Biography

With her dramatic intensity and the richness of her vocal timbre, Verónica Villarroel is one of the most prestigious singer-actresses in the world. The Chilean soprano studied at the Julliard School singing academy, thanks to the intervention of Renata Scotto who discovered her at the Municipal Theater of Santiago. In 1990 she sings for the first time with Plácido Domingo in Santiago de Chile, and since then they have made countless operas, concerts and recordings around the world. With her she recorded the CD and DVD "El Gato Montés" and The Gold & Silver Gala in Covent Garden. Cio Cio from Madame Butterfly became a recurring role of her career in theaters such as Tokyo, Tolouse, and Dallas. The opera Alzira, on the other hand, inaugurated a chain of Verdian rarities in Verónica's repertoire, which number 13 to date. Her repertoire at the Metropolitan Theater in New York includes the operas: Pagliacci, La Traviata, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, among others. Her participation in Il Trovatore in Covent Garden (London) with José Cura and Dimitri Hvorostovsky was released on DVD for the BBC.