ChristianGarcía-Roque
Spanish opera and zarzuela.
A tenor from San Juan, Puerto Rico, performing across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
About Christian García-Roque
Christian García-Roque is a tenor from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has built his career around Spanish-language opera and zarzuela, performing across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
His roles in Spanish opera and zarzuela include Don Urbano in the American premiere of Boccherini's Clementina (Opera Southwest, 2025), Manita in the world premiere of Caturla's Manita en el suelo (Americas Society, New York, 2022), and Esteban in the world premiere of Morales Matos' Si me ven llorando (2018). On the zarzuela stage he has appeared with Teatro Lírico in El barbero de Sevilla, La corte del Faraón, Los claveles, and El dúo de la Africana.
Beyond the Spanish repertoire, he sang Roderigo in Verdi's Otello opposite Roberto Alagna for CulturArte de Puerto Rico (2025), and toured the United States with Teatro Lírico D'Europa as Gastone in La Traviata and Spoletta in Tosca. In 2026 he sang Marco in Byron Au Yong's opera Stuck Elevator with Opera Grand Rapids, and Tybalt in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette for CulturArte de Puerto Rico, sharing the stage with Benjamin Bernheim.
On the concert platform, he has been tenor soloist in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico (2025), Orff's Carmina Burana (2024), and Berlioz's Roméo et Juliette (2023), among others. He began his musical training at the Escuela Libre de Música de San Juan and holds a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. A 2023-24 fellow of the Olga Iglesias Project and a member of the Caribbean Tenors, he received Encouragement Awards at the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Puerto Rico district, in 2024 and 2025.
Selected career highlights.
From Spanish opera and zarzuela to Verdi and the concert stage.
Selected roles in opera, zarzuela, concert, and theater.
Opera
- TybaltRoméo et Juliette (Gounod), CulturArte de Puerto Rico2026
- MarcoStuck Elevator (Au Yong), Opera Grand Rapids2026
- Don UrbanoClementina (Boccherini), Opera Southwest American premiere International Opera Awards finalist2025
- RoderigoOtello (Verdi), CulturArte2025
- Felipe Gutiérrez y EspinosaLa Batalla de los Clásicos (Navarro) World premiere2024
- SilvioLe docteur miracle (Bizet), Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico2023
- ManitaManita en el suelo (Caturla), Americas Society, New York World premiere2022
- ParpignolLa bohème (Puccini), CulturArte de Puerto Rico2022
- GastoneLa Traviata (Verdi), Teatro Lírico D'Europa2020
- SpolettaTosca (Puccini), Teatro Lírico D'Europa2019
- Die HexeHänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck), CMPR Opera Studio2019
- El señor de la casaLa historia de aquel que se casó con mujer muda, CMPR Opera Studio2019
- EstebanSi me ven llorando (Morales Matos), Orfeón San Juan Bautista World premiere2018
- La Théière, La RainetteL'enfant et les sortilèges (Ravel), Opera on the Avalon2015
- CamilleThe Merry Widow (Lehár), Washington National Opera, Opera Institute2014
Zarzuela
- BenitoEl barbero de Sevilla, Teatro Lírico2024
- JoséLa corte del Faraón, Teatro Lírico2023
- GoroLos claveles, Teatro Lírico2022
- InocenteEl dúo de la Africana, Teatro Lírico2020
- La del manojo de rosas
Concert & Oratorio
- Symphony No. 9Beethoven, tenor soloist, International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico2025
- Puccini 75-Year GalaPuerto Rico Philharmonic2025
- Carmina BuranaOrff, tenor soloist, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico2024
- Descubriendo la óperaOrquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico2024
- Andrew Lloyd Webber in ConcertOrquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico2023
- Roméo et JulietteBerlioz, Orquesta Sinfónica de Puerto Rico2023
- Viva la músicaFundación Puertorriqueña de Zarzuela2021
- Concierto de ReyesPuerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (debut)2012
Theater & Musicals
- Tony CandolinoMaster Class (McNally), Teatro Lírico2025
- AlexRiqueño: “Cola’o”, Theater Now New York World premiere2022
- Pirelli (cover), EnsembleSweeney Todd, Opera on the Avalon2016
- Tony CandolinoMaster Class (McNally), Teatro Repertorio2015
- EnsembleCarousel, Opera on the Avalon
Listen and watch.
Selected recordings and performance footage.
Upcoming performances.
Concert dates with the Caribbean Tenors and further appearances in Puerto Rico and the United States will be announced here.
Photographs.
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