About Me
A passionate vocalist dedicated to connecting hearts through the power of music and inspiring the next generation of performers.
Daniel Tu’utau – BA, MM, DMA
Daniel Tuutau is originally from Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Hollywood High School Performing Arts Academy and as a child performed and toured internationally with the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a Masters in Music for Vocal Performance from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Utah in Vocal Performance. He has previously worked as an adjunct professor in voice at the University of Utah in the Theater Department and is currently an assistant professor of music in voice at Brigham Young University–Hawaii on the island of Oahu.
He spent over a decade involved in productions with Utah Opera. He filled comprimario roles such as Count Ceprano in Utah Opera’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, and was active with Utah Opera Chorus participating in over 20 productions including Thaïs, La Boheme, Pirates of Penzance, and Barber of Seville. He frequently performed with Lyrical Opera Theater in Salt Lake including roles as Doctor Bartolo in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, Simone in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, Scarpia in Puccini’s Tosca, Raimondo in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata, and Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen.
Dr. Tuutau has previously performed with Ogden’s NEXT Ensemble (Balthazar in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors) and performed for many years with the University of Utah’s Lyric Opera Ensemble. His principal roles there included Pandolphe in Massanet’s Cendrillon, the Count in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Mr. Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, Papageno in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Reverend Olin Blitch in Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah and as the title character in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. His other opera roles include Guglielmo (Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte), Stefano (Donizetti’s Viva La Mamma), and The Duke of Plazza-toro (Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers).
In addition to working in music, Dr. Tuutau runs a pair of small business, DB Productions Utah and DB Productions Oahu, which provide photography, videography, and digital design services to businesses, non-profits, and individuals throughout the Wasatch Front and the Island of Oahu. He lives in La’ie, Hawaii, with his wife, Brandy, and their four children.
Performance Experience
Opera (Staged Roles)
Doctor Bartolo | Il barbiere di Siviglia | Rossini | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2024 |
Marcello | La Boheme | Puccini | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2023 |
Sam | Trouble in Tahiti | Bernstein | SLC Vocal Fest | 2023 |
Count Ceprano | Rigoletto | Verdi | Utah Opera | 2023 |
Simone | Gianni Schicchi | Puccini | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2023 |
Scarpia | Tosca | Puccini | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2022 |
Simone | Gianni Schicchi | Puccini | UT Vocal Arts Academy | 2022 |
Raimondo | Lucia di Lammermoor | Donizetti | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2022 |
Rigoletto | Rigoletto | Verdi | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2020 |
Balthazar | Amahl.. Night Visitors | Menotti | NEXT Ensemble | 2019 |
Giorgio Germont | La Traviata | Verdi | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2019 |
Mr. Ford | Falstaff | Verdi | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2018 |
Guccio, a dyer | Gianni Schicci | Puccini | Utah Opera | 2018 |
Un Doganiere | La Boheme | Puccini | Utah Opera | 2017 |
Escamillo | Carmen | Bizet | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2017 |
Cesare Angelotti | Tosca | Puccini | Lyrical Opera Theater | 2015 |
Pandolphe | Cendrillon | Massenetvv | U of U Lyric Opera | 2015 |
Don Magnifico | La Cenerentola | Rossini | U of U Lyric Opera | 2015 |
Sam | Trouble in Tahiti | Bernstein | University of Utah | 2014 |
Il Conte | Le Nozze di Figaro | Mozart | U of U Lyric Opera | 2014 |
Balthazar | Amahl.. Night Visitors | Menotti | U of U Lyric Opera | 2013 |
Ford | Falstaff | Verdi | U of U Lyric Opera | 2013 |
Papageno | Die Zauberflöte | Mozart | U of U Lyric Opera | 2013 |
Trio Member | Trouble in Tahiti | Bernstein | Moab Music Festival | 2012 |
Rev. Olin Blitch | Susannah | Floyd | U of U Lyric Opera | 2012 |
Mr. Jenks | The Tender Land | Copland | UCSB Opera Theatre | 2011 |
Guglielmo | Cosi fan tutte | Mozart | UCSB Opera Theatre | 2011 |
Stefano | Viva la Mamma | Donizetti | UCSB Opera Theatre | 2009 |
Opera (Concert Versions)
Il Conte | Cosi fan tutte | Mozart | 2015 |
Don Alfonso | Le Nozze di Figaro | Mozart | 2013 |
Polypheme | Acis and Galatea | Handel | 2013 |
Basilio | Il barbiere di Siviglia | Rossini | 2012 |
Don Giovanni | Don Giovanni | Mozart | 2012 |
Concert Soloist Performances
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Oratorio Society of Utah | 2023 |
Narrator | Sugar Plum on the Run | Rosner | Salt Lake Symphony | 2023 |
Bass Soloist | Hodie | Vaughan Williams | American West Symphony | 2023 |
Narrator | Haleakala: How Maui Snared the Sun | Welcher | Salt Lake Symphony | 2023 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Oratorio Society of Utah | 2022 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Wasatch Master Chorale | 2022 |
Bass Soloist | St. Matthew Passion | Bach | Salt Lake Choral Artists | 2018 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Oratorio Society of Utah | 2017 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Holladay Community Foundation | 2017 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | Northern Utah Community Orch. | 2014 |
Bass Soloist | Requium in D K.626 | Mozart | Wasatch/Davis Master Chorale | 2012 |
Bass Soloist | Flor de Navidad | Misc | Utopia Early Music Ensemble | 2012 |
Bass Soloist | Messiah | Handel | SL Foothill Stake/Wasatch Presb | 2011 |
Partial Roles
Malatesta | Don Pasquale | Donizetti | UCSB Opera Theatre - Scenes | 2010 |
Belcore | Elisir D’Amore | Donizetti | UCSB Opera Theatre - Scenes | 2009 |
Opera Chorus Experience
La Boheme | Utah Opera | 2023 |
Pirates of Penzance | Utah Opera | 2022 |
Tosca | Utah Opera | 2022 |
Best of Broadway, Rodgers & Hammerstein | Utah Opera/Utah Symphony | 2022 |
Messiah | Utah Opera/Utah Symphony | 2021 |
The Barber of Seville | Utah Opera | 2021 |
Messiah | Utah Opera/Utah Symphony | 2020 |
La Traviata | Utah Opera | 2019 |
Norma | Utah Opera | 2019 |
Die Zaubeflõte | Utah Opera | 2019 |
Roméo et Juliette | Utah Opera | 2018 |
Die Fledermaus | Utah Opera | 2018 |
Pagliacci | Utah Opera | 2018 |
Moby Dick | Utah Opera | 2018 |
La Boheme | Utah Opera | 2017 |
Don Giovanni | Utah Opera | 2017 |
Lucia di Lammermoor | Utah Opera | 2017 |
Carmen | Utah Opera | 2016 |
Aida | Utah Opera | 2016 |
Merry Widow | Utah Opera | 2016 |
Tosca | Utah Opera | 2015 |
Cosi fan tutte | Utah Opera | 2015 |
Pearl Fishers | Utah Opera | 2015 |
Abduction from the Seraglio | Utah Opera | 2014 |
Turanot | Utah Opera | 2014 |
Merry Widow | Opera Santa Barbara | 2009 |
Red Azalea – Premiere | UCSB Opera Theatre | 2003 |
Ensembles
U of U Graduate Vocal Quartet | University of Utah’s Resident Vocal Quartet | 2011-2015 |
UCSB Chamber Choir | 32-Voice A cappella Choir | 2001-2011 |
BFOM - Founder | Student-Run All-Male a cappella Group | 2003-2008 |
Naked Voices | Student-Run Co-ed a cappella Group | 2002-2004 |
Young Soloist Ensemble | 9-Voice Renaissance Vocal Ensemble | 2002-2003 |
Voice Teachers
David Power | 2011 – 2015 |
Benjamin Brecher | 2008 – 2011 |
Michael Ingham | 2002 – 2004 |
Directors
Jamie Bernstein, Michael Scarola, Robert Breault, Paul Sahuc, Simon Williams, Ned Canty, Michael Sokol |
Other Skills
Fluent Indonesian |
Tap Dance |
International Folk & Ballroom Dance Experience |
PRE-UNIVERSITY Experience
Bye Bye Birdie—Albert | Hollywood HS 2001 |
Noises Off—Frederick | Hollywood HS 2001 |
Grapes of Wrath—Jim Casey | Hollywood HS 2000 |
Little Shop of Horrors—Seymour | Hollywood HS 2000 |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream—Oberon | Hollywood HS 1999 |
Cabaret—Herr Shultz | Hollywood HS 1999 |
Rumors—Lenny | Hollywood HS 1998 |
West Side Story—Baby John | Hollywood HS 1998 |
Tanza-International Folk Dance Ensemble | Los Angeles 1994-2001 |
Los Angeles Children's Chorus | Los Angeles 1993-1997 |
Other Interests
Beyond his musical pursuits, Daniel is deeply committed to his community and faith. As an active member of his church, he finds joy in service and leadership, using his talents to uplift others. His dedication to civic engagement also reflects his passion for making a positive impact, whether through volunteering or supporting local initiatives.
In addition to his performance and community work, Daniel is a co-founder of DB Productions, a creative company specializing in photo, video, and design. His work with DB Productions allows him to merge his artistic vision with entrepreneurial drive, delivering exceptional services that capture and create lasting memories for clients.
