LUIS LEDESMA
BARITONE
BIOGRAPHY
Baritone Luis Ledesma has established a reputation in over eighty theaters worldwide as a “rich and controlled baritone” (Opera News). His career has advanced in Europe, the US and South America and includes Teatro alla Scala, Liceu Barcelona, Klangbogen Festival, Koeln Oper, Bellas Artes Mexico City, Semperoper Dresden, Oviedo, Savonlinna Festival and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. In the US he has performed with many companies including Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Atlanta Opera, Washington National Opera and NYCO Opera.
Mr. Ledesma’s repertoire includes over 65 roles. He frequently portrays the heroes and villains of Puccini, Verdi and the bel canto masters as well as roles in recent newer works in Spanish including Florencia en el Amazonas by Catan, El Pasado nunca se termina directed by Leonard Foglia and Piazzola’s Maria de Buenos Aires. He has also sung two international tours with Andrea Bocelli performing in famous venues such as Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl, Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, Florida and the Auditorio Nacional Mexico City. Symphonic engagements include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Sacramento Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica de Asturias and Toledo Symphony.
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Upcoming engagements include the role of Scarpia in Tosca with The Princeton Festival. Mr. Ledesma is on the voice faculty of the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, the Curtis Institute and the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist. He is a visitor to many vocal institutes around the world and Artistic Director of ISOFOM in Morelia.
Current as of July 6, 2025
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"Luis Ledesma used his rich voice to wheel and deal" – BroadwayWorld
Gianni Schicchi – "As the title character, baritone Luis Ledesma used his rich voice to wheel and deal his way through the plot--and get his way at the end."
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"...you can feel his character looming over the proceedings even when he’s not onstage..." – The Tennessean
Andrea Chénier – “Baritone Luis Ledesma is Gérard. His voice is sublime and his presence is pervasive. You can feel his character looming over the proceedings even when he’s not onstage. Gérard’s struggle with his conscience in Act III’s “Nemico della patria” in Ledesma’s sure hands is one of this wonderful production’s highlights.”
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"...commanded the stage with a rich but well-controlled baritone..." – Opera News
Tosca – “This year’s Tosca saw many company debuts — all of the principals, save Luis Ledesma, who commanded the stage with a rich but well-controlled baritone as a Scarpia convincingly devious, yet not hammy. When Ledesma looked at his Tosca, Erika Sunnegårdh, he was Scarpia, conquering the diva with his eyes. Their Act II scene together was magnificent. The struggle was well timed and believable.”
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"Ledesma's dramatic voice is especially breathtaking" – Syracuse.com
Macbeth – "Ledesma's dramatic voice is especially breathtaking in the Act III fainting scene, as he learns the news that Banquo's son will survive, a threat to his own rise to power. His final scene aria, when Macbeth acknowledges his failure and laments that his legacy will only be bitter curses, is emotionally dense, conveying at once the bogus king's false bravado and his ultimate despair.”
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“Lisa Chavez and Luis Ledesma are marvelous" – ClassicsToday.com
Florencia en el Amazonas – “Lisa Chavez and Luis Ledesma are marvelous as Paula and Alvaro, respectively, whether sniping verbally at one another or finding joy in reuniting”
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