Italian-Venezuelan baritone Gustavo Castillo has established himself as a compelling interpreter of the Italian dramatic repertoire, with recent appearances at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Staatsoper Hannover, Teatro Regio di Torino, New National Theatre Tokyo and Bühnen Bern. Equally active on the concert platform, he has collaborated with orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and New Japan Philharmonic.

2026/27 SEASON

Gustavo Castillo opens his 2026/27 operatic season with a return to Bühnen Bern, appearing as Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana and Tonio in Pagliacci. The performances continue throughout the season following his successful debut with the company as Don Carlo di Vargas in Verdi’s La forza del destino.

In March, he appears at Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional as the baritone soloist in Antonio Estévez’s Cantata criolla with the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid under Diego Matheuz. He subsequently returns to the Teatro Comunale di Bologna as Sharpless in a new production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

In April, Castillo returns to the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for the title role in concert performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni under Music Director Rafael Payare at the Maison symphonique de Montréal.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

The 2025/26 season brought a series of important role and house debuts, including Scarpia in Tosca at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Silvio in Pagliacci at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo and Don Carlo di Vargas in La forza del destino at Bühnen Bern. He also toured Japan with Yutaka Sado and the New Japan Philharmonic and appeared with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Further recent highlights include his role debut as Scarpia at Staatsoper Hannover, Giorgio Germont in La traviata at the New National Theatre Tokyo, Amonasro in Aida at Teatro Coccia Novara, Jake Wallace in La fanciulla del West at the Teatro Regio di Torino, Renato in Un ballo in maschera at Stadttheater Klagenfurt and Guido di Monforte in I vespri siciliani at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

Castillo has also appeared as Posa in Don Carlo at Bühnen Bern, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Ópera de Oviedo and Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia at Teatro alla Scala.

On the concert platform, Castillo has appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, MDR-Sinfonieorchester and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra. His concert repertoire includes Estévez’s Cantata criolla, Ginastera’s Estancia, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Orff’s Carmina Burana and the Requiems of Fauré and Duruflé.

A former member of the Accademia del Teatro alla Scala, Castillo began his stage career in Milan, where his roles included Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia.

SELECTED ROLES:

‍Scarpia · Tosca
Staatsoper Hannover · Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Giorgio Germont · La traviata
New National Theatre Tokyo

Don Giovanni · Don Giovanni
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal · Rafael Payare

Don Carlo di Vargas · La forza del destino
Bühnen Bern

Silvio · Pagliacci
Teatro Massimo di Palermo