Gabriel Díaz - NOSPR

Considered one of the finest countertenors of his generation, Gabriel Díaz performed under conductors such as Jordi Savall, Ivor Bolton, Ruben Jais, Lionel Meunier, Andrea Marcon, Jana Semerádová, Leonardo García Alarcón or Andreas Spering. His engagements for this season include a tour in Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany with La Cetra Barockorchester Basel under the baton of Andrea Marcon; Handel’s Messiah with Orquesta Ciudad de Granada; and his debut at the Festival Potsdam Sanssouci, singing the role of Galafro in Steffani’s Orlando Generoso, conducted by Dorothee Oberlinger. His first CD, featuring a selection of Handel’s cantatas, will be released at the end of the season.

Upcoming projects in the 2025/26 season include, among others, the presentation of a Puzzi CD in Lisbon with Ensemble Bonne Corde, directed by Diana Vinagre; a recital of Italian cantatas at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City with harpsichordist Raúl Moncada; his debut at Theater an der Wien as Alidoro in Cesti’s L’Orontea, conducted by Wolfgang Katschner; and a concert performance of Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants in Seville with La Ritirata, under the direction of Josetxu Obregón.

Recent engagements include the title roles in Corselli's Achille in Sciro and Handel's Orlando at Teatro Real de Madrid under Ivor Bolton. Gabriel also appeared in a staged production of Bach’s St. John Passion directed by choreographer Peter Leung, and sang Giovanni in the modern premiere of Schiassi’s Maria Vergine al Calvario in Lisbon with Fernando Miguel Jalôto. He debuted at Warsaw’s Teatr Królewski as Ircano in Vinci’s Semiramide riconosciuta under Marco Vitale.

Previous highlights include Andronico in Handel’s Tamerlano with Les Ambassadeurs and Alexis Kossenko at the Poznań Opera House, Galatea in Aci, Galatea e Polifemo with Andreas Spering in Seville, Medoro in Mariani’s La Lisarda with Rogério Gonçalves at Donaufestwochen, La Peinture in Charpentier’s Les Arts Florissants in Bilbao with Josetxu Obregón, and Pastore in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo at Paris’s Opéra Comique under Jordi Savall.

Gabriel’s repertoire also embraces contemporary music. He has performed El Comisario in El Abrecartas by Luis de Pablo and El Sapo in La Regenta by Marisa Manchado—both at Teatro Real in Madrid. Other highlights include Until the Lions with music by Vincenzo Lamagna (Akram Khan Company), Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Pärt’s Johannes-Passion with Sociedad Musical de Sevilla, Bernstein’s Missa Brevis with the Spanish National Choir, and Erkoreka’s Three Sonnets to Michelangelo with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia.

Gabriel has taken part in many recordings for Almaviva, Alia Vox, Enchiriadis, Arsis, NB Musica, Ricercar, Lauda Musica and Alpha, some of them winners of awards such as the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Critics' Choice Gramophone, 5 Diapason, Diapason d'Or and FestClásica.