This is the story of Eric Vetro, the sought-after vocal coach working with A-list celebrities like Ariana Grande, Angelina Jolie, and Omar Apollo.
I keep a lot of them around,” Vetro admits over Zoom as he virtually takes me on a tour of his musical dojo, located in his home in Toluca Lake, CA. Over the course of his career, the 58-year-old has become indispensable to his A-list clientele. He’s the voice teacher you call when your client needs to hit the high note—whether that’s in the booth or on a soundstage.
This film season alone, he’s responsible for getting Grande into Glinda shape for Wicked, teaching Angelina Jolie to hit high C’s as opera diva Maria Callas in Maria, and helping Timothée Chalamet channel Bob Dylan for A Complete Unknown. While we’re in the middle of chatting, he gets a Facetime call. “Omar? Can I call you back in five minutes? I'm on with Vanity Fair,” says Vetro, apologetically. “Absolutely not,” jokes recording artist and Queer star Omar Apollo, apparently a few hours early for his own Facetime voice lesson. “He taught me everything I know,” Apollo tells me after Vetro virtually introduces us. After figuring out how they got their wires crossed, Apollo bids a fond farewell to Vetro, who he’ll see in approximately two hours. “Phew! Okay. Now we have more time,” Vetro tells me, regaining his focus. Clearly, getting time with Vetro is a rare and valuable thing. When he was cast in his high school production of West Side Story, Vetro was happiest when he was handpicked by the musical director to help his classmates learn their parts. “That gave me an identity, because I didn't have a strong identity growing up,” he says. “Like, oh, this is what I do: I play the piano. I'm good at helping people learn songs.” Vetro went on to do what many talented, musical-theater-pilled kids do upon high school graduation: he went to NYU. After graduation, he dabbled in performance for a few months, before finding that a light dose of stage fright confirmed he was happiest behind the scenes as a vocal coach. “I've actually never done anything since,” Vetro say
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