:Katia Escalera
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Katia Giselle Escalera (born 20 September 1974)Katia G Escalera in the U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 is a Bolivian operatic soprano. A native of Cochabamba, Escalera graduated from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in 1996 with a Bachelor of Music.{{cite journal|title=News from Our Recent Graduates|author=Carol S. Weber|date=Spring 2001|page=14|work=Eastman Notes}} She has been an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera,{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Adler Fellows Alumni |url=http://sfopera.com/Opera-Center/Adler-Fellows/Adler-Alumni.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906193138/http://sfopera.com/Opera-Center/Adler-Fellows/Adler-Alumni.aspx |archive-date=2015-09-06 |accessdate=November 30, 2014 |website=sfopera.com/Home.aspx |publisher=San Francisco Opera}} winner of the Aspen Summer Music Festival's Concerto Competition, and placed first in the Lotte Lenya Vocal Competition. She is known for her vivid, natural stage presence, and versatile, clear voice. Among her recordings are the collaborations with the Florilegium Music Ensemble on Bolivian Baroque Volumes 1 & 2. She is also lyric soprano on Janis Mattox's Solombra.
Escalera was named 2004's Outstanding and Excellent Bolivian Professional by the Human Development Foundation of Bolivia.
Sources
- Kohan, Pablo, [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=828327 "Con ayuda de Telemann"], La Nación, 3 August 2006
- Luján, Mónica, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090917020943/http://www.lostiempos.com/oh/entrevista/entrevista/20090809/katia-escalera-%E2%80%9Ccantar-es-una-adiccion%E2%80%9D_29183_46671.html Katia Escalera: "Cantar es una adicción"], Los Tiempos, 9/08/2009
- La Razón, [https://archive.today/20130128232750/http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20050914_005299/nota_253_202815.htm "Un disco da la bienvenida al VI Festival de Música de Chiquitos"], 14 September 2005
References
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External links
- [http://www.solombramusic.com Janis Mattox and Solombra]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020230829/http://www.trigonale.com/trigonale/english/programm/kuenstler/katia_escalera.asp Trigonale Music Festival]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070410025104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/08/sunday/main2661717.shtml Searching for Baroque in Bolivia from CBS's Sunday Morning]
- [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/13//DD99673.DTL Review of The Tsar's Bride]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204455/http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/calisto_5_1_01.php La Calisto 2001 Showcase of Adler Fellows]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204449/http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/schwabacher_5_23_00.php Review of Schwabacher Concert Series 2001]
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Category:People from Cochabamba