Ian José Ramirez

Praised for a voice with "affecting lyricism” and "a pleasantly warm, spinning light tenor sound," Ian José Ramirez has already established himself as a fine musician and dynamic actor.  During the 2015-2016 season, he joined the opera studio at Opera Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, singing Third Jew in Salome, Smee in Peter Pan (Richard Ayres), Le Remendado in Carmen, and Borsa in Rigoletto.Mr. Ramirez recently completed his tenure as a Resident Artist at Portland Opera, where he sang Second Jew in Salome, Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Man with Old Luggage in Postcard from Morocco, Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus, Le Remendado in Carmen, and Sellem in The Rake's Progress. Some of his other credits include Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola (CCM Opera), Basilio/Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro (Da