ABOUT

As a young student, Francisco Gomez wanted to constantly reach for the sky. Beginning his career with musical performances in middle school, he fell in love with the arts and performing. Joining the Florida Singing Sons BoyChoir, he would find his love in choral and classical music. Through their program, he would travel the world to perform in Spain, New York City, Boston, Italy, and New Orleans. He would also perform twice at the Annual Boca Festival of the Arts, once as the 3rd Spirit in “The Magic Flute” and again as a Homeless Child in “La Boheme”. Additionally, he would head to Salt Lake City after he had been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association Children’s Honor Choir. Transitioning into highschool, he appeared in musicals such as ‘Honk!”, “42nd Street”, and “The Addams Family” and in plays like “The Tempest” and “Peter and The Star Catcher”. While doing those shows, he would be accepted into the Florida Vocal Association All State Choir four times, once in the men's choir, twice in the mixed choir and once in the Sight Reading Chorus. He would perform countless times with his school's choir. Before entering college, he would do two summer programs at New York University, one in the Study of Musical Theatre and another in Classical Voice Performance. After being accepted into the Manhattan School of Music, he would appear as Matthew Shepard in Considering Matthew Shepard. Soon, he would become a part of the Dessoff Choir, performing in spaces across New York City, having appeared for them in Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” and making his New York Philharmonic Debut in Holst’s “The Planets” as Mysterious Voices. He has also done programs such as the Taos Opera Institute and Prague Summer Nights. Recent performances include "Monostatos" in Die Zauberflöte and

as “Prince Hilarion” in Princess Ida: The Glow Up for the Manhattan School of Music Undergraduate Opera Theatre. Francisco is slated to appear next in Manhattan School of Music’s Undergraduate Opera Theatre production titled The Figaro Project: Scenes de la Beaumarchais.