Andalucian tenor Pablo García-López is one of today’s rising stars of the European opera and concert stages. He is praised by El Mundo for the “decisive beauty of his light-lyric timbre, his unquestionable musicality and communicability.” Known for his fresh sound and expressive delicacy, Pablo is particularly celebrated for his interpretations of Mozartian repertoire, while also being in high demand as a soloist in both baroque and contemporary opera. During the last few years, he has made acclaimed appearances on Spain’s most prestigious stages, leading to international debuts at opera houses such as Royal Opera Wallonie de Liège, Opera de Lausanne, Royal Opera House of Muscat, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía de Valencia and Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse. He has worked with Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Jesús López-Cobos, and Omer Meir Wellber, among other conductors.
In the 2024/25 season, he makes his debut at the Opéra de Tours as Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, as well as at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville as Remendado in Carmen. He returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu as Goro in Madama Butterfly, and to the Ópera de Oviedo as Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro. He also revives the role of Miguel in Don Juan no existe by Helena Canovas at the Teatros del Canal, a role he created at the world premiere at the Festival Peralada in 2024. In concert, he performs Stravinsky’s Pulcinella with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. With harpsichordist Ignacio Prego and baroque cellist Josetxu Obregón, he performs and records the Italian-Spanish baroque programme Trompicávalas Amor.
Notable engagements from the 2023/24 season were his role debut as Monostatos in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte at the Opéra de Lausanne, the revival of Tránsito by Jesús Torres at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Paco Vegellana in Marisa Machado’s La Regenta at the Teatro Español. In concert, he sang De Sópitu, an early music programme with Forma Antiqva at the Festival Internacional de Santander and Spanish songs with the Orquesta de Córdoba. He also gave a sold out Lied recital with pianist Simon Lepper in Córdoba.
Highlights of previous seasons include the role of Ferrando in Così fan tutte at the ABAO Bilbao Opera and at the Teatro Cervantes de Málaga, Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni at the Ópera de Oviedo, Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Opéra de Lausanne, Nemorino in Elisir d’Amore at the Ópera de Oviedo, Tinka in Puccini’s Il Tabarro at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Cegeste in Philip Glass’ Orphée at the Teatro Español and Albazar in Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at the Teatro Real. As a concert soloist, he recently performed Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Les Nuits d’Été with the Orquesta de Córdoba, and Salomé with the Orquesta Nacional de España and the Orquesta de València.
Born in Cordoba, Pablo began his singing studies at the conservatory of his hometown with the tenor Juan Luque. Later, he perfected his singing studies at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg and the Centre de Perfeccionamiento Plácido Domingo at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. He completed his training in Berlin with John Norris. In recognition of his exceptional artistry, Pablo was awarded the Bandera de las Artes de Andalucía in 2020, a testament to his significant contributions to the cultural heritage of his homeland.
His passion for new music has led him to perform several world premieres such as:Don Juan no existe by Helena Canovas, Tránsito by Jesús Torres, Sinfonía Córdoba and Escenas de una primavera alemana by Lorenzo Palomo, Café Kafka by Francisco Coll at the Palau de les Arts, Fuenteovejuna by Muñiz at Ópera Oviedo, El Guardián de los Cuentos by Miquel Ortega at the Baluarte in Pamplona, and the song cycles Hijo Mío by Jesús Torres and Caminos de la tarde by Hermes Luaces.
His first solo album entitled Rutas with pianist Aurelio Viribay was released in 2020, featuring Spanish art songs from the 20th century. The album was awarded the "Melómano de Oro" by the music magazine Melómano. His discography further includes Puccini’s Turandot (Decca) conducted by Zubin Mehta, Puccini's La Boheme (Accentus) conducted by Riccardo Chailly in the role of Parpignol, and Palomo's Cordoba Symphony (Naxos) conducted by Jesús López-Cobos. In 2025, De Sópitu will be released on CD, with Forma Antiqva led by Aarón Zapico.