2019/2020 SEASON
BILLE BRULEY


OF MICE AND MEN
Lennie, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Scenes Showcase
Santa Fe Opera
“In terms of excellent voices, we enjoyed watching the first scene of Of Mice and Men. We greatly admired Bille Bruley's tenoriffic portrayal of the emotionally impaired and childlike Lennie, whose care was entrusted to the much put-upon George, portrayed by the full-voiced bass-baritone Tyler Zimmerman who limned all the ambivalent emotions of his character."
VOCE DI MECHE
Benjamin, The Thirteenth Child
Santa Fe Opera
"Bille Bruley's innocent manner and pungent tenor fit the sadly doomed brother Benjamin."
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Benjamin, The Thirteenth Child
Santa Fe Opera
"One of the most endearing portrayals is the youngest brother Benjamin, by the tenor Apprentice Singer Bille Bruley."
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST
Benjamin, The Thirteenth Child
Santa Fe Opera
"Bille Bruley finds a good match for his exuberant, substantial tenor in the important demeanor, combined with his dramatic commitment made him an audience favorite in what is arguably the opera’s most appealing character."
THE THIRTEENTH CHILD
OPERA TODAY

Benjamin, The Thirteenth Child
Santa Fe Opera
"Tenor, Bille Bruley, was an appealing youngest brother, Benjamin. He created a likable character, acted with commitment, and sang with large, resonant sounds."
BROADWAYWORLD
Benjamin, The Thirteenth Child
Santa Fe Opera
"With his appealing high tenor, Bille Bruley was touching as the youngest brother, Benjamin."
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

PETER GRIMES
Peter Grimes, Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Recital
Santa Fe Opera
“When a singer gets us to relate to an opera we don’t ordinarily favor, we know that something special is happening onstage. Such was the case when tenor Bille Bruley performed excerpts from Act I of Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes. His truly remarkable dramatic skills complemented his fine vocalism. . . Bruley’s exceptionalism was matched by both his scene partners who astonished us with their total immersion in their characters and their connection with Grimes, as well as with the audience. “
VOCE DI MECHE
Peter Grimes, Peter Grimes
Indiana University Opera Theater
"The production, featuring two alternating casts, has two tenors switching as Peter Grimes: Bille Bruley, who sang opening night and will again next Saturday, and Richard Smagur, last Saturday’s Grimes and scheduled to sing this coming Friday. In Bruley and Smagur, this staging has two amazingly successful title holders. For a university music program to have one believable Grimes would be exceptionally fortunate. For a program to have two is almost beyond belief. But there they are, each of the pair living out the tragedy of this complicated, out-of-place being, fully able to bring tears to the eyes while captivating the ears."
BLOOMINGTON HERALD TIMES
Jonathan Dale, Silent Night
Arizona Opera
"When the German Army drafted Sprink, we were transported to Scotland for the enlistment of the Dale brothers, sung most effectively by heroic tenor Bille Bruley."
SILENT NIGHT
OPERAWIRE

Beadle Bamford, Sweeney Todd
The Glimmerglass Festival
". . . Bille Bruley, who had ringing high notes to spare."
THE HUFFINGTON POST
Don Curzio/Don Basilio, Le Nozze di Figaro
Arizona Opera
"Bille Bruley, an Arizona Opera Studio Artist, sang with trumpet-like tenor sounds."
OPERAWIRE
