Carlos attended the Superior School of Voice in Madrid and studied with Juan Oncina in Barcelona. He performed for two years with the Spanish National Symphonic Orchestra and Chorus before moving to the United States where he studied with Gualtiero Negrini in Los Angeles.

​He has sung in "Faust" with the Opera Comique, in Cosi fan tutte with Pacific Opera, as Count Almaviva in Mozart's "La Nozze di Figaro" in San Diego, and in "La Tabernera del Puerto" with U.S.D.
With Bel Canto Opera, he performed "La Boheme", "Pagliacci", "Cavalleria rusticana" and "Un Ballo in Maschera".

With Opera Pacific, he was male lead in the world premiere of "El Camino de Fe" by Hector Armienta. Carlos has sung many principal roles with Costanza Opera of Romania. including "La Traviata", "Il Trovatore", "Rigoletto", and "Un ballo in Maschera". He has sung the roles of Vidal Hernandez in "Luisa Fernanda" , Escamillo in "Carmen" and the title role in "Rigoletto" last year for Pacific Lyric. He recently sang lead roles in "Il trovatore" (youtube video this page) and "Un ballo in Maschera" in Los Angeles.

Teresa began her musical studies as a small child singing in choruses and playing the flute. She began formal vocal training at 18 while pursuing a degree in foreign languages and won a scholarship through the University of California to study in Madrid, joined the National Chorus and Symphony and did five years of graduate work at the Superior School of Voice in Madrid.
Teresa had the great fortune to participate professionally with some of the greatest singers of our time during her stay in Europe. Under the baton of Fruebeck de Burgos, she starred in a world premier and recording of the “Atlantida” in Madrid and in Granada.
After returning to the U.S she studied with the U.S.C. Opera and privately.

Teresa has much experience in opera, concert performance and musical theatre. Performances include Maddalena in Verdi’s "Rigoletto" in Argentina, Rosina in the "Barber of Seville" and concerts in the San Diego area as well as Mexico. For PLA, she performed the title role of the Zarzuela "Luisa Fernanda", the Mother in "Amhal and the Night Visitors", the title role in Bizet’s "Carmen", Santuzza in "Cavalleria rusticana" and Maddalena in "Rigoletto" in 2014.

Carlos Oliva - Figaro's aria from "Barber of Seville" at Mira Costa College's during the Oceanside Music Fest.
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Teresa Hughes-Oliva - Habanera from "Carmen" at Mira Costa College's performance hall for Oceanside Music Fest.
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