{"id":50343,"date":"2016-01-06T09:26:28","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T14:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/brian-arreola\/"},"modified":"2024-07-21T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T23:08:07","slug":"brian-arreola","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/people\/brian-arreola\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Arreola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Brian Arreola is&nbsp;Professor of Voice &amp; Opera Workshop at UNC Charlotte. He has appeared in lead and supporting tenor roles with opera companies across the US and Europe, including Minnesota Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Carolina, Toledo Opera, New Orleans Opera, Grachtenfestival (Netherlands), Iford Opera (UK), and others. 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