Sabina Puértolas (born 1973, Zaragoza)[1] is a Spanish operatic soprano, who has performed leading roles internationally, including Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House and Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville at the Seattle Opera.
Sabina Puértolas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 Zaragoza, Spain |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Opera singer (soprano) |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Website | sabinapuertolas |
Early life and education
editSabina Puértolas was born in Zaragoza, Spain.[2] She trained in Spain at the Pamplona Conservatoire, and then in Italy at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena and the Teatro Regio's Accademia Verdiana in Busseto where Carlo Bergonzi was her teacher.[3]
Career
editPuértolas made her professional debut in 2001 as Oscar in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at La Scala in Milan.[4] She appeared at the Royal Opera House first in 2013 as Lisette in Puccini's La rondine, then also as Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte. She performed at the Liceu in Barcelona both the Contessa di Folleville in Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims and Marie in Donizetti's La fille du régiment. She appeared as Fiorilla in Rossini's Il turco in Italia at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, in the title role of Handel's Rodelinda at the Teatro Real in Madrid, and as Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto at the Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile.[4]
In the United States, she performed Rosina in Rosssini's The Barber of Seville at the Seattle Opera in October 2017.[5]
She was the winner of international competitions in Rovereto, Pamplona, Palma de Mallorca, Manuel Ausensi in Barcelona,[3] and the Zarzuela Prize at the 2003 Operalia.[4]
On 4 January 2018, her performance as Gilda at the Royal Opera House in London was critically acclaimed, after she was called only the day before to temporarily replace Lucy Crowe, who had a throat infection, and having only three hours to rehearse. However, she had performed as Gilda previously in the municipal theatre in Santiago, Chile.[6][7] Puértolas flew from Spain the next day to perform. It was considered a "do or die" opportunity.[8] Replacing a high-profile soprano performing in a prestigious venue and being the main female character of the opera was met with thunderous applause as reported by the news media.[6] The saga of finding a replacement, with some candidates having singing obligations and others not having a visa to work in Britain, was covered internationally, including by the US, UK, and Spanish press.[9]
Recordings
editHer published recordings include:
- Handel's Ariodante under Alan Curtis (Virgin Classics label)
- Handel's Alcina from La Monnaie (Alpha Classics label)
- José María Usandizaga's La llama (Deutsche Grammophon label)
References
edit- ^ ""Soy más Musetta que Mimì"". Diario de Sevilla. August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Sabina Puértolas (Soprano) – Short Biography". Bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b "About Sabina – Sabina Puértolas, soprano". sabinapuertolas.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Sabina Puértolas. Royal Opera House, Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Bargreen, Melinda (16 October 2017). "Seattle Opera offers an action-packed Barber of Seville". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ a b Marshall, Francesca (13 January 2018). "Opera singer praised by audience despite having only three hours to rehearse". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Sabine Puértolas Replaces Lucy Crowe at Royal Opera House". operawire.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Kantchev, Georgi (12 January 2018). "London's Royal Opera Lost Its Soprano. It Had 36 Hours to Find a New One". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Del supermercado en Madrid a cantar Rigoletto en la Ópera de Londres: el día más intenso de una soprano española" [From the supermarket in Madrid to singing Rigoletto at the London Opera: The most intense day of a Spanish soprano]. eldiario.es (in Spanish). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- Sabina Puértolas discography at Discogs
