressive in the final death duet.”

Dr. Arreola has been described as a “robust Italian tenor” by the Washington Post. He performs frequently with Opera Carolina and has been featured with The Minnesota Opera, American Opera Theater, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and Ente Concerti (Sardinia, Italy). In June 2015, he performed the role of Riccardo in Un Ballo In Maschera, presented at the Iford Arts Festival in Bradford-on-Avon, England, and in January 2016 he sang the role of Tybalt in the Opera Carolina production of Romeo and Juliet.