‘His metallic voice is capable of excellent lyrical creations in the high notes as well as dramatic outbursts.’

Previously, Ernesto Grisales was already successful as RADAMES at the Festival at the Arena di Verona (with Daniela Dessi), in St. Margarethen (Austria) , in Avenches (Switzerland) and in Toronto. At the side of Michele Crider he sang this part in summer 2004 on a big Germany-tour in Halle (Gerry-Weber-Stadium), Berlin, Dusseldorf,… just to name a few.
2005 he made his debut as ALVARO in Forza del Destino at the Opera Bonn. He sang TURRIDU (Cavalleria Rusticana) and CANIO (Il Pagliacci) in Toronto, CAVARADOSSI (Tosca) in Seoul and the Netherlands and DON JOSE (Carmen) in Japan.
Besides he had a fabulous success in a big gala concert with Karita Mattila at the Arena of Helsinki.

The tenor is also very much in demand as KALAF (he sung a.o. at the Puccini-Festival in Torre del Lago, in Sao Paolo with Eva Marton and in Toulon), as PINKERTON (at the Berlin State Opera with Anna Tomowa-Sintow), CAVARADOSSI with Sherill Milnes , TURRIDU and CANIO in Palm Beach, as MACDUFF, POLLIONE and ERNANI in Toulon and as OTELLO at theFestival Sankt Margarethen, in Madrid and Como.
Besides guest performances took him to Athens and Japan (Carmen), Venice (Manon Lescaut) and Marseille ( La vida breve and Norma). Her works with renowned conductors such as Peter Schneider, Stefan Soltesz, Michel Plasson, Jiri Kout, Asher Fisch,…

The Colombian-born tenor studied singing and different languages ( Italian, German, French, Englisch) at the Conservatory in Madrid an achieved his singing diplome there. Subsequently he was awarded with various prizes such as the First Prize at the Contest in Verviers (Belgium), the First Prize at the Contest in Marseilles, the Second Prize at the Contest in Toulouse and the Mario del Monaco Contest in Italy and other prizes at the contests 'Alfredo Kraus', and ‘Placido Domingo' in Spain,...