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Cristina del Barrio

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Cristina Del Barrio

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Born in Segovia (Spain), prize-winning dramatic mezzo-soprano Cristina del Barrio possesses a voice of noteworthy quality that she uses to captivate audiences. She graduated with honours from Musikene (University of Music of the Basque Country, Spain) under the guidance of soprano Ana María Sánchez. Having studied under great masters such as Dale Fundling, Carmen Quintanilla, Maciej Pikulski, Renata Scotto, and Carlos Aragón, among others, del Barrio is currently one of the most promising Spanish mezzos in the national lyric scene.
As winner of the "II International Lyric Competition Teatro Besostri di Mede" (Pavia (Italy), 2016) and semifinalist in the “I International Competition Piemonte Opera Voci dal Mondo” Turin (Italy, 2018), she sang in several concerts and performances in Italy. Del Barrio played roles such as Fenena in Nabucco, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Meg in Falstaff, Tisbe in La Cenerentola or Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana. Her performance, in the main role of the opera “María de Buenos Aires” of Piazzolla, at the "Palacio de Festivales de Santander” was highly praised.
In the last season, she played with remarkably success the roles of Lola in “Cavalleria rusticana” at the Teatro Cervantes in Malaga, Mercedes in “Carmen” at the Teatro Calderón in Valladolid, and la Beltrana in “Doña Francisquita” at the Teatro Villamarta in Jerez. She also played Maddalena at the Opera de Las Palmas, raising encouraging feedback from critics. As a multifaceted artist, del Barrio is also trained in dance and castanets, which led her to collaborate recently as a castanet soloist in the recording of a Spanish music album.
In her intense symphonic activity, del Barrio has participated in the most important music festivals and collaborated with the most outstanding orchestras in Spain. She has worked under the direction of prestigious conductors such as Daniel Oren, Carlos Aragón, Lorenzo Passerini, Alexander Liebreich, and Óliver Díaz. In chamber music, since 2020, she is member of the Ensemble "María de Pablos" (voice, viola, and piano), with which she recently toured in Mexico City, performing at the Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Ateneo Español de México.
Upcoming engagements for del Barrio include her debut in the Lírica season at the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo.

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María de Buenos Aires, ópera estrenada en el Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria en febrero de 2022. Una producción de la Orquesta Sinfónica del Cantábrico.Ma...

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Yo soy María from Operita María de Buenos Aires by Piazzolla

Grabación en directo de la ópera "Falstaff" de Verdi, desde el Teatro Pérez Galdós, organizado por los Amigos Canarios de la Ópera, junto a Isabel Rey, Ana I...

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