Ron Li-Paz

Bass Ron Li-Paz has enjoyed great audience and critical acclaim in the United States, France, Germany, Holland, Britain, Italy and Belgium. A student of Armen Boyajian, Giorgio Tozzi, and his father, Michael Li-Paz, he was the recipient of a full scholarship and various performance awards at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Ron began his stage career in Britain, appearing in leading roles in plays and musical theater including Fiddler on the Roof, Death of a Salesman, Glengarry Glen Ross, Three Sisters, Little Foxes, The Winters Tale, Zoo Story and Lysistrata.

He made his concert debut in a Royal Gala Concert for the late Princess of Wales. His operatic debut came in 1999, as Angelotti in Tosca for the New West Symphony and Opera San Jose. Li-Paz performed the role of Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte with the Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, in the Schwetzingen Festival and at Opéra National du Rhin to high acclaim.

Other roles have included Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutte in Houston, the Kommisar in Keith Warner’s highly-acclaimed production of Der Rosenkavalier in the Spoleto Festival, Italy, and Ramfis in Aida at the Royal Albert Hall, a portrayal that the London Evening Standard described as “the all-around most convincing performance.” Last season included Li-Paz’s Los Angeles Opera debut in La Fanciulla del West. Future engagements include gala concerts in Palma de Mallorca and Hanover for the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, as well as numerous concerts and recitals.