Mexican-American, GRAMMY Award® winning tenor Joshua Guerrero begins the 2019-2020 season with a debut at Oper Frankfurt as Chevalier Renato des Grieux in a new production of Manon Lescaut conducted by Lorenzo Viotti and directed by Àlex Ollé. Additional engagements include a return to Florida Grand Opera for Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and a debut with Komische Oper Berlin as Rodolfo in the Barrie Kosky production of La bohème. In concert, he appears with soprano Ailyn Pérez in the 2020 One Amazing Night concert presented by San Diego Opera, a US tour of the Bel Canto Trio, a solo...
Joshua Guerrero
Tenor
“A nice surprise was the Des Grieux by Joshua Guerrero , a young American tenor with a beautiful and generous voice, a burnished tone and an Argentine ring, but above all an elegant phrasing that returns the nobler side of the character.”
Stefano Nardelli, Giornale della Music, October 17, 2019 - Des Grieux in 'Manon Lescaut' at Oper Frankfurt
“Joshua Guerrero breathes youthful impulsiveness of Gabriele Adorno with a perceptible lyricism.”
Gilles Charlassier, ConcertoNet, February 1, 2016 - Gabriele Adorno in 'Simon Boccanegra' at Opéra National de Bordeaux
“He [Guerrero] sang his big aria ‘O figli, o figli miei’ with great skill, sufficient weight and rich tone.”
John Rhodes, Seen and Heard International, April 24, 2017 - Macduff in 'Macbeth' at Opernhaus Zurich
“Mr. Domingo also conducted…an aria from a zarzuela by Sorozábal featuring a gifted young tenor, Joshua Guerrero.”
Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, March 10, 2015 - Gala honoring Julius Rudel in New York City
“Tenor Joshua Guerrero sang Macduff with the resonant golden notes that have made him an up-and-coming matinee idol. He has a sizeable voice and a secure technique so he is not restricted to light roles.”
Maria Nockin, Opera Today, October 28, 2016 - Macduff in 'Macbeth' at LA Opera
“The superbly gifted Joshua Guerrero makes a hugely sympathetic Pinkerton – seemingly showing respect for his bride and with no shortage of genuine remorse. His is a bronzed voice that gleams throughout.”
David Truslove, Classical Source, May 21, 2018 - Pinkerton in 'Madama Butterfly' at Glyndebourne Festival
“The tenor Joshua Guerrero was called in to cover for the ailing Stephen Costello as Roméo on July 29, and he had a heroic, beautiful sound with spot-on intonation, including the B-flats in the balcony scene (“Ah! lève-toi, soleil!”).”
Charles Downey, Washington Post, July 31, 2016 - Roméo in 'Roméo et Juliette' at Santa Fe Opera