Alejandra and Héctor Torres/ Cody and Kelly Nicholson/ Michelle Beale and Dick Anderson Fellow
A first-year Butler Studio artist from León, Mexico, Misael Corralejo was the second-place and Audience Choice winner at HGO’s 2026 Eleanor McCollum Competition Concert of Arias. He makes his HGO debut in the 2026-27 season as Tamino in Family Day for The Magic Flute, and also performs as the Animal Vendor in Der Rosenkavalier. In the summer of 2026, he was a part of the Voice Residency program at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Corralejo was in the Mexico Opera Studio (MOS) from 2024-26, where he performed as Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and as Lauro in Paso del Norte. In 2025, he was invited to the Bel Canto Institute in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, was named a finalist in the 2025 Carlo Morelli National Vocal Competition, and won the Encouragement Award at the Denver Region of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition. In 2024, he won second prize and was a semifinalist in the zarzuela category at the 2024 Carlo Morelli National Vocal Competition, and was a semifinalist and special guest at the 2024 San Miguel Opera Competition.
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