RafaelRojas
- Tenor
- Fellow
About Rafael
Mexican tenor Rafael Rojas is currently a graduate student at the Royal Northern College of Music after being awarded the prestigious International Artist Diploma scholarship.
Prior to studying in Manchester, Rafael was part of the Mexican Opera Studio, where he performed in Bizet's Carmen, Massenet's Manon and a selection of Mexican operas by Melesio Morales, Carlos Jimenez Marabak and Daniel Catan.
Rafael claimed first prize at the regional Mexican Metropolitan Opera's Laffont Competition in both 2022 and 2023 and at the Carlo Morelli Zarzuela Competition at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. In 2024, he also performed in the Houston Grand Opera's aria concert.
Contact
Mark Hildrew
Paul Meyer zu Schwabedissen
Elan Fryar
Video
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Rafael Rojas performs 'Oh! fede negar potessi' from Verdi's Luisa Miller
Credit: Rafael Rojas
Rafael Rojas performs 'Recondita armonia' from Puccini's Tosca
Accompanied by Sheldon Miller Credit: Performed by Rafael Rojas at the Royal Northern College of Music
Rafael Rojas sings 'Una furtiva lagrima' from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore
Accompanied by Sheldon Miller Credit: Performed by Rafael Rojas at the Royal Northern College of Music
Rafael Rojas sings 'Quando le sere al placido' from Verdi's Luisa Miller
Accompanied by Sheldon Miller Credit: Performed by Rafael Rojas at the Royal Northern College of Music
Photos
Selected Repertoire
Gaetano Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore (Nemorino) • La fille du régiment
Georges Bizet
Carmen (Don José)
Giacomo Puccini
La boheme (Rodolfo) • Tosca (Cavaradossi)
Jules Massenet
Manon (Le Chevalier des Grieux) • Werther (title role)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin (Lensky)
