Ainhoa Arteta

Ainhoa Arteta is one of the most renowned sopranos in the world. Making her debut as Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème is not easy. Even less so on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York. However, Ainhoa succeeded, and with flying colors. This debut, along with the prize from the Concours International de Voix d’Opera in Paris, marked the beginning of a brilliant career.

The list of stages where she has performed is dizzying: from the Metropolitan Opera to Carnegie Hall, Covent Garden, the Bayerische Staatsoper, Bellas Artes Theatre in Mexico, Vienna’s Musikverein, La Scala in Milan, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, San Carlo in Naples, Verona’s Arena, Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, London’s Royal Opera House, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Barcelona’s Gran Teatro del Liceo, among others. This has allowed her to embody leading roles in operas such as La Traviata, La Bohème, Romeo et Juliette, Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Adriana Lecouvreur, and La Wally.

AINHOA ARTETA - SOPRANO

At the age of just 5, she heard Maria Callas singing, and from then on, she has been in love with opera. She began singing in her father’s Coral Eresoinka and at the age of 12, she joined the San Sebastián Conservatory.

At 18, she moved to Italy, where she received classes from Ettore Campogalliani, Pavarotti and Freni’s teacher. Years later, she moved to New York, where she continued her interpretive training at the Actor’s Studio. Currently, Ainhoa is constantly training. It is worth highlighting the guidance of maestro Ruth Falcon, who passed away on October 9, 2020, at the age of 77, and who was a mentor and reference for soprano Ainhoa Arteta.

Among her greatest successes are her role in Cyrano de Bergerac alongside Plácido Domingo at the San Francisco Opera and at the Teatro Real; La Bohème at the Metropolitan and La Scala in Milan, Otello in A Coruña, Turandot, Carmen and La Bohème at the Liceu, Dialogues des Carmélites, Eugene Onegin and Simon Boccanegra at ABAO, the premiere in Paris of the opera “Le dernier jour d’un condamné”, Don Carlo at the Oviedo Opera and Don Giovanni at the Teatro Real, among others.

However, Ainhoa does not seek to be typecast in operatic performances; that is why she also offers recitals and concerts with great maestros such as Sir Neville Marriner, Christian Badea, and Pablo González, and pianists such as Marco Evangelisti, Rubén Fernández Aguirre, Malcolm Martineau and Javier Carmona.

Regarding the awards she has received, we can highlight: Prize from the Hispanic Society of America for her contribution to the arts, Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts, Vasca Universal, City of Alcalá Arts and Letters Prize, Grand Cross of the Order of May 2nd of the Community of Madrid, Gold Medal of the Association of Friends of the Lleida Opera, Gold Medal of the Palau de la Música de Valencia, Doctor Honoris Causa by the King Juan Carlos University, Honorary President of the Maestro Segovia Association, Academician of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Cádiz, Patron of the Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música Foundation, etc...

LUIS SANTANA - Baritone

This Zamoran baritone began his musical studies at the age of five, studying with some of the greatest masters such as Juana Peñalver, Consuelo Barrio, María Teresa Manzano, Miguel Zanetti, and currently with the eminent Spanish tenor Pedro Lavirgen and with Teresa Berganza.

He has performed in the most important theaters and concert halls in our country: Gran Teatro del Liceo, Auditorio Nacional de Música, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Maestranza de Sevilla, Principal de Alicante, Cervantes de Málaga, Miguel Delibes and Teatro Calderón de Valladolid, Romea de Murcia, Auditorio de León, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias, Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, Vigo, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Gran Teatro de Córdoba, Gran Teatro de Huelva, Falla de Cádiz, Batel de Cartagena, Principal de Vitoria, Victoria Eugenia de San Sebastián, Palacio de Congresos de Granada, Mérida, Circo de Albacete, Auditorio de Cuenca, San Lorenzo del Escorial, Maestro Padilla de Almería, etc...

Cities such as Rome, Paris, Milan, Naples, Budapest, Toulon, Bucharest, Donetsk, Iasi, Brașov, Lviv, Rousse, Riga, Oporto, Lisbon, Vienna, Eisenach...

He has been conducted by batons of the stature of García, Roa, Frizzi, Osa, Wilson, Alapont, Lencko, Vasilenko, Diadura, Monsalve, Abelló, Sainz Alfaro, Ortega, Popa, Mesa, Todorov, and many others....

Memorable concerts in the Basilica of Pilar in Zaragoza in the presence of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Auditorio Nacional de Música alongside the legendary Orfeón Donostiarra with Her Majesty the Queen in attendance, Mozart's Requiem at Seville Cathedral, Brahms' Requiem at the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, Tribute to Victoria de los Ángeles at the church where she was baptized, Tribute to Teresa Berganza and Antón García Abril. Tribute at the Auditorio de Lleida to Ainhoa Arteta. Concert tour with the great Nati Mistral, and the late Paco Valladares on Spanish poetry. Inauguration of the Soriano Musical Autumn festival under the baton of Odón Alonso. Robles de Laciana International Festival alongside Rosa Torres-Pardo, International Festival of Úbeda, Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, etc...

Auditorio de Lugo - 20/12/24

On the past 20th and 22nd of December, soprano Ainhoa Arteta offered two recitals to inaugurate the new Fuxan os Ventos Auditorium in Lugo. Both recitals sold out. The press reported: "The new Lugo auditorium shone with a superb Arteta":

She won over the audience not only with her "impressive" voice – the most heard adjective in the seats – but also with the charm and naturalness she displayed between songs.

Teatro Dengra de Baza -

With a Dengra Theater overflowing, soprano Ainhoa Arteta delivered a sensational concert at the Opening Gala of the XII International Chamber Music Competition Antón García Abril.

Accompanied by the prestigious pianist Javier Carmena, Ainhoa Arteta performed a repertoire of short pieces dedicated to her great friend Antón García Abril. In the second part of the concert, Arteta performed pieces by major national and international composers.

Plaza de la Constitución de Xàbia - 07/08/2024

Last night, the prestigious soprano Ainhoa Arteta gave a recital at Plaza de la Constitución in Xàbia, drawing thousands of people, specifically, it gathered more than 3,000, who enjoyed a free concert of opera and zarzuela. Accompanied by baritone Luis Santana and pianist Víctor Carbajo, Arteta dazzled the audience with a selection of classical pieces, turning the square into an open-air theater.

Festival MallarcÓpera - 04/02/2024

In an evening that promised to delight lovers of lyricism, soprano Ainhoa Arteta, armed with her voice and presence, captivated not only the ears but also the hearts of the more than 700 spectators who accompanied her outside the Teatre Principal in Santanyí, under the Mallorcan sky, where a highly acclaimed performance was witnessed, with a cold not diminishing her brilliance.

Lanzarote Opera Festival - 04/11/2024

La soprano Ainhoa Arteta, central figure of the evening, heightened the audience's emotion with every note, showcasing her impeccable technique and natural talent, which shone without restraint on a stage that felt too small to contain the magnitude of her voice and presence. The theater, packed to the rafters, became a space of artistic communion. Over the 90-minute performance, Arteta delivered an unparalleled performance that reaffirmed why she is considered one of the greats of opera.

Auditorio Manuel de Falla - 09/28/2024

This afternoon, the Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Granada was the setting for an extraordinary musical evening, with world-renowned soprano Ainhoa Arteta as the star. The concert, conceived as a tribute to maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez, stood out not only for its impeccable artistic quality, but also for the emotion and respect shown towards one of Spain’s great orchestra conductors.

OPERA AND ZARZUELA GALA WITH AINHOA ARTETA

Ainhoa Arteta and Luis Santana

E L’uccellino

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) – Ainhoa Arteta

Sun and Love

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) – Ainhoa Arteta

Ombretta Sdegnosa

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) – Luis Santana

The Florentine Flower Girl

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) – Luis Santana

La Ci Darem La Mano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Ainhoa Arteta and Luis Santana

O mio Babbino Caro

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) – Ainhoa Arteta

Nessun dorma

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) – Luis Santana

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) – Ainhoa Arteta and Luis Santana

Lyrics in Spanish by Ainhoa Arteta



Two popular songs

Fernando Obradors (1897–1945) – Ainhoa Arteta

Alfonsina and the Sea

Ariel Ramírez (1921–2010) – Ainhoa Arteta

La Llorona

Andrés Henestrosa (1906–2008) – Luis Santana

Yellow Letters

Juan Carlos Calderón (1938–2012) – Luis Santana

Son of the Moon

José María Cano – Mecano (1959) – Ainhoa Arteta and Luis Santana

The Tarantula

Gerónimo Giménez (1852–1923) – Ainhoa Arteta

Free

Nino Bravo (1944–1973) / P. Herrero (1942–2023) – Luis Santana

All the Mornings

Manuel Penella (1880–1939) – Ainhoa Arteta and Luis Santana

Encores to follow

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