ENRIQUE TORALSinger & Voice Teacher
“Adding to the enchantment was the radiant singing
of Enrique Toral.” - The Chicago Tribune “Enrique Toral...an excellent tenor.” - The Boston Globe “Enrique Toral has the kind of fresh, unbridled tenor voice that can make the listener’s own lungs fill with a breath of admiration.” - The Bay Area Express “Enrique Toral seemed to have a voice that should be heard more often.” - Opera Today |
The Artist
ENRIQUE TORAL is an artist who has won acclaim across North America and Europe for the beauty and incisiveness of his singing and for his dynamic stage portrayals. Enrique has appeared with the New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Cincinnati Opera, San Diego Opera, New Orleans Opera, Opera Carolina, New Jersey State Opera, Connecticut Grand Opera, Opera Tampa, Sarasota Opera and El Paso Opera and has over 45 operatic roles to his credit.
The tenor made his European debut singing the leading tenor roles in a Rossini double bill as Edoardo Millfort in La Cambiale di Matrimonio and Florville in Il Signor Bruschino at the Teatro Sociale in Brescia, Italy. He has shared the stage with many leading operatic talents including performances of Otello as Roderigo opposite Carlo Bergonzi, Tosca as Spoletta with Aprile Millo and Normanno in Lucia di Lamermoor starring Sumi Jo. He made his Broadway principal debut as Parpignol in Baz Luhrmann’s Tony nominated La Bohéme, a role he reprised with the San Diego Opera, and appeared in the 57th Annual Tony Awards from Radio City Music Hall, broadcast on CBS.
Other highlights include Bardolfo in Falstaff under the baton of Seiji Ozawa – heard on NPR's World of Opera and an auspicious debut at the Ravinia Music Festival singing the title role in Manuel de Falla’s El Retablo de Maese Pedro and the world premiere of John Bowle’s Lorca Songs. The Chicago Tribune averred “Under [Jonathan] Sheffer's direction, the Eos Orchestra played to the hilt Falla's buoyancy and anachronism. Adding to the enchantment was the ardent and radiant singing of Enrique Toral.”
The tenor made his European debut singing the leading tenor roles in a Rossini double bill as Edoardo Millfort in La Cambiale di Matrimonio and Florville in Il Signor Bruschino at the Teatro Sociale in Brescia, Italy. He has shared the stage with many leading operatic talents including performances of Otello as Roderigo opposite Carlo Bergonzi, Tosca as Spoletta with Aprile Millo and Normanno in Lucia di Lamermoor starring Sumi Jo. He made his Broadway principal debut as Parpignol in Baz Luhrmann’s Tony nominated La Bohéme, a role he reprised with the San Diego Opera, and appeared in the 57th Annual Tony Awards from Radio City Music Hall, broadcast on CBS.
Other highlights include Bardolfo in Falstaff under the baton of Seiji Ozawa – heard on NPR's World of Opera and an auspicious debut at the Ravinia Music Festival singing the title role in Manuel de Falla’s El Retablo de Maese Pedro and the world premiere of John Bowle’s Lorca Songs. The Chicago Tribune averred “Under [Jonathan] Sheffer's direction, the Eos Orchestra played to the hilt Falla's buoyancy and anachronism. Adding to the enchantment was the ardent and radiant singing of Enrique Toral.”
The Cabaret Act
Enrique Toral brings an unforgettable celebration of the Great White Way
in
"Back to Broadway:
The Songs I've Never Sung"
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Conceived and Directed by Enrique, this "Sold-Out Hit" takes the audience on a journey back to 2002, the year Enrique made his Broadway debut in Baz Luhrmann's La Bohéme.
With a voice as big as his personality, Enrique seamlessly weaves stories and hilarious recollections of his time spent on Broadway with an eclectic list of songs making for an unforgettable evening. Backed by a three piece band, the program includes selections by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Lowe, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Kander & Ebb, Jule Styne, Maury Yeston, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein and Jerry Herman. ENRIQUE TORAL in Back to Broadway: The Songs I’ve Never Sung is sure to entertain showbiz aficionados of all ages. |
The Voice Teacher
A passionate and much sought-after voice teacher, Enrique Toral currently holds voice studios in San Diego, Los Angeles and New York City. His students attend prestigious music schools including Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, New England Conservatory, Indiana University, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Michigan to name a few, and they have gone on to successful solo and stage careers. His musical theater students have appeared on Broadway, national and international tours, Off- Broadway, as well as regional theaters like the Old Globe Theater and La Jolla Playhouse and in concert with the San Diego Symphony and Summer Pops.
Opera singers appear with major companies throughout the country and abroad, including the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Atlanta Opera, Cincinnati Opera, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de Bellas Artes, San Diego Opera, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera, Tulsa Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Aspen Music Festival and with major symphonies including Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony.
Opera singers appear with major companies throughout the country and abroad, including the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Atlanta Opera, Cincinnati Opera, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de Bellas Artes, San Diego Opera, Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera, Tulsa Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Aspen Music Festival and with major symphonies including Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Symphony.
About LessonsEnrique Toral is equally at home teaching classical and musical theater singers. Though the styles of each are very different, even within their respective genres, the tenets of healthy singing are all the same.
Enrique provides a practical vocal method based on the functional unity of respiration, phonation and resonance to improve the tone quality, vocal range, intonation and flexibility of the voice. His students develop a conceptual framework that promotes vocal proficiency and synergistically integrates mind and body, technique and artistry accessing their own "The Master Singer." Ultimately, my students become the vessel of expression through song, always singing the truth of the lyrics and freely immersing themselves in the character they portray. |
Testimonials"I've had the privilege of working with Enrique over the years. From my first lessons I was able to access more of my true tone color with more ease of production. Enrique has redefined the basic technical tools for me by making the process of singing simple. His clarity, humor and openness while teaching helped me embrace and address my technical struggles. I also noticed the progress he made with other students and was amazed at the consistency of results he drew out of them. Since then, my work with Enrique has allowed me to reach the next level of comfort in my singing allowing me to be expressive. I feel very honored to have met Enrique and to call him my teacher and mentor."
Daniel Moody, countertenor Metropolitan Opera Artist |