Biography

Dr. Isaac Hurtado has drawn critical acclaim for performances of over 30 leading tenor roles across the United States. Since making his leading role debut in 2004 with Festival Opera (CA) in the title role of "Romeo et Juliette," his portrayals of Rodolfo in "La Boheme," Edgardo in "Lucia di Lamermoor," Werther in "Werther," Il Duca di Mantova in "Rigoletto," Tamino in "Die Zauberflote," Alfredo in "La Traviata," Pinkerton in "Madama Butterfly," the title role in Bernstein's "Candide," Ferrando in "Cosi fan tutte," and Don Jose in "Carmen," have demonstrated "money notes worth every penny" and "wonderful acting."

Dr. Hurtado's former students include one national winner and two national finalists in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and national winners of Classical Singer, Schmidt, NATS, and YoungArts competitions. His students have performed with Santa fe Opera, Central City Opera, Des Moines Opera, among many others, and attended prestigious schools including Juilliard, Rice, Eastman, CCM, Manhattan School of Music.

He is the founding director of Utah Valley Operafest, which produces full operas each summer with singers from around the world and boasts a world class faculty.

At UVU, Dr. Hurtado has directed "Die Zauberflote," "Romeo et Juliette," "Die Fledermaus," and scenes productions including "Opera Goes to the Movies," "Operatizers," "Awkward Family Opera Scenes," and "Die Like a Diva."

He received his degrees in Voice Performance from Brigham Young University (BM), University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM), and Florida State University (DM).

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