Pedro Carrillo

(baritone)

WORK AND EDUCATION
Pedro Carrillo began his musical studies as a clarinettist at the System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras of Venezuela, under the guidance of Maestro José Antonio Abreu. He studied at the Juan José Landaeta National Conservatory of Music, the Carmen Teresa Hurtado Latin American Academy of Singing, and the University Institute of Musical Studies (IUDEM), where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree with a specialization in Operatic Singing. He furthered his repertoire with Maestros Nelson Calzi (Teatro alla Scala), Anna Kratsova (Hamburg Opera), and Margherita Colombo (Leipzig Opera), participating in technique and interpretation masterclasses led by Rolando Panerai, Mirella Freni, Katia Ricciarelli, Daniela Dessì, Giovanna Casolla, Angelo Loforese, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, and Rudolph Piernay. In 2007, he moved to Italy to further his studies with Maestro Vittorio Terranova and at the Opera Studio of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Milan.

After graduating from the Accademia di Alto Perfezionamento of the Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago, Pedro Carrillo made his debut as Michele in Puccini’s “Il tabarro” (2014). In 2016, he made his debut as Rigoletto at the Teatro Politeama in Lecce, achieving great success with audiences and critics. He has sung at many renowned theatres and festivals, including New York City Opera, National Opera of Moldova, Tchaikovsky Theatre in Kiev, Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Eduardo Brito National Theatre in the Dominican Republic, Taranto Opera Festival, Croatian National Opera among others.

REPERTOIRE
Michele (Puccini’s “Il tabarro”)
Gianni Schicchi (Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi”)
Scarpia (Puccini’s “Tosca”)
Rance (Puccini’s “Fanciulla del West”)
Rigoletto (Verdi’s “Rigoletto”)
Nabucco (Verdi’s “Nabucco”)
Giorgio Germont (Verdi’s “La traviata”)
Macbeth (Verdi’s “Macbeth”)
Amonasro (Verdi’s “Aida”)
Conte di Luna (Verdi’s “Il trovatore”)
Iago (Verdi’s “Otello”)
Figaro (Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia”)
Kanva (Alfano’s “The Legend of Sakuntala”)
Figaro (Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro”)
Alfio (Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana”)