"Simply superb"

Pedro Rodelas has performed principal roles and appeared as a featured tenor soloist with opera companies and concert orchestras in the United States and Mexico. His "impressive stage presence" and "resilient voice" have brought this promising tenor to the cusp of a “major career in the world of music.”

Mr. Rodelas' performance credits include principal roles in Carmen, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, Faust, The Merry Widow, I Pagliacci, The Magic Flute, Il Tabarro, Macbeth, The Return of Ulysses, Idomeneo, Fatal Song, Naughty Marietta, The Bartered Bride, Yeomen of the Guard, West Side Story, and Die Fledermaus.

He has also been featured in concert performances of Mozart's Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Granados' Goyescas, Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, and numerous opera galas and benefits.

In addition to his operatic repertoire, Mr. Rodelas has an avid interest in the traditional music of Latin America, including zarzuela, mariachi, and tango. In 2000, he was honored with the Disco de Oro at the Festival de la Canción National Competition in San Francisco where he received the first place award and standing ovation for his interpretation of "Granada" by Agustin Lara.

This year marks Mr. Rodelas' debut performances as Rodolfo in Puccini's La Boheme and Dick Johnson in La Fanciulla del West. .

Mr. Rodelas holds a Master of Vocal Performance degree from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley.