He will be Alfredo in LA TRAVIATA in Seville, Hoffmann in THE TALES OF HOFFMANN in Berlin, among many others. Upcoming performances include two Verdian role debuts: Oronte in I LOMBARDI ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA, in Montecarlo and King Gustavo III in UN BALLO IN MASCHERA in Norway. Recent collaborations with star directors Sofia Coppola (LA TRAVIATA, with Valentino costumes) and Woody Allen (GIANNI SCHICCHI, available in DVD and BluRay by Sony) resulted in international acclaim and all sold out performances in Los Angeles, Valencia and Rome.

He made his La Scala di Milano debut as Hoffmann in Offenbach’s THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, and received a very warm reception from the audience and press. Other recent performances include: The Duke in RIGOLETTO (Verona, Naples, Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Florence), LA BOHEME (San Francisco and Hamburg), LA TRAVIATA (Munich, Valencia, Moscow, Rome and Oman), Ruggero in Puccini’s LA RONDINE in Genova, Faust in Berlioz’s LA DAMNATION DE FAUST in Mexico City’s Bellas Artes, the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires and at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, WERTHER in Barcelona and Budapest, Des Grieux in Massenet’s MANON in Monte Carlo, Don Jose in CARMEN (Tel Aviv, Lyon, Palermo and Zurich), as well as a critically acclaimed role debut as Macduff (Verdi’s MACBETH) in Los Angeles and later in Vienna. He also sang his first Nemorino in Donizetti’s ELIXIR OF LOVE in Palermo, Italy and afterwards he performed it again in Macau, China. Recent highlights include role debuts as Cavaradossi in TOSCA, Ismael in NABUCCO, and Rodolfo in Verdi’s LUISA MILLER in Oviedo, Valencia and Barcelona respectively. He has sung private recitals for His Majesties Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos of Spain, as well as another one for all the leaders of Iberoamerica, and His Majesty King Felipe of Spain. Pinkerton, Hoffmann, Werther, and Romeo to name a few. Some of his more sought after roles are: Rodolfo, the Duke of Mantua, Alfredo, Jacopo Foscari, Gabriele Adorno, B.F. His repertoire spans from Bellini and Donizetti to Puccini and Verdi. Since winning Plácido Domingo’s Operalia Competition in 2005, Arturo’s career has seen a successful and steady development. He has sung over 60 roles in more than 30 countries.

Arturo Chacón-Cruz, a native of Sonora, Mexico, has established himself in recent years as a leading tenor with exciting appearances in renowned theaters and concert halls across the globe.

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