Praised by Opera Today for “his bass-baritone with sheen and allure,” Brazilian Rafael Porto continues to make a name for himself in the opera world. He mostly recently sang the Sergeant (La bohème) at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro) with the Northern Lights Festival and Indianapolis Opera.
Previous highlights include role debut of Leporello (Don Giovanni) at Florida Grand Opera and
Capitán in Daniel Catán’s (Florencia en el Amazonas) with internationally acclaimed soprano Ana
María Martínez; Luther and Crespel (Les contes d’Hoffmann) at Nashville Opera.

He made his Aspen Music Festival debut as Leporello (Don Giovanni) under the baton of Dame Jane Glover and continued with a return to Florida Grand Opera as Don Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia). A lover of new works, he recently created the roles of Guard in David Lang’s world premiere (prisoner of the state) with the New York Philharmonic led by Jaap van Zweden and Putnam in Jake Heggie’s world premiere (If I Were You) conducted by Nicole Paiement with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program.