Mr. Cilluffo is an award winning Character Tenor and Baton - Maker, based in NYC, currently in the ensemble at Deutsche Oper Berlin
2023/24: Mr. Cilluffo debuts with the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, The Dallas Opera and the Lakes Area Music Festival. 2022/23: marked Mr. Cilluffo's European debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio Torino, & the Staatsoper Stuttgart after a successful season with the Santa Fe Opera. In competition, Mr. Cilluffo has been a quarterfinalist in the Operalia & Tenor Viñas Competitions; Winner of the Premiere Opera Foundation & Career Bridges Competitions; & finalist in the George London, Gerda Lissner (Opera,) Gerda Lissner (Lieder,) & Giulio Gari Competitions. Versatile in a wide variety of roles, in both character and leading tenor repertoire, he has performed with companies including the Portland Opera, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Opera Colorado. Mr. Cilluffo is a craftsman of bespoke conducting batons for orchestral / choral conductors around the world. Thomas Cilluffo attended the University of Michigan where he studied under the legendary tenor, George Shirley.
Mr. Cilluffo is an award winning Character Tenor and Baton - Maker, based in NYC, currently in the ensemble at Deutsche Oper Berlin
2023/24: Mr. Cilluffo debuts with the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, The Dallas Opera and the Lakes Area Music Festival. 2022/23: marked Mr. Cilluffo's European debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio Torino, & the Staatsoper Stuttgart after a successful season with the Santa Fe Opera. In competition, Mr. Cilluffo has been a quarterfinalist in the Operalia & Tenor Viñas Competitions; Winner of the Premiere Opera Foundation & Career Bridges Competitions; & finalist in the George London, Gerda Lissner (Opera,) Gerda Lissner (Lieder,) & Giulio Gari Competitions. Versatile in a wide variety of roles, in both character and leading tenor repertoire, he has performed with companies including the Portland Opera, Pittsburgh Festival Opera, and Opera Colorado. Mr. Cilluffo is a craftsman of bespoke conducting batons for orchestral / choral conductors around the world. Thomas Cilluffo attended the University of Michigan where he studied under the legendary tenor, George Shirley.