Arthur Espiritu

Filipino-American tenor Arthur Espiritu is a winner of the distinguished 2009 George London Award. He received the Scala award at the Belvedere Competition in Vienna, the Second Place in the Irene Dalis Competition, Second Place in the Competition in Birmingham, Second Place in the Finals of the Metropolitan Audition, and earned both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Music from the University of New Orleans. He trained in the young artist programs with the opera companies of Santa Fe, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, his first opera appearances took place in the title role in Cavalli’s L’Ormindo, as Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, as Brighella, Beppe and Maintop in Billy Budd in Pittsburgh, Remendado in St. Louis, Flute in Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tybalt with Opera North in New Hampshire.