Kyle Sanchez Tingzon

Filipino countertenor Kyle Sanchez Tingzon has been praised for his “powerful countertenor” voice (Wall Street Journal) and “lovely, plummy voice” (Opera Today). Kyle has appeared as soloist in California Bach Society concerts of the Biber Requiem and Steffani Stabat Mater, and has performed frequently with American Bach Soloists and Philharmonia Baroque Chorale. He made his solo debut with Pacific Opera Project in the U.S. premiere of Vivaldi’s Ercole su’l Termodonte. At Tacoma Opera, he sang the role of Father Hylebos in the world premiere of Gregory Youtz and Zhang Er’s Tacoma Method. At the Glimmerglass Festival, he was praised for “meltingly pretty tone as Goffredo in Rinaldo (Bachtrack) in 2023 and “sang the demanding role [of Endimione] with beauty and stamina in La calisto in 2024 (Times Union). Kyle earned his graduate and postgraduate degrees in vocal performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he sang the title role in Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea. He is first-prize winner of the Handel Aria Competition, third-prize winner of the Loren L. Zachary Society National Vocal Competition, and a Colorado-Wyoming district winner and Rocky Mountain regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition.