Biography
Biography
Andalucian tenor Pablo García-López is one of today’s rising stars of the European opera and concert stages. He is praised by El Mundo for the “decisive beauty of his light-lyric timbre, his unquestionable musicality and communicability.”
Known for his fresh sound and expressive delicacy, Pablo is particularly celebrated for his interpretations of Mozartian repertoire, while also being in high demand as a soloist in both baroque and contemporary opera. During the last few years, he has made acclaimed appearances on Spain’s most prestigious stages, leading to international debuts at opera houses such as Royal Opera Wallonie de Liège, Opera de Lausanne, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía de Valencia and Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse. He has worked with Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Jesús López-Cobos, and Susanna Mälkkin, among other conductors.
In the 2024/25 season, he makes his debut at the Opéra de Tours as Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte as well as at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville as Remendado in Carmen. He returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu as Goro in Madama Butterfly, and to the Ópera de Oviedo as Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. He also revives the role of Miguel in en Don Juan no existe by Helena Cánovas at the Teatros del Canal, a role he created at the world premiere at the Festival Peralada in 2024. In concert, he performs Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. With harpsichordist Ignacio Prego and baroque cellist Josetxu Obregón, he performs and records the Italian-Spanish baroque programme Trompicávalas Amor.
Notable engagements from the 2023/24 season were his role debut as Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Zauberflöte at the Opéra de Lausanne, the revival of Tránsito by Jesús Torres at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Paco Vegellana in Marisa Machado’s world premiere La Regenta at the Naves del Matadero in Madrid. In concert, he sang De Sópituan early music programme with Forma Antiqva at the Festival Internacional de Santander and Spanish songs with the Orquesta de Córdoba. He also gave a sold out Lied recital with pianist Simon Lepper in Córdoba.
Highlights of previous seasons include the role of Ferrando in Così fan tutte at the ABAO Bilbao Opera and at the Teatro Cervantes de Málaga, Belmonte Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Gran Teatro de Córdoba and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni , and to the Ópera de Oviedo as Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Opéra de Lausanne, Nemorino in Elisir d’Amore d’Amore at the Ópera de Oviedo, Tinka in Il Tabarro Tabarro at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Cegeste in Orphée at the Teatros del Canal, and Albazar in Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at the Teatro Real. As a concert soloist, he recently performed Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel Bibel with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Les Nuits d’Été d’Été with the Orquesta de Córdoba, and Salomé with the Orquesta Nacional de España and the Orquesta de València.
«El tenor ofreció un Nemorino di grazia, con la fuerza necesaria para modelar el canto melódico, de carácter melodramático, que trazó Donizetti. Su voz clara y bien colocada llegó a la sala con naturalidad, mientras cuidaba las aristas de su personaje en la lucha por el amor de Adina, con momentos para recitados de altura y gestos de bravura –a subrayar, su «Adina credimi»–, además del aria «Una furtiva lagrima», de expresión personal, premiada por el público.»
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Born in Cordoba, Pablo began his singing studies at the conservatory of his hometown with the tenor Juan Luque. Later, he perfected his singing studies at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Centre de Perfeccionamiento Plácido Domingo at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. He completed his training in Berlin with John Norris. In recognition of his exceptional artistry, Pablo was awarded the Bandera de las Artes de Andalucía in 2020 and recently recognized as an academic by the Real Academia de las Ciencias, Bellas Letras y Nobles Artes de Córdoba, for his artistic career and contribution to cultural heritage.
His passion for new music has led him to perform several world premieres such as: Don Juan no existe by Helena Cánovas, Tránsito by Jesús Torres, Sinfonía Córdoba y Escenas de una primavera alemana by Lorenzo Palomo, Café Kafka by Francisco Coll at the Palau de les Arts, Fuenteovejuna de by Muñiz at Ópera Oviedo, El Guardián de los Cuentos by Miquel Ortega at the Baluarte in Pamplona, and the song cycles Hijo Mío by Jesús Torres and Caminos de la tarde by Hermes Luaces.
His first solo album entitled Rutas with pianist Aurelio Viribay was released in 2020, featuring Spanish art songs from the 20th century. The album was awarded the "Melómano de Oro". His discography further includes Puccini’s Turandot (Decca) conducted by Zubin Mehta, La Boheme (Accentus) conducted by Riccardo Chailly, and Palomo's Cordoba Symphony (Naxos) conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. In late 2024, the new album De Sópitu, will be released, with Forma Antiqva led by Aarón Zapico.