Eglise Gutiérrez
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Eglise Gutiérrez is a Cuban-American coloratura soprano
. She studied voice in Cuba, in Miami with Manny Perez, and at the Academy of Vocal Arts
(AVA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from which she graduated in 2004. She presently works with the voice teacher, William Schumann.
In 2004 she won the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition. She has also won the Montserrat Caballé
International Singing Competition and the Marian Anderson
Prize for Emerging Classical Artists. She made her European debut in October 2005 in the title role of Maria di Rohan
at Wexford Festival Opera
. On 7 September 2009, she made her house debut at London's Royal Opera House
in the title role of Linda di Chamounix
(recorded by Opera Rara
for release in 2010).
Coloratura soprano
A coloratura soprano is a type of operatic soprano who specializes in music that is distinguished by agile runs and leaps. The term coloratura refers to the elaborate ornamentation of a melody, which is a typical component of the music written for this voice...
. She studied voice in Cuba, in Miami with Manny Perez, and at the Academy of Vocal Arts
Academy of Vocal Arts
The Academy of Vocal Arts is a school dedicated to providing free higher education to aspiring opera singers. The school was founded in 1934 by Helen Corning Warden and is located at 1920 Spruce Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-History:...
(AVA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from which she graduated in 2004. She presently works with the voice teacher, William Schumann.
In 2004 she won the Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition. She has also won the Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé is a Spanish operatic soprano. Although she sang a wide variety of roles, she is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi....
International Singing Competition and the Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century...
Prize for Emerging Classical Artists. She made her European debut in October 2005 in the title role of Maria di Rohan
Maria di Rohan
Maria di Rohan is a melodramma tragico, or tragic opera, in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Salvadore Cammarano, after Lockroy and Edmond Badon's Un duel sous le cardinal de Richelieu, which had played in Paris in 1832.- Roles :- Synopsis :The comte de...
at Wexford Festival Opera
Wexford Festival Opera
The Wexford Festival Opera is an opera festival that takes place in the town of Wexford in South-Eastern Ireland during the months of October and November.-Festival origins under Tom Walsh, 1951 to 1966:...
. On 7 September 2009, she made her house debut at London's Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
in the title role of Linda di Chamounix
Linda di Chamounix
Linda di Chamounix is an operatic melodramma semiserio in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi. It premiered in Vienna, at the Kärntnertortheater, on May 19, 1842.-Performance history:...
(recorded by Opera Rara
Opera Rara
Opera Rara is a British record label, founded in the early 1970s by Americans Patric Schmid and Don White to promote concerts of rare and/or forgotten operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer and Donizetti and such other "bel canto" composers as Giovanni Pacini, Saverio Mercadante, and Federico Ricci.The...
for release in 2010).