

By Sitio Bagatela / Colombian Leads Global Call to Create Operas with their Own Cultural Identity
This article announces the global call for the 2025 Opera Camp™ Composition and Libretto Program. he article strongly emphasizes the leadership of Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, a Colombian, as the creator and artistic director of Opera Camp™. It outlines his academic background, including his unique Doctorate in Opera, Orchestra, and Ballet Conducting, his postdoctoral research, and his roles as General Director of PAL and Musical Director of The Americas Chamber Orchestra.


By RadioSur / Radio interview with Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez about Opera Camp™ Composition and Libretto Program
This is a Colombian radio interview with Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, who discusses the Opera Camp™ Composition and Libretto Program. The Maestro explains the program's origin in his doctoral research, aimed at solving opera's disconnect from society, as evidenced by low engagement statistics. The Maestro emphasizes the initiative's goal to allow diverse cultures, stories, and music to reach international stages.


By Colombia.com / A Colombian Leads the International Transformation of the Performing Arts in a Fully Sustainable Initiative
This article is a profile of the Colombian-born Maestro Dr. Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, published for a Colombian international audience. It highlights his role as General Director of the Performing Arts Laboratory (PAL) and his participation as a representative of PAL at the 2025 League of American Orchestras National Conference in Salt Lake City. The piece frames his work as an international transformation of the performing arts, emphasizing sustainability.


By CanvasRebel Magazine /
The article features an in-depth interview with Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, exploring his artistic leadership, scholarly work, and community-centered initiatives. The publication also introduces his global career as an Opera, Orchestra, and Ballet Conductor and his research leadership in Performing Arts Sustainability. The article portrays Maestro Barbosa-Vásquez as a visionary.


By VoyageLA Magazine /
his feature article presents an in-depth profile of Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vásquez, highlighting his personal, artistic, and scholarly journey. The publication narrates the origins of his musical path in Colombia, his early dedication to violin and conducting, and his accelerated academic trajectory as a young prodigy. VoyageLA also showcases his contributions to the field of Performing Arts Sustainability through his research at the Ostrom Workshop.


The Art and Science of Performance: Unlocking Mentor-Mentee Tradition in Arts
Music and Performing Arts are by nature oral traditions with not absolute truths! Because of the enormous complexity around them, all...


“Need for Broader Analytic Frameworks for Real Diversity Development"
“Need for Broader Analytic Frameworks for Real Diversity Development - An analysis of Ardila-Pineda’s Un Mar de Fueguitos” by Diego...


By Al Dia / The independent Latin opera “El Imperio de la Luz” receives an award
The publication describes how "El Imperio de la Luz" Opera designed and created by Diego Barbosa-Vasquez, won the innovation competition at the Jacobs School of Music and Kelley School of Business (Indiana University) on February 6, 2021. The opera follows the concept of "Community Opera" (created by Maestro Diego Barbosa-Vasquez), an innovation based on Barbosa-Vasquez’s groundbreaking research where professionals, students, and community members collaborate to produce and


Multicultural Characteristic of the American Identity in Classical Music
Versión en Español: Click Aquí - Analisys for the Conversation about American Identity in Classical Music organized by Indiana University...


American Identity in the Classical Music
Barbosa-Vásquez is invited along with other outstanding leaders of the American Music Industry for an event hosted by Indiana University...






















