An avid recitalist, Villalón will be the Vocal Arts DC Emerging Artist, performing at the Kennedy Center. Recent collaborations with Houston Grand Opera include the opening of Roméo et Juliette in the title role of Juliette as La Mujer in the world premiere of Javier Martinez’s El Milagro del Recuerdo (with former TMC Artist Series’ Rafael Moras) creating the role of Amy in the world premiere of Joel Thompson’s The Snowy Day and as Page in Rigoletto. Notable opera engagements include house and role debuts at The Dallas Opera as Tina in Flight and at Austin Opera as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro. Her 2021-2022 season features a number of debuts encompassing a variety of both operatic and concert repertoire. A Grand Finals winner of the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Villalón most recently took home several prizes in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition including Second Prize, Audience Prize, CS Prize and the Wil Keune Prize. Cuban-American soprano Elena Villalón is currently a third-year studio artist with Houston Grand Opera.

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