Rafael Vázquez Sanchís was born in 1976 in Alicante, Spain. The young tenor and Samling foundation scholar studied singing at The Guildhall School of Music in London and the Flemish Opera Young Artists Program Studio, also attending  master classes with, Graham Clark and  the team of the Samling foundation.

He has performed the roles of Manrico/Il Trovatore , Rodolfo/La Boheme, Macduff/Macbeth, Duca/Rigoletto, Pollione/Norma, Malcolm/McBeth, Xerxes/Xerxes, Wilhem Meister/Mignon, Gonsalve/L'heure espagnole, Don Jose/Carmen, Ferrando/Cosi fan tutte, Nemorino/L'elisir d'amore and Tamino/ Die Zaüberflute as well as the Verdi Requiem and Rossini's Messe Solenelle. Rafael has also performed opera highlights as: Fritz/L'Amico Fritz, Cavaradossi/Tosca, ,  Tebaldo/I Capuletti e I Montecchi, as well as countless lyric concerts around the globe.

After a year of Study with  James and Prizrenka McCray, Rafael has evolved into a spinto tenor, taking on Verdi and Puccini roles.

            His later roles have  been Manrico in "Il Trovatore" for Burry Port Opera in Wales, Rodolfo  in la Boheme in Ibiza/Spain, Duca in Rigoletto for Clonter Opera U.K, Macduff in Macbeth in Bergem/Norway Malcolm in MacBeth in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Pollione in Norma in Monnickendam; the later being his first spinto role.