Carmen is a mezzosoprano, violist and clarinetist. She was awarded the Prize for Extraordinary Studies in Voice at the Velluters Music Conservatory in Valencia. Other awards include the 1st Prize for Voice for the Region of Valencia, the Mariana Pérez Paz scholarship, 2nd Prize and the Young Promise Prize in the Third Alcalá de Henares International Lyric Song Contest.
At the Joaquín Rodrigo Higher Conservatory of Music, Carmen studies under Department Head Gloria Fabuel and earned a master’s degree in opera performance and a bachelor’s degree in viola. She has received masterclasses from Laura Polverelli, Elina Garanca, Mariella Devia, Elena Pankratova, Ramón Vargas, Ernesto Palacio, Ana Luisa Chova and Solveigh Kringleborn.
Carmen’s opera debut was in the role of Nicklausse in Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann. Others roles she has sung include the child in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges, Dorabella in Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte and Countless Melibea in Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims. In Oslo, participation in a production of Rossini’s Elisabetta, Regina d’Inghilterra. Has performed Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Mozart’s Requiem.
In 2023, Carmen was selected by Madrid’s Teatro Real to take part in the “Crescendo” program to sing the role of Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia in Madrid’s Real Teatro del Retiro and in Seville’s Teatro de la Maestranzo.
Carmen is a founding member of Nostrum Mare Camerata.
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- On my ideal day off, I would wake up without my alarm clock, head out for a walk and have a coffee or an aperitif. Then I’d go home for lunch and a siesta. In the evening I would dress up to go to a concert, and would finish the day by sharing supper with my friends.
- When a young person decides to become a professional musician that is because they feel that is what they were meant to be. There are other jobs that give you more stability and take less time and money to prepare for, but those of us who choose music do it out of love. Obviously it is not easy to become a professional performer (particularly if you want to be a soloist), but there are many other ways to earn a living through music that makes it possible for musicians to earn a living doing what they love.
- Not only am I a singer, but I play the viola and the clarinet as well. But singing is what I love the most. I’ve always wanted to be a singer. When I first started taking music lessons, I was too young to sing as my voice still hadn’t developed enough to start working with it, so I took viola and clarinet lessons. After I turned 17, I knew it was time to start studying vocal technique. I’m so glad I waited to do it that way.
- What most influenced me to become a musician is coming from my hometown, Siete Aguas. There, my street was full of musicians, and my mother is sure that that is what sparked my interest in studying music, because I am the first in my family to do so, although we all love music. The person who has most influenced me after I got started is my voice teacher, Gloria Fabuel. Not only has she taught me how to sing, she has helped me grow as an artist and as a person.
- There are many works that I would like to interpret with Nostrum Mare Camerata, but, If I had to choose one, it would be Mozart’s Cosí fan tutte.