Víctor Jiménez Díaz is a spanish male contralto and transversal artist with 26 years of international career. Formed through living genealogies that unite the Beethovenian heritage, Mediterranean bel canto, critical musicology and new creation — rooted in a Catalan identity with Andalusian, Romani and Castilian foundations, and openly LGBT. His life and his practice are an indivisible ethical and aesthetic unity, oriented towards memory, representation and the complex reading of the world. His mission: the transmutation of heritage — transforming the rigid structures of the canon from within, without destroying them.
The voice
Neither a falsettist, nor just another countertenor.
A functional historical contralto with real chest register, full operatic and symphonic projection and a range spanning F2 to C6. Neither a falsettist nor just another countertenor — a voice in which chest register, centre and upper extension form a single architectural continuum, giving every role its original weight, colour and dramatic authority.
A specialist in Historically Informed Performance across the complete contralto repertoire — not only Baroque, but the full arc from the 15th to the 21st century. His interpretations are grounded in direct musicological research: original ornamentation, reconstructed cadenzas and a philological reading of the score that critics have consistently described as rigorous, nuanced and dramatically alive.
"The natural heir to Marilyn Horne."
The catalogue · XV – XXI century
How much can one voice cover?
550+
Composers performed
26
Years of international career
20+
Languages performed in concert and opera
80+
Original recital programmes
Complete catalogues — every role written for contralto voice by:
Alessandro Scarlatti
George Friderich Handel
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gioachino Rossini
Gaetano Maria Donizetti
27
Living composers who have written for his voice
50+
Women composers performed
~100
Hispanic & Spanish composers performed
Six programming territories
Every contralto role. Every era. Every context.
Every role written for contralto voice across five centuries — performed with full stylistic authority, musicological rigour and symphonic projection.
Baroque Opera & Early Music
Handel: Cesare, Rinaldo, Orlando, Polinesso
Vivaldi: Orlando/Medoro/Ruggiero
Purcell: Secrecy/Mopsa, the Spirit
Handel/Bach Oratorios
Other roles by:
Peri, Monteverdi, Cavalli, Cesti, Scarlatti, Ariosti, Bononcini, Caldara, Durón, Literes, Porpora, Nebra
Galant & Classical Operas
Gluck: Orfeo, Arbace, La Haine, Telemaco
Mozart: Farnace, Ascanio, Apollo, Requiem
Haydn: Ernesto
Other roles by:
Hasse, Terradellas, Jommelli, Sarti, Mysliveček, Paisiello, Cimarosa, Salieri, Martín y Soler, Cherubini
Bel Canto & Romantic Heroes
Prepared under Montserrat Caballé
Donizetti's full catalogue: M. Orsini, Pierotto
Rossini's full catalogue: Tancredi, Malcolm
Other roles by:
von Weber, Vaccai, Meyerbeer, Mercadante, Pacini, Berlioz, Glinka
Symphonic & Grand Format
Orff: Carmina Burana
Verdi: Requiem
De Falla: El Amor Brujo
Other works by:
Brahms, Elgar, Mahler, Vaughan Williams, Schönberg
Contemporary & New Creation
27 living composers · World premieres
Díez-Boscovich: El Caballero del Olmedo
Heggie: For a look or a touch
Ortega: Petjada de dona
Baulies: Fins a l'Arrel
Baldrís: Joan
Recital & Concept Projects
80+ original programmes
Duet recitals with piano, harp, classical or romantic guitar, theorbo, harpsichord, organ, historical pianoforte, renaissance lute.
Special projects with ensembles and orquestras
"His voice has great power and a wide range: high notes shine with fullness and low notes are broad and resonant. Flawless phrasing and diction, tremendously expressive technique."
Press
What the critics say.
"One of the best voices on the current lyric scene — an instrument of extraordinary nature, flawless technical command and profound knowledge of repertoire."
"Technically dazzling… a moment of pure grace."
"Bronze-coloured lows with remarkable depth… complex and intelligent ornamentation delivered with agility."
"A voice spreading like a beam of golden light, rising through the hall."
"I had not heard a male voice like this live in years."
"Remarkable stage presence — incisive highs, smooth centre and theatrical lows."
Projects
In the studio. In the archive. In production.
RECORDING
IN PRODUCTION
Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres
HR Recordings · 2027 · With countertenor Miguel Ulla & Aurea Vox ensemble
A return to the studio after seven years — and the beginning of a new discographic chapter. Víctor joins countertenor Miguel Ulla and a close circle of Spanish and Catalan musicians for this intimate HR Recordings release of Couperin's Leçons de Ténèbres. Chamber music at its most personal.
RECORDING
IN PRODUCTION
Martín y Soler — New Solo Album
HR Recordings · 2027 · Voice & period guitar
Seven years in the making. After years working as a specialist, musicologist, coach and editor on the recovery of 18th-century repertoire, Víctor Jiménez Díaz returns to the recording studio with a suitcase full of projects. This is the first.
A new solo album exploring the world of Vicente Martín y Soler — one of the great forgotten composers of 18th-century Europe. Grounded in original musicological research, the album traces a journey across 18th-century Europe through voice and period guitar. Featuring world premieres by 12 contemporary composers. Concept, research and production by Víctor Jiménez Díaz.
Recent engagements
Where Víctor has been. Where he is going.
2025Leal Moreira: Gli Eroi Spartani
World modern premiere from 17878
* Coommisioned critical co-edition
in transcription of the manuscript
Teatro Municipal de Vila Real / Fundação da Casa de Mateus
Production: Nicolás Isasi
Dir. Ricardo Bernardes
Role: Archidamo
Debut in Portugal / SOULD OUTOrff: Carmina Burana
Temporada Sinfónica / Auditorio Nacional de Madrid
Filarmonía de Madrid / 500 artists on stage
Dir. Pascual Osa
Role: The Swang
IN HOUSE DEBUT / Sold outDíez-Boscovich: El Caballero de Olmedo
* World premiere of the part
Teatro del Soho Caixabank Málaga / Temporada Sinfónica
Role rewritten for his voice by composer Arturo Díez-Boscovich.
A project by Antonio Banderas
Role: La Aparición
IN HOUSE DEBUT / TWO CONSECUTIVE SOLD OUTS2024Jiménez Díaz: Fins a l'Arrel
* Commissioned project
PRIDE COSTA BRAVA / Teatre Municipal de Lloret de Mar
A landmark recital honouring LGBTQ+ community by
classical music historical and living composers
Visual Concept: MILO PÉREZ
Solo Recital— in six languages
Dídac Barber, piano
IN HOUSE DEBUTGluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
Teatre Ateneu de Cerdanyola / AMCV 20th anniversary
Featuring María Hinojosa (Euridice), Mireia Tarragó (Amore),
JOC Orchestra, multiple choirs and ballet.
Cast over 150 artists on stage
Stage Production: Manel Cubeles
Dir. Borja Mascaró
Role: Orfeo
Two consecutive sold-out performances2023Corselli: Divino Empeño
*World Modern Premiere
Real Coliseo Carlos III de San Lorenzo de El Escorial
/ Festival de Música de la Comunidad de Madrid
In collaboration with Ars Hispana
Solo Recital with orchestra
Camerata Antonio Soler
Dir. Gustavo Sánchez
IN HOUSE DEBUTJiménez Díaz: Bufa Musa Mia
A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO CATALAN WOMEN COMPOSERS
Auditori de Girona / Temporada de Invierno-Primavera
Featuring works by 8 living and 8 historical composers,
Plus a commissioned world premiere by Clàudia Baulies
Solo Recital
Marta Puig, piano
IN HOUSE DEBUT / CONCEPT PREMIERE2022Orff: Carmina Burana
Otoño Musical Soriano / Palacio de la Audiencia
Festival Internacional de Música de Castilla y León
Musikene's Ensemble & Orfeón Donostiarra
Dir. José Antonio Sainz Alfaro
Role: The Swang
IN HOUSE DEBUT / SOLD OUTOrff: Carmina Burana
/ Beethoven: 9th SymphonyPalau de la Música Catalana
Rostov State Symphony Orchestra,
Coral Carmina & several soloists.
Dir. Andrei Ivanou
Role: The Swang
IN HOUSE DEBUT / SOLD OUT2021Liddell: Terebrante
* Premio Nacional de Literatura Dramática
Production: Atra Bilis Company
Dir. Angelica Liddell
Spanish premiere and national tour:
30º Festival Temporada Alta / TEATRE MUNICIPAL DE GIRONA
IN HOUSE DEBUT / SOLD OUT
39º Festival de Otoño / Teatro-Auditorio SL de El Escorial
IN HOUSE DEBUT / TWO CONSECUTIVE SOLD OUT2020Jiménez Díaz: Barcelona Viva
A Tribute to Barcelona's Living Composers
* Commissioned Project
Fundació Catalunya - La Pedrera / Residències Musicals
Featuring works by Mariona Vila, Alberto García-Demestres,
Albert Guinovart and Miquel Ortega
Plus commisioned world premiere by Raquel García-Tomás
(Spanish National Music Prize 2020 for Composition)
Solo Recital
Berta Brull, piano
Watch & Listen
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Booking & enquiries
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