William Woodruff

William Woodruff, San Juan, Puerto Rico is a professor of voice at the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico. He is the founder and director of the International Institute of Vocal Arts festival in Italy, Florida and Puerto Rico. He also is on the faculty of the Brooklyn College Conservatory and maintains a private studio in New York City. He has taught in Tel Aviv, Mexico City, Montreal and Shanghai. Woodruff has given master classes at the Metropolitan Opera and New Israeli Opera as well as for the companies of Houston, Chicago, Verona, La Scala and the Hungarian State Opera, where he was director of the young artists program for two seasons. He was the American representative for UNESCO and judge for the international competitions of Don Giovanni and the Monteverdi Orfeo. In January 2014, he taught, directed operatic scenes and gave master classes in Moscow.