RaúlGutiérrez

Born in Durango, Mexico, Raúl Gutiérrez is quickly establishing himself as one of the rising lyric tenors of his generation. His 25/26 season includes the role of Rafael in Christof Loy's production of Penella's El gato montés at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Tiroler Festspiele, and Gastone in La Traviata at the Dresden Semperoper.

Previous highlights include a debut at the Salzburg Festspiele as Marcellus in Thomas's Hamlet, and Arturo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor at the Zurich Opernhaus, and his European debut in the title role of Massenet’s Werther at the Bregenzer Festspiele, accompanied by the Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg and under the baton of Claire Levacher. For this performance, he received a nomination as "Best rising Young Talent" from the prestigious Österreichische Musiktheaterpreis.

Other highlights include several role debuts such as Albazar in Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia and Daniele in Verdi’s I Vespri Siciliani as member of the International Opera Studio at the Opernhaus Zürich,performances at the Tour Eiffel as a member with the academy Opera for Peace in Paris, and debuts in the roles of Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi, and Don Basilio and Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Symphonic Orchestra of Morelia. Raúl has worked with conductors like Bertrand de Billy, Ivan Repušič, Lorenzo Viotti, Jorge Parodi, Daniele Squeo, Leonardo Sini and Rodrigo Macías, and has developed his vocal technique through lessons and masterclasses with Alejandro Armenta and Francisco Araiza (current voice teachers), César Ulloa, Emilio Pons, Jennifer Rowley, Brian Jadge, and many more. He studied with the renowned Mexican tenor Alfredo Portilla at the Faculty of Music of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City, following previous studies in Architecture. In 2019, Raúl emerged as the winner of the “XXX Francisco Araiza Competition” at UNAM, granting him the opportunity to work with tenor Francisco Araiza at the European Music Institute of Vienna (EMIV) in Vienna, Austria. Raúl then won several awards in the XXXVIII Carlo Morelli National Singing Competition, including the Zarzuela Award, Bellas Artes Award, Francisco Araiza Award, and MOS (Mexico Opera Studio) Award. Additionally, in 2022 he received scholarships to attend the Sewanee Summer Music Festival as an Opera Fellow and the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria.