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. Aside from his work with his private students, Mr. Toral is currently a Master Voice Instructor with Opera NEO Summer Festival & Workshop, a training program for aspiring opera singers in San Diego, CA. He joined the faculty of OperaWorks in 2016 as part of the Winter Intensive Program. He frequently presents masterclasses and workshops around the country and in Mexico. Upon moving to San Diego, CA from New York City in 2005, he was appointed Studio Artist Teacher at San Diego State University teaching for the School of Music and Dance where he taught from 2006-2014 and for the prestigious MFA program in the School of Theater, Television and Film from 2008-2012. He now devotes himself completely to his private studios, sharing his expertise and commitment for easy, healthy and beautiful singing.
His students attend prestigious music schools including Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, New England Conservatory, Indiana University to name a few, and they have gone on to successful solo and stage careers. His musical theater students have appeared on Broadway and National Tours, 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 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de Bellas Artes, San Diego Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Aspen Music Festival. His students have won numerous awards in competitions including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the San Diego Musical Merit Foundation, Virginia Hawk Vocal Competition and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Competition.
In addition to his skills as a voice teacher, Mr. Toral has also worked as the Director of Artists Programs for Opera Company of Brooklyn from 2001-2006 and was Music Director and Vocal Coach of Lyric Opera San Diego's Summer Academy. He is also a compelling stage director having directed productions of Die Zauberflöte, Roméo et Juliette, La Rondine, Die Entführung aus dem Serail and a double bill of Pasatieri's Signor Deluso and La Divina for Opera Company of Brooklyn. In the west coast he has directed Point Loma Opera Theater's production of The Merry Widow and Le nozze di Figaro for Opera NEO. Mr. Toral is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing - San Diego Chapter since 2007. He served as President of the San Diego Chapter from 2009-2011.
His students attend prestigious music schools including Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, New England Conservatory, Indiana University to name a few, and they have gone on to successful solo and stage careers. His musical theater students have appeared on Broadway and National Tours, 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 Brooklyn Academy of Music, Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera de Bellas Artes, San Diego Opera, Utah Festival Opera and Aspen Music Festival. His students have won numerous awards in competitions including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the San Diego Musical Merit Foundation, Virginia Hawk Vocal Competition and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Competition.
In addition to his skills as a voice teacher, Mr. Toral has also worked as the Director of Artists Programs for Opera Company of Brooklyn from 2001-2006 and was Music Director and Vocal Coach of Lyric Opera San Diego's Summer Academy. He is also a compelling stage director having directed productions of Die Zauberflöte, Roméo et Juliette, La Rondine, Die Entführung aus dem Serail and a double bill of Pasatieri's Signor Deluso and La Divina for Opera Company of Brooklyn. In the west coast he has directed Point Loma Opera Theater's production of The Merry Widow and Le nozze di Figaro for Opera NEO. Mr. Toral is an active member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing - San Diego Chapter since 2007. He served as President of the San Diego Chapter from 2009-2011.
