Thomas Cilluffo

Tenor

Biography

“Thomas Cilluffo made our blood run cold with his delivery of the nasty “Aria of the Worm” from Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles. He has a full and powerful voice, and an interesting and unusual tonal quality, which he employed to create a character. We shivered with his biting enunciation of final consonants.” – Voce di Meche

In the 2023/24 season, Mr. Cilluffo debuts with the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen in Barrie Kosky’s production of Händel’s Saul (Abner/High Priest/Amalekite/Doeg); The Dallas Opera as Spoletta in Tosca; and the Lakes Area Music Festival as Ernesto in Don Pasquale.

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Reviews

“Thomas Rafeld Cilluffo made a particularly strong impression, revealing a bright, warm, agile tenor and abundant stylistic flourish in the “Venti scudi “duet from L’Elisir d’Amore. […]Cillufo sounded like he could move confidently into the Flórez repertoire before too long.” 

Opera News

“…And tenor Thomas Ciluffo was wonderful as Belfiore, […] quick and pointed on his feet, vocally flexible, strong, pleasant, and accurate.”

San Francisco Classical Voice

“Thomas Cilluffo made our blood run cold with his delivery of the nasty “Aria of the Worm” from Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles. He has a full and powerful voice and an interesting and unusual tonal quality which he employed to create a character. We shivered with his biting enunciation of final consonants.”

Meche Kroop

Voce di Meche