The Singer
"Under Sheffer's direction, the Eos Orchestra played to the hilt [de Falla's] buoyancy and anachronism... Adding to the enchantment was the radiant singing of Enrique Toral."
Ravinia Music Festival debut - The Chicago Tribune
Hailed as "an excellent tenor" by the Boston Globe, 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. Mr. Toral has appeared on Broadway and 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, El Paso Opera and with the Music Festivals at Ravinia and Tanglewood. An avid recitalist, Mr. Toral has appeared in recital with the Glimmerglass Opera, Tanglewood Music Festival and the San Francisco Art Song Festival, honoring Ned Rorem and his works.
The tenor made his European debut singing the leading tenor roles in Rossini's La Cambiale di Matrimonio and Il Signor Bruschino at the Teatro Sociale in Brescia, Italy. Other highlights include 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 Falla's El Retable de Maese Pedro and the world premiere of John Bowle's Lorca Songs arranged by Jonathan Sheffer.
A frequent collaborator with today's contemporary composers he has premiered a number of opera including the Emmy nominated triptych opera Central Park, creating the roles of Roy opposite Lauren Flanigan in Beaser's The Food of Love and The Boy in Torke's Strawberry Fields - seen nationally on PBS' Great Performances. He created the role of Jacques Dupin in the world premiere of Thea Musgrave's opera Pontalba at New Orleans Opera, commissioned to mark the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The tenor has also appeared with the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, performing works by Gunther Schuller.
A winner at numerous competitions, Mr. Toral was a winner at the District and Regional Level in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a regional winner in the MacAllister Awards for Opera Singers, a recipient of a Gerda Lissner Foundation Award, the Athena and James Garivaltis Fellowship Award and a Fellowship Grant Recipient in the Heinz Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards.
The tenor made his European debut singing the leading tenor roles in Rossini's La Cambiale di Matrimonio and Il Signor Bruschino at the Teatro Sociale in Brescia, Italy. Other highlights include 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 Falla's El Retable de Maese Pedro and the world premiere of John Bowle's Lorca Songs arranged by Jonathan Sheffer.
A frequent collaborator with today's contemporary composers he has premiered a number of opera including the Emmy nominated triptych opera Central Park, creating the roles of Roy opposite Lauren Flanigan in Beaser's The Food of Love and The Boy in Torke's Strawberry Fields - seen nationally on PBS' Great Performances. He created the role of Jacques Dupin in the world premiere of Thea Musgrave's opera Pontalba at New Orleans Opera, commissioned to mark the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. The tenor has also appeared with the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, performing works by Gunther Schuller.
A winner at numerous competitions, Mr. Toral was a winner at the District and Regional Level in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, a regional winner in the MacAllister Awards for Opera Singers, a recipient of a Gerda Lissner Foundation Award, the Athena and James Garivaltis Fellowship Award and a Fellowship Grant Recipient in the Heinz Rehfuss Singing Actor Awards.
