BIOGRAPHY
Gustavo Feulien
Hailed by the New York Times as “rich voiced” and by Opera News as “the sonorous baritone Feulien cut a terrifying figure as a wolfish, analytical Scarpia.”, Argentinean-American baritone, Gustavo Feulien, continues his career with great success.
This season he sang as Payador in Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires with Opera San Antonio. Role that he also performed in the Theatro Municipal in São Paolo, Brazil and with The Atlanta Opera. This season, Feulien performed as Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles at the Teatro Colón in Argentina. With New York City Opera he sang as Silvio in Pagliacci, Escamillo in Carmen and as Marcello in La Boheme in the Bryant Park Summer Concerts.
Gustavo performed as Scarpia in Tosca with Maryland Symphony Orchestra, with Gulfshore Symphony, Loft Opera and Heartbeat Opera both in New York City.
His New York City Opera debut was as Silvio in Pagliacci, role he sang also with Boheme Opera in New Jersey. Gustavo made his role debuts as Marcello in La Bohème with Wichita Grand Opera and as Sharpless in Madame Butterfly with Gulfshore Opera.
Gustavo Feulien made a successful European opera debut as Belcore in L ́elisir d ́amore and as Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro as a regular guest artist with Theater Bremen in Germany.
His American career was launched with his Carnegie Hall debut in Faure ́s Requiem and with DiCapo Opera, Gustavo Feulien was part of a US tour singing Silvio in Pagliacci. With Opera in Williamsburg he performed as Conde di Luna in Il Trovatore. One of his signature roles is Escamillo in Carmen which he performed in New York, Virginia and Montreal, Canada; as well as the title role in Don Giovanni, which he has performed throughout Argentina & USA.
Over the last seasons, Gustavo Feulien has extended his repertoire to include some new Russian signature roles such as the title role in Eugene Onegin, performed in Brooklyn, New York and in Tel Aviv, Israel where he received the IVAI Price for International Singer and Robert in Tchaikovsky ́s Iolanta performed with Di Capo Opera in NYC.
His debut with Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires was as the baritone soloist in Carmina Burana. Feulien was part of the international cast of Verdi ́s La forza del destino. He returned to Teatro Colón as the Herald in Lohengrin and participated in the production of Don Giovanni. He also took part in the world premiere of Mario Peruso ́s modern opera Fedra as Teramenes and performed at the 100th Anniversary of Teatro Colon ́s Celebration Gala. With Opera de Puerto Rico Feulien has performed as Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Belcore in L ́elisir d ́amore, and the Conde in the Zarzuela La leyenda del beso.