Puerto Rican baritone, Abdiel González, has been praised for his “rich, lush baritone” and for having a “superb voice, which commanded the stage.” Most recently he had the pleasure of returning to Taiwan to sing Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. He sang the role of the Teacher in Kurt Weill’s short opera, Der Jasager, as well as being the Bass soloist in Händel’s Messiah and Ramirez’s Navidad Nuestra, both with the LA Master Chorale. He can be heard as the alien vocal soloist in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy 3. He has also recorded the role of Thermus in Harrison’s Young Caesar with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He sang the role of the Traveler in Britten’s Curlew River with Jacaranda as part of the Britten100/LA celebration. Mr. Gonzalez was excited to make his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, soloing in Stravinsky’s Renard under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. Operatic roles performed include Mercutio in Roméo et Julliette, Shrike in the West Coast Premiere of Miss Lonelyhearts, Athanaël in Thaïs, Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor, Pandolfe in Cendrillon, Morales in Carmen, Guglielmo in Cosí fan Tutte, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, King Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Ko-Ko in The Mikado, The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, and Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha. Mr. Gonzalez is proud to have performed lead roles in 3 Zarzuelas, an art form which he loves dearly. These include the title role in Luis Alonso, Paquiro in Goyescas and Don Pedro in El Barberillo de Lavapies. The concert stage has seen him as a soloist in Händel’s Messiah,

Orff’s Carmina Burana, Fauré's Requiem, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, Haydn’s Creation, Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in c minor, Schubert’s Mass in G, Bach's St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion, Vaugh William's Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Five Mystical Songs, Lizst’s Via Crucis, Brahms' Requiem, and Britten's War Requiem. He was a first place winner in the San Diego District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions as well as in the Opera 100 Competition. He created the role of Frank Shabata in the World Premiere of a new Opera, Marie’s Orchard with Center Stage Opera. He also sang the role of Arman Fleuri in the world premiere of Shostakovich’s newly discovered unfinished opera Orango with the Los Angeles Philarmonic under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen. He sang the solos in Beethoven's 9th symphony in Veracruz, Mexico with the Orchesta de Boca del Rio under the baton of Jorge Mester for the dedication of a brand new state-of-the-art performance center. Mr. Gonzalez can be heard in the soundtrack of over 100 movies and TV shows including Family Guy, Modern Family, Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, Wish, Minions, Despicable Me 3, SING!, The Secret Life Of Pets, Disney's Coco, Frozen, Encanto, Wreck-It-Ralph and Ralph Breaks The Internet, Avatar 2, Migration and Black Panther 2 to name a few.