Rafael Vázquez

Tenor

Spanish tenor and Samling Foundation scholar Rafael Vázquez was born in Alicante, and graduated in Spanish and E.C Law in 1999 from C.E.U San Pablo University in Madrid and simultaneously studied singing under D. Jose Maria Marcos Jimenez. Later on he moved back to Alicante and made a series of concerts with soprano Jovita Gómez Couto and bariton Liberto Benedicto.
In 2000, he commenced a Postgraduate course in Environmental Law at the University of Nottingham and continues singing tuition under Pamela Cook and Catherine Foster. In September 2001 Rafael gained a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he is now undertaking the opera course under Adrian Thompson. Once at the Guildhall, he sang in a large variety of school performances such the Britten Festival and Hugo Wolf Festival,both directed by Graham Jonhson.
His engagements have included among others, an Opera Gala at The Vilar Floral Hall, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, a series of concerts in Italy with Maestro Emanuele Moris, an Opera Gala at the Shakespeare institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, a sacred music concert in benefit of the UNICEF in Pescara (Italy).
In November 2002 he sang Tamino in the Zauberflöte with Opera by Definition in Tunbridge Wells, and in April 2003 in Rossinis Petite Messe Solenelle in Kristiansand, Norway.
Masterclasses include Graham Clark’s GSMD Masterclass in 2001, Maestro Emanuele Moris 2002 and 2003, and The Samling Foundation Masterclass 2003.
Future engagements include Concert “Totó e la Censura” in Citta St.Angelo (Pescara/Italy), Don Curzio in the next “Le Nozze di Figaro” GSMD production and an Italian song concert for Mayfair Concerts in London.

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