Jose Francisco Balestrini was born in Venezuela. His repertoire includes Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni), Don José in Carmen (Bizet), Radames in Aida (Verdi), Calaf in Turandot, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) and other roles. He performs at the oepra houses of Cremona, Pavia, Brescia, Como, Bergamo, Modena, Piacenza, Ferrara, Ravenna, Athens and in many opera houses in Spain, Portugal, Poland and Austria. 

His roles at the Israeli Opera:
Carmen at Masada: Don Jose (2012)