Arturo Chacón - Cruz 

Originally from Sonora, he has developed himself as a top tenor with exciting appearances in renowned theaters and concert halls around the world. He has performed more than 60 roles in 30 countries. Since winning Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition in 2005, his career has experienced a steady and successful development. His repertoire ranges from Bellini and Donizetti to Puccini and Verdi. He has sung private recitals for Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos of Spain, as well as for other Ibero-American leaders and King Felipe of Spain.

He recently made his debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca, Ismael in Nabucco and Rodolfo in Verdi's Luisa Miller, in Oviedo, Valencia and Barcelona respectively. He also sang his first Nemorino in Donizetti's Elixir of Love in Palermo, Italy, and later performed it again in Macao, China. His recent collaborations with filmmakers Sofia Coppola and Woody Allen have brought him international acclaim and sold out shows in Los Angeles, Valencia and Rome.

His first solo CD, Arturo Chacón le canta a México, contains some of the most beautiful pieces of Mexican music and is accompanied by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Sonora. He has received numerous honors and awards over the years. The most recent is the Moncayo Medal in Jalisco, Mexico, he was also GQ Man of the Year 2018 in Mexico. He was the 2017 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Rising Star for the San Francisco Opera. He received the Alfonso Ortíz Tirado Medal in 2013 (Sonora's highest cultural award), the 2009 Distinguished Sonoran Medal, the Culturarte of Puerto Rico, the Valencia Opera and the Plácido Domingo de la Zarzuela Awards at Operalia 2005 at the Teatro Real in Madrid. He received the Eleanor McCollum 1st Prize Award and the Audience Choice Award with the Houston Grand Opera in 2003, among many others.

Chacón-Cruz shares a long and important relationship with two of the most important opera singers of our time: Plácido Domingo and Ramón Vargas. The former has been his friend and mentor with whom he has shared the stage on numerous occasions. He received the Plácido Domingo Scholarship in 2002 and Domingo himself helped him launch his international career after his success in the Operalia Competition. He also enjoys a solid friendship with Ramón Vargas, who became his mentor, teacher and friend more than a decade ago.