ELENA VILLALÓN SOPRANO
Gianni Schicchi
Lauretta
Opera Theatre of
Saint Louis
May - June, 2021
Elena makes her role debut as Lauretta in Puccini's comedy, Gianni Schicchi, in a return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
Le Nozze di Figaro
Susanna
Austin Opera
Nov, 2021
Elena makes her role, house, and hometown debut as Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro at Austin Opera this fall. The production from Lyric Opera of Kansas City, is conducted by Timothy Myers and directed by E. Loren Meeker.
The Snowy Day
Amy
Houston Grand Opera
Dec, 2021
Elena appears as Amy in The Snowy Day in Houston Grand Opera's world premiere of the beloved children's book. Composed by Joel Thompson, this digital production is conducted by Patrick Summers and directed by Omer Ben Seadia.
Gloria
Grand Rapids Symphony
Jan 7 & 8, 2022
Elena appears as the soprano soloist in Poulenc's radiant Gloria, in a concert with Bolcom's Concerto for Clarinet with Anthony McGill, and John Varineau conducting.
Flight
Tina
The Dallas Opera
Mar, 2022
Elena makes a role and house debut as Tina in Flight at The Dallas Opera. Based on a real life story that also inspired Stephen Spielberg's The Terminal, Flight follows the different characters that find themselves stranded in an airport.
Recital
Vocal Arts DC
Mar 15, 2022
In partnership with pianist Kathleen Kelly, Elena makes her Kennedy Center debut presenting Vocal Arts DC's Gerald Perman Fund for Emerging Artists Recital, offering songs by Hugo Wolf, Jean Sibelius and Sergei Rachmaninov, as well as selections by Latinx composers including Maria Grever and Federico Chapi, as well as the premiere of a newly commissioned work by up and coming composer Reinaldo Moya.
Ode for St. Cecelia's Day
Boston Baroque
Mar 19 & 20, 2022
Elena is the soprano soloist for Boston Baroque's Ode for St. Cecelia's Day, a cantata for the patron saint of musicians.
Roméo et Juliette
Juliette (cover)
Houston Grand Opera
Apr - May, 2022
Elena covers and sings select performances of Juliette in Gounoud's Roméo et Juliette at Houston Grand Opera, in a new production by Tomer Zvulun, conducted by Patrick Summers.
Falstaff
Nanetta
Santa Fe Opera
July - Aug, 2022
Elena makes her role and house debut as Nanetta in Verdi's famous final opera, Falstaff. Based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor, Verdi's comedic masterpiece comes to life in an exciting, new production by Sir David McVicar.