Zurich-based Bolivian bass Jose Coca Loza began season 2023-2024 singing Achilla in Giulio Cesare under the Baton of Gianluca Capuano, the Bass solo in Handel’s Messiah in Boston with the Handel and Haydn Society, Alidoro in La Cenerentola in Prague, Borea in Il Giardino di Rose by Scarlatti with La Ritirata on Tour, Polifemo in Porpora’s Polifemo at the Opera National du Rhin and Opera de Lille.

Recent highlights include singing Melisso in Handel’s Alcina at the Royal Opera House in London, Fiorello in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Opera de Montecarlo, Jesus in the “Johannes Passion” in Madrid with RTVE at Teatro Monumental. He made his debut at the Wiener Staatsoper as Alidoro in “La Cenerentola” under the baton of Gianluca Capuano.

He also sang the Bass part in “Der Messias” at Theatre Champs Elysees and Grand theatre Geneve in Robert Wilson’s production and under the baton of Mark Minkowski; a gala solo concert in Vicenza at Teatro Olimpico  under the baton of Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra; a Gala concert with Ensemble Matheus and Jean Christophe Spinosi.

Other performances include Caronte in “L´Orfeo” with L’Arpeggiata under Christina Pluhar and Rolando Villazon; his Royal Opera House Covent Garden debut as Lesbos alongside Joyce DiDonato in the season opening production of “Agrippina” (Kosky/Emelyanychev); the role of Astolfo in “Orlando Furioso” at Tchaikovsky Hall; “Der Messias” at the Mozart Woche in Salzburg and  Haly in “L’italiana in Algeri” with Ensemble Mattheaus (Jean-Christophe Spinosi conducting) at Salzburg Festival and at the Opera Royal de Versailles; Alidoro in “La Cenerentola” on tour with Cecilia Bartoli at Lucerne Festival, at Palau de la Musica in Barcelona and at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid; the role of Clistene in “L’Olimpiade” with Andrea Marcon conducting La Cetra Barockorchester at Amsterdam Concertgebouw; Mustafa in “L’italiana in Algeri“ under the baton of Giancarlo Andretta with Orquesta Ciudad di Granada; Truffaldino in “Ariadne auf Naxos“ at the Festival de Música de Canarias in Tenerife and Las Palmas; Mozart’s “Requiem“ with Tonhalle Orchester Zurich and with The Hague Philharmonic.