Voice Jury

Tenor Oswaldo Iraheta has been recognized for his “pure tone filled with emotion.” Since his transition from baritone up to tenor, Oswaldo has sung various tenor roles in the United States and abroad making his international debut at the Royal Opera House Muscat with Maestro Lorin Maazel.

Oswaldo has performed in premieres of operas including the role of Domingo in Luis Díaz Hérodier’s El Mozote with Ópera de El Salvador. He performed the role of the Prince in Polina Nazaykinskaya’s The Magic Mirror for its New York City premiere at the New York International Fringe Festival and most recently, the role of the Shepherd in Dina Pruzhansky’s Shulamit in New York City. Other roles Oswaldo has performed include Alfredo (La Traviata), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Count Belfiore (La finta giardiniera), Bardolfo (Falstaff), Ruiz (Il trovatore), Remendado (Carmen), Spoletta (Tosca), Cavaradossi (Tosca), Ferrando (Così fan tutte), and Rodolfo (La bohème).

Oswaldo has performed with various opera companies in the United States, South America and Europe including the St. Petersburg Opera, New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Roman Borgman Opera Company, Aspen Music Festival, Assisi Performing Arts Festival, Ópera de El Salvador, Opera Circle of Cleveland, Phoenicia International Festival, Knoxville Opera, and the Royal Opera House Muscat.

Oswaldo is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and North Park University-Chicago. He studied with renowned tenor Vinson Cole and currently works with Bill Schuman. Oswaldo was a member of the Aspen Opera Theater Center, the Castleton Festival, and has performed with the Martina Arroyo Foundation in New York City.

Upcoming engagements include performances with the Center for Contemporary Opera, the Connecticut Lyric Opera, the Greve Opera Music Festival in Italy with premieres in the United States and South America.