Musical Education

• New England Conservatory of Music, Boston: B.M and M.M in Voice
• Mozarteum, Salzburg: Diploma Lied & Opera Interpretation

Musical Coaching

• Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Baroque Interpretation, Salzburg
• Eric Werba, Lied Interpretation, Salzburg
• Allan Curtis, Baroque Opera, San Francisco
• Paul Schilhawsky, Lied interpretation, Salzburg
• Pierre Bernac, French songs, Paris
• John Moriarty, Lied and Diction, Boston
• Maestro Tonini: Interpretation, La Scala, Milan

Special Training

• Bach Festival, Den Haag, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Gustave Leonhart
• Summer Opera program Mozarteum

Vocal Technique

• Sara Corti and Valdamiro Badiali, Milan, Italy
• Ana Maria Bondi, Paris, France
• Susanne Anders, Mozarteum, Austria
• Claude Heater, (1998-current)

Speech Therapy

• Lia Gaches, Paris, France

Voice Lecturer

• Voice Faculty, University of California, Davis, since 2004
• Artist in Residence, Apollo Performing Arts, California since1983
• Voice Coach Apollo Chorus, California since 1983
• Voice Faculty, California State University, Sacramento 1998-2002

Director

• Artistic Director, Apollo Opera, California, 1986-2002
• Apollo Opera – The Magic Flute, Le Nozze di Figaro, Dido and Aeneas
• UCDavis: Le Nozze di Figaro, L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Amah and the Night Visitors, scenes from Mozart’s operas and Menotti’s operas

Master Classes

• National Conservatory of Music, Lima Peru, 2014
• May Flower Choral, 2008-2010
• Apollo Opera and Choir, Founder 2000-

"Zoila Muñoz who portrayed for us Poppea in Tourcoing projected her deep and beautiful voice with a profound emotion".

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“A highly musical singer.. great intuitional musicality” - Nicolaus Harnoncourt