Raúl Morales Velazco
Bass

Raúl Morales Velazco is a 3^rd year member of the Academy of Vocal Arts. This season he performs  Colline in La boheme with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, makes his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra as Americo in The Party,  and performs  Dulcamara in L’elisir D’amore at AVA and with Opera Festival of Morelia.  Future engagements include his debut at the Donizetti Opera Festival in Bergamo as Calistene in the Poliuto. Recent successes include the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, the title role in Verdi’s Falstaff, and Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust at the Academy of Vocal Arts.

Raúl made his European debut in 2024 as Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Bartolo/Antonio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Trentino Music Festival. In 2023 as part of the International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, Raul performed Colline in La bohème and the roles of Bartolo and Antonio at Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Previous engagements have included Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisr d’amore for Ópera Estudio del Noroeste, the Commendatore in Mozart’s don Giovanni for Teatro del Bicenterario, the Sacrastan in Puccini’s Tosca for Teatro Ciudad Sagrada, and Sciarrone in Tosca for Orquestra Filarmónica 5 de mayo.

Raúl won 3rd prize at 2022 Carlo Morelli contest as well as being a finalist in the Concurso Latinoamericano de Canto Radio Filarmonía in Peru. He won second prize in the men’s division of the 2023 Maria Callas Brazilian Singing Contest as well as being a district winner at Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Mexico district and an encouragement Award at Rocky Mountains Region at the same contest.