Rafael Rojas

Rafael Rojas (15 September 1962 – 18 January 2022) was a Mexican tenor opera singer, who won the Domingo Prize at the 1995 Operalia Competition, and was later critically acclaimed for his performances of Puccini and Verdi.

Biography Rojas was born in Guadalajara on 15 September 1962. He studied at the University of Guadalajara, and subsequently studied opera at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama‚ before moving to the Royal Northern College of Music, where he studied between 1992 and 1994. As a student he performed the role of Rodolfo in the British Youth Opera’s production of La Bohème. He sang in other prestigious houses, including at the Seattle Opera and at Boston Opera House.

During his career he built his reputation on critically acclaimed performances of works by Puccini and Verdi. He founded and sponsored the Guadalajara Youth Symphony Orchestra. He had been ill for two months prior.