Gabriel Natal-Báez

Biography

As a current Adler Fellow at San Francisco Opera, Puerto Rican baritone Gabriel Natal-Báez is establishing himself as one of opera’s most exciting emerging voices. He has been praised for his “strong, richly warm voice” (Civic Center Blog) and “loud and rich” tone (The Opera Tattler), bringing authenticity, warmth, and emotional depth to performances across opera, concert, and recital stages.

This season, Natal-Báez performs Marcello in San Francisco Opera’s touring production of Bohème Out of the Box and Pietro in Simon Boccanegra. He also covers Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Lescaut in Manon, Paolo in Simon Boccanegra, and James in Mary Queen of Scots. On the concert stage, he joins the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, conducted by Sebastian Weigle, for The Future Is Now: Adlers in Concert at Herbst Theatre. He also returns to Puerto Rico for the traditional Christmas concert with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roselín Pabón, following his debut with the orchestra in 2025, and performs Orff’s Carmina Burana with Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera.