Josaphat
Contreras
Schedule
Recent Highlights
Josaphat Contreras
Sailor
Dates
Robert Tweten
Conductor
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Giove
Dates
Robert Feng
Il Tempo
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Don Carlos
Dates
Francesca Federico
Sor Andrea
Dates
Robert Feng
Padre Antonio
Dates
Description
Maria Grever Set
Júrame
Te quiero dijiste
Brisas
Despedida
Salvador Moreno
4 canciones Nahuátl
Josaphat Contreras
Soloist
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
AGMA Chorus Member
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Chorus
Dates
Alina Tamborini
Chorus
Dates
Tags
Francesca Federico
Anna
Dates
Geoffrey Loff
Assistant Music Direct/Chorus Master
Dates
Kelsey Burnham
Flute
Dates
Tags
Josaphat Contreras
Don Ottavio
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Chorus
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Bastien
Dates
Description
Carlos Guastavino - Las Nubes
Josaphat Contreras
Soloist
Dates
Josaphat Contreras
Soloist
Dates
Biography
1st generation Latinx tenor Josaphat Contreras is a native of Alief, Houston, Texas.
Josaphat’s previous roles include, Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi), Orpheus (Orpheus in the Underworld) and King Kaspar (Amahl and the night visitors).
Josaphat has been a soloist for Voices21C, Eureka Ensemble, Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, Opera NexGen, The New England Conservatory of Music Opera Department, Cape Cod Chorale, NEMPAC Opera Project, Choral Art Society of the South Shore, Rumbarocco AfroLatin Baroque Ensemble, and The New England Conservatory of Music Liederabend series. Josaphat has worked with companies such as Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Maine, Teatro Nuovo, and the New York Philharmonic.
Josaphat has been a featured soloist in works such as Goodall’s Eternal Light: A Requiem, Bruckner’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Schubert’s Mass in G, Handel’s El Mesías - A Spanish translation of Messiah, and Saint-Saëns Christmas oratorio.
In January 2022, Josaphat made his Carnegie Hall debut as a featured singer in the Vincerò Academy Gala Concert at Weill Recital Hall.
. Josaphat completed his master’s degree program in Voice Pedagogy where he was a student of Michael Meraw at The New England Conservatory of Music and whose research encompasses mariachi repertoire and mariachi singing. Josaphat was voted by his peers and faculty as the Class of 2022 Commencement speaker at The New England Conservatory of Music. Josaphat has presented his research at NPR - Illinois in conjunction with the University of Illinois – Springfield, Arizona State University, and The New England Conservatory of Music.
When Josaphat is not performing, he enjoys spending time with his partner, Amanda Contreras and their two dogs, Rufus and Delilah.
Gallery
