Soprano, double bass player, and graduate in Fine Arts, Blanca was awarded the Extraordinary Prize upon completing her advanced studies in singing. She is also the winner of the Singing Award of the Region of Valencia and received the Prize for Extraordinary Studies upon graduation from the José Iturbi Conservatory.
Blanca was born in Tarragona and began studying the double bass at the age of 6. She obtained her Music Degree from the José Iturbi Conservatory in Valencia under the guidance of Francisco Lluch (double bass) and María Ángeles Péters (singing).
She pursued Advanced Double Bass Studies at the Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatory of Music in Valencia with Francisco Ruiz. She has been a member of the University of Valencia’s Philharmonic Orchestra, the Martín i Soler Orchestra, the Youth Symphony Orchestra Valencia Federation of Musical Societies and the Youth Orchestra of the Region of Valencia.
Blanca is a student of Professor Gloria Fabuel, under whose mentorship she completed her higher degree in Singing and a master’s degree in operatic interpretation. She made her debut as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia in the “Ópera de sofá” project at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia and has sung the role of Madama Cortese in Il Viaggio a Reims, Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte, the Shepherdess and the Chinese Cup in L’enfant et les sortilèges.
She studied Belcanto at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence with Gianni Fabrini and has received masterclasses from Alessandro Amoretti, Laura Polverelli, Giulio Zappa, Daniel Gil de Tejada, Ramón Vargas, Andrea Severi, Giorgio Celenza, Rubén Sánchez-Vieco, Maria José Montiel and Erika Escribá.
She is a founding member of Nostrum Mare Camerata.
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- Choosing to become a professional musician is challenging and requires a huge commitment, lots of hard work and patience and a bit of luck. However, if music is your passion, pursuing a career as a musician is one of the most gratifying things there are in terms of time and energy spent.
- Apart from being a singer, I have a B.A. in fine arts and I play the double bass. While each of these three disciplines is distinct, they are all interconnected. As I studied each field I gained a different perspective, and can apply what I learn in each one to the other two. The double bass has a special role to play in an orchestra, but singing is unique because the performer is the instrument. That is why if I had to choose one instrument, it would be singing. It is when singing that I feel happiest and where I connect with the essence of the music.
- The person who has influenced me the most as a musician is, without any doubt, Gloria Fabuel, my voice teacher. It was with her that I discovered the essence of music, of singing, interpreting and expressing feelings, that is, everything that goes beyond reading the notes on the score.
- When I step onto a stage, I feel many things: I’m nervous and have an adrenaline rush; I’m happy and scared at the same time; then I feel calm and, above all, I feel the rush of energy that you get when you make music. Performing on stage is the culmination of all your previous work.
- It’s been three years since Nostrum Mare Camerata’s debut and I remember that day very fondly. We were all so excited and thrilled to have filled the Olympia theater in our hometown. The audience’s enthusiastic applause was contagious: and these are memories I’ll hold dear forever.