ROGELIO RIOJAS-NOLASCO

With an illustrious and epic career spanning over 40 years, beginning his piano studies as a prodigious child at the age of 3, the world-renowned maestro, conductor, and virtuoso pianist has led performances of masterpieces such as La Favorita, Mignon, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Faust, Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Norma, and Cinderella. He has also premiered groundbreaking works like "Ana y su Sombra" at the Cervantino Festival.

Operísima México, founded by the Maestro, strives to cultivate classical singing talent through a rigorous four-year program. This includes mastery of German, Italian, and French languages, as well as lyrical acting and stage protocol. Our graduates have achieved global recognition, including victory at the TENOR VINAS 2026 competition in Barcelona.

The Maestro has collaborated with illustrious orchestras such as the Swiss Youth Orchestra, Baltasar Neumann Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, and Albany Symphony, performing and conducting across continents—Israel, Europe, Greece, the Americas, and Africa—and gracing legendary venues like Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Fluent in German, Italian, English, and French, he embodies international artistry.

He has worked alongside legendary singers including Cecilia Bartoli, Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Plácido Domingo, Javier Camarena, Rolando Villazón, Roberto Alagna, and José Carreras, forging a legacy of musical excellence that echoes through the ages. From 2014 to 2018, he served as Artistic Director and Master of the Opera Studio at the Fine Arts of the Opera de Bellas Artes, and in 2019, he established the Coahuila Opera Workshop.

Today, he continues to shape the next generation of opera talent while cementing his legacy as one of Mexico’s leading figures in the international operatic stage.