Tenor Rafael Moras is a rising star of the opera, classical and crossover music worlds who is hailed for his ability to communicate "…romance and heartbreak with his soaring tenor tones" (Broadway World), "...warm and ingratiating singing" (Opera News) and an "…irresistible mix of Italianate and Latin passion…" (Classical Voice North America).

Moras has performed as a featured soloist across four different continents with Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti for the An Evening with Chris Botti global tour, and he has also performed as soloist with the Houston Symphony, LA Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, San Antonio Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Fort Worth Opera, Austin Opera, Opera Idaho, Santa Fe Opera and Aspen Music Festival. Other highlights include debuts with Houston Grand Opera, Arizona Opera, Utah Opera, Annapolis Opera and Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera. 

Moras is an alumnus of LA Opera's Domingo Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program and the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program for Singers. He recently made his Seattle Opera debut as Tariq in the critically acclaimed world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns, and he made his Minnesota Opera debut as Don José in Carmen, the directorial debut of acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves.