Mexican-Canadian tenor Ernesto Ramirez is garnering rave reviews for his distinctive Italianate sound, “wonderfully fluid line and brilliant high notes,” combined with his “suave, nuanced lyricism.” Ernesto debuted as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Mexico’s Opera de León, Rodolfo in La bohème with Pacific Northwest Opera, and sang Don José with Opera Kelowna’s Carmen.

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Ernesto recently starred as Cavaradossi with Mississauga Symphony in their fully staged Tosca, and as Don José in Carmen with Orchestre Classique de Montreal. Further engagements include Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur with Calgary Concert Opera Company, Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata with Southern Ontario Lyric Opera and Alfred in Die Fledermaus with Alberta Vocal Arts.

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In 2023/24, Ernesto sang in Handel’s Messiah with Hamilton Philharmonic, and with Symphony Nova Scotia in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, which he has performed with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony, and Kingston Symphony.  Ernesto’s “resplendent tenor” has been heard in performances of Verdi’s Requiem with The Peterborough Singers, Brott Music Festival and Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, Mexico.

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Ernesto has performed to great acclaim for audiences in France, Germany, Switzerland and the United States, and opera companies in Zurich, Québec, Montreal, Tel­ Aviv and Mexico City have welcomed him as a guest artist in their Opera Galas.