Jesús León

Who is Jesús León?

Jesús León is a Mexican operatic tenor. On January 24, 2010, he received the Revelación Juvenil award from the Mexican government and sang the Festival Alfonso Ortiz Tirado. Leon made his debut at Royal Albert Hall as a tenor soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in March 2009, performing seven concerts at the Classical Spectacular.

He has won grants from The Vilcek Foundation, The Nando Peretti Foundation, The Solti Foundation, the Palm Springs Opera Guild, the Institute Sonora of Culture, Festival Ortiz Tirado, the American Institute of Fine Arts, and the Opera Buffs Inc. of Los Angeles.

León has given concerts worldwide. He performed as featured soloist at the 2005 and 2007 Equestrian World Cup Finals in Las Vegas.

His repertoire includes Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore, Ernesto in Don Pasquale, Tonio in La fille du régiment, Prince Ramiro in La Cenerentola, Alfredo in La traviata, Rodolfo in La bohème, Fenton in Falstaff, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni.