Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega, Opera Singer

Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega is a bass, praised for his “booming bass sound” and his “surprising low and rich voice” (Schmopera). Born in Montreal, he holds a performance diploma in voice from The Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, studying primarily under Joel Katz. While studying at the GGS, he was the recipient of the Ihnatowycz Emerging Artist Scholarship. Gabriel has performed in a number of operas for the Glenn Gould School Opera, The Aspen Opera Centre, The Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, Opera York, and Toronto City Opera. While at the Aspen Music Festival and School, Gabriel had the privilege of studying under W. Stephen Smith.

In 2026 he was accepted in Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artist Development Program, an artist residency program for emerging Canadian opera singers. After displaying a Palestinian flag at the curtain call of the opening night of Calgary Opera’s production of Tosca, he was subsequently fired from the program.