Performer Bio

Roberto Perlas Gomez (Leporello)

Roberto Perlas Gomez has performed roles with SF Opera, Los Angeles Opera, San Diego Opera, Sacramento Opera, Michigan Opera, Nevada Opera, Opera Idaho, and Accorde Opera (Mexico).  He sang the roles of Alfio and Tonio in LVO’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.  As resident artist with Opera San Jose, he performed Escamillo in Carmen, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and created the role of the Drosselmeier in the premier of The Tale of the Nutcracker.  Other roles include Count di Luna in Il Trovatore, Scarpia in Tosca, Mercutio in Romeo et Julietta, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor,and the title role in Vivaldi’s Motezuma in its American premiere with Long Beach Opera. In concert, he sang Verdi’s Requiem with the Juneau Symphony.  In Manila, Philippines he created the title role of Jose Rizal in an opera honoring the final days of the Philippines’ national hero. Mr. Gomez made his European debut for the Arena di Verona Foundation as the Chinese Prime Minister, Chou en-lai in the Italian premier of John Adams’ Nixon in China.