Bille Bruley
Assistant Professor of Vocal Arts
- Program:Vocal Arts & Opera
Praised by the Huffington Post for his “ringing high notes,” Texas-born tenor Bille Bruley has garnered attention for his strength and versatility in operatic repertoire from baroque to contemporary. The 26/27 season highlights include his Houston Grand Opera debut in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, a debut with Opera Theatre of St. Louis for A Streetcar Named Desire, Lyric Opera of Kansas City for Of Mice and Men, Lyric Opera of Chicago for Salome, and workshop of Paola Prestini’s eagerly anticipated new opera with the Spoleto Festival. He also recorded a new studio recording of Strauss’ Salome with conductor Alexander Prior and Orquesta Sinfónicade Minería, which will be released on a major label in 2027.
His 24/25 season included his debut at The Metropolitan Opera in a new production of Salome directed by Claus Guth and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, his Carnegie Hall debut as tenor soloist for Handel’s Messiah and a return to Utah Opera for Sweeney Todd. The 23/24 season began with The Santa Fe Opera for Der fliegende Holländer, a debut at San Francisco Opera for The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs and a return to Lyric Opera of Chicago for Jenůfa. On the concert stage he made debuts with the Houston Symphony in Salome and Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Mozart’s Requiem. Other notable previous engagements include The Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Atlanta Opera, Austin Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Arizona Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, Central City Opera, Virginia Opera and The Tulsa Symphony.
Bille was a Studio Artist at Arizona Opera from 2018-2020, and has been a member of the Young Artist Programs at The Santa Fe Opera, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Central City Opera. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Baylor University and Arizona State University.
Dr. Bruley currently serves as Assistant Professor of Vocal Arts at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. He previously held the same position at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.