international voice competitions. Since 2003 he has been a professor of singing at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. He has also given master classes and taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, the University of Music and Performing Arts, Munich, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2013, he appeared again as Cinna in Spontini's La vestale at the Semperoper of Dresden in a concert version. Araiza was married to the mezzo-soprano Vivian Jaffray by whom he had a son and daughter. The couple divorced and he later married the music historian and stage director Ethery Inasaridse by whom he has another son and daughter. In July 2011, Araiza received the Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes (Gold Medal for the Fine Arts) from the Mexican government during a concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes marking his 40-year career. In 2017, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Morelia's Universidad Michoacana San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Mexico. Recordings Araiza has an extensive discography. Several of his performances in staged operas have also been filmed and released on DVD. These include Der Rosenkavalier, Manon, Così fan tutte, La Cenerentola, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, L'Orfeo, Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, and Faust. The majority of the films were released on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Araiza's CD recordings include: Solo Albums Araiza – Opera Arias, English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alberto Zedda. Philips; Araiza and Eva Lind – Opera Duets, Orchestra of the Zurich Opera conducted by Ralf Weikert. Philips. The Romantic Tenor – Francisco Araiza – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Ralf Weikert. Sony Victor RCA. Fiesta Mexicana – Francisco Araiza. DG. French, Spanish, and Mexican Songs by Francisco Araiza – with Jean Lemaire. Atlantis. Operas Catalani: La Wally (as Giuseppe Hagenbach) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Pinchas Steinberg. Eurodisc Donizetti: Don Pasquale (as Ernesto) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Heinz Wallberg. Eurodisc Donizetti: Maria Stuarda (as Leicester) – Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Giuseppe Patanè. Philips Gounod: Faust (as Faust) – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Colin Davis. Philips Massenet: Therese (as Armand) – Roma RAI Symphony Orchestra conducted by Giancarlo Luccardi. Orfeo Massenet: Werther (as Werther) – Symphony Orchestra of Madrid conducted by Miguel Gomez Martinez. Gala. Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail (as Belmont) – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heinz