AYSEN IDIL MILLIOGULLARI is an international opera singer, educator, and choral conductor. She is a doctoral candidate in Vocal Performance with a minor in Choral Conducting at the University of Arizona, where she received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. As a graduate teaching assistant, she taught courses including Music Individual Studies, Diction for Singers, Vocal Class, and Stage Training for Opera Singers. One of the highlighted comments from undergraduate students is that Aysen is a gem. She's such a kind person who goes out of her way to make sure her students understand the course. She worked with every student individually in every class, catering to all skill levels. 

She holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the Mannes School of Music in New York and a Bachelor’s degree from Ankara University State Conservatory, with the highest distinction. She won first prize in the Amelia Rieman Vocal Competition (2022) and third prize in the Marguerite Ough Vocal Competition (2021). After her performance as Mukhtar Mai in the opera "Thumbprint" with the University of Arizona Opera Theater, she received a positive review from the Arizona Daily Star, which stated, But the other reason you’ll want to see this is to hear the amazing coloratura soprano range from Milliogullari. 

A tenured opera singer at the Turkish State Opera, she performed as a soloist and chorister with the Ankara, Samsun, and Antalya State Opera Houses, as well as with the New York Lyric Opera Theater, Mannes Opera, and the University of Arizona Opera Theater. She has also appeared with prominent orchestras, including the Civic Orchestra of Tucson and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. 

Currently, she performs with Arizona Opera, serves as a Vocal Instructor and Associate Conductor at the Tucson Girls Chorus, is a staff singer with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and is the Director of Music Ministries at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. 

In her free time, she enjoys biking, hiking, socializing with friends, exploring new places, attending art events, and participating in community events.