BIOGRAPHY
Praised for his ‘golden-timbred’ voice, mexican-american tenor Galeano Salas is a recipient of the honorary Bavarian Art Prize and recently made his concert debut at the Arena di Verona alongside operas biggest stars; an event broadcast worldwide on Rai 1 and celebrating Italian opera’s new status as a UNESCO intangible world heritage.
During the 2024/25 season, Galeano will appear in productions of La rondine at the Teatro Coccia di Novara, La traviata at the Detroit Opera, Maria Stuarda at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen and Falstaff at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. He will return to the role of Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, and will appear as the Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto at the Teatro Verdi di Trieste.
The 2023/24 season began with performances of Die lustige Witwe at Teatro Colón debuting as Camille de Rosillon. He made his house debuts as Rodolfo in La bohème at the Teatro Regio Torino, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Carmen. Galeano returned to Semperoper Dresden as Alfred in Die Fledermaus and Rodolfo in Puccini’s La bohème. He made his debut at the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona as Ruggero in Puccini’s La rondine. At the Bayerische Staatsoper, he was Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore, before heading to Genova for another production of La bohème. On the concert stage, he performed Bruckner’s Te Deum at the Teatro Filarmonico.
Highlights of the 22/23 season include performances at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile, debuting as Chevalier des Grieux in Massenet’s Manon, in Verona as Rodolfo in La bohème, as Alfred in Die Fledermaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper, then with Semperoper Dresden to make his house debut as Rodolfo in La bohème. At the Volksoper in Vienna he debuted Alfredo in La traviata followed by concerts in Munich and Budapest as Arvino in I lombardi alla prima crociata with the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra, later released as a stand-alone grammy nominated recording with BR Klassik. He closed the season debuting as Don Jose in Bizet’s Carmen in Teatro Municipal de Santiago.
Other engagements from previous seasons include Rodolfo in Teatro Colón’s classic production of La bohème, performances of Robert Carsen's production of La bohème with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, new productions of Der Rosenkavalier as the singer and Falstaff as Fenton both directed by Barrie Kosky and the Duke of Mantua with the Hungarian State Opera’s production of Rigoletto.
As a seasoned performer of oratorio, Galeano recently performed Bizet’s Clovis et Clotilde, and Te Deum at the Herkulessaal in Munich. Other notable concerts include Carl Orff's Carmina Burana with the Opera National de Bordeaux, Puccini's Messa di Gloria, the Verdi Requiem, Haydn's Stabat Mater, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the Mozart Requiem, and Handel's Messiah.
Winner of multiple awards, Mr. Salas has received the Grand Prix and Audience Choice Awards at the III Éva Marton International Singing Competition in Budapest, as well as top prizes at the Stella Maris International Voice Competition, the 28ème Concours de Chant de Marmande, the VI Concurso Internacional de Canto, Alfredo Kraus, and the Top Prize of the Gerda Lissner Foundation International Voice Competition.
Galeano holds degrees from the University of Houston, Yale University, and an Artist Diploma from the Academy of Vocal Arts. He completed two years as a member of the Bayerische Staatsoper Opernstudio and five years as an ensemble member of the Staatsoper. He was an apprentice with Santa Fe Opera, Central City Opera and Wolf Trap Opera Company in the United States.
