Raul Morales Velazco is a member of the Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) where he will be heard this season as Bartolo at Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, Lorenzo at Bellini's Capuletti e Montecchi, Diener at Strauss' Capriccio and Sir John Falstaff at Verdi's Falstaff; on 2024-2025 season as Méphistophélès in Gounod’s Faust and Hanezo at Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz.. He was born in México and trained in the México Opera Estudio where he performed the roles of Colas in Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne, Manuello in Melesio Morales’ opera Anita, Polifemo in Handel’s Acis & Galatea, and Padre Magistral in Penella’s Don Gil de Alcalá.At summer 2024 he performed Sarastro in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Bartolo/Antonio in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Trentino Music Festival. In 2023 as part of the International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia, He performed Colline in La bohème and the roles of Bartolo and Antonio at Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro. Previous engagements have included Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’elisr d’amore for Ópera Estudio del Noroeste, Sagrestano in Puccini’s Tosca for Teatro Ciudad Sagrada, and Sciarrone in Tosca for Orquestra Filarmónica 5 de mayo.

Raul won 1rst place at Giargiari Conpetition 2024 inPhiladelphia, PA and 3rd prize at 2022 Carlo Morelli contest. He won second prize in the men’s division of the 2023 Maria Callas Brazilian Singing Contest as well as being a district winner at Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition At Philadelphia District in its 2024 edition, won 1st prize at the Meistersinger competition at AIMS in Graz 2025 and is currently represented by Piper Artists Management.