Saioa Hernández
{{short description|Spanish opera singer}}
Saioa Hernández (born 26 March 1983 in Madrid) is a Spanish operatic soprano.
File:Saioa Hernandez debut Gran Teatro del Liceu de Barcelona La Gioconda.jpg
Career
Hernández studied singing with sopranos Renata Scotto and Montserrat Caballé, among others.{{cite web |title=Saioa Hernández: "De Caballé no solo aprendí técnica; también me enseñó a afrontar esta vida" |url=https://www.operaactual.com/portada/saioa-hernandez-de-caballe-no-solo-aprendi-tecnica-tambien-me-enseno-a-afrontar-esta-vida/ |website=Ópera Actual |access-date=12 September 2020 |language=es}} She began her career performing in zarzuela in Madrid {{cite web |title=La ópera Cómica de Madrid |url=http://www.madridteatro.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582:la-opera-comica-de-madrid&catid=139:informacion&Itemid=61 |website=www.madridteatro.eu |access-date=12 September 2020}} and then performed various roles with Spanish opera companies.{{cite web |title=Compañía Ópera Romántica. Entrevista |url=http://www.madridteatro.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=217:compania-opera-romantica-entrevista&catid=148:entrevistas&Itemid=91 |website=www.madridteatro.net |access-date=12 September 2020}} Saioa Hernández achieved international recognition when she performed the leading role of Odabella in Verdi's opera Attila conducted by Riccardo Chailly at the opening night of La Scala's season in Milan in 2018, a performance which was broadcast and televised worldwide.{{cite web |last1=Staatsoper |first1=Wiener |title=Saioa Hernández |url=https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/artists/opera/detail/artist/2058-hernandez-saioa/ |website=upstream.wiener-staatsoper.at |language=en}} She returned to La Scala in 2019 in the title role of Tosca, which she has also performed at the Verona Arena and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Other notable performances include the title role of La Gioconda at the Liceu, Barcelona, her debut at the Royal Opera House London in the role of Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier and Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco at the Semperoper Dresden
Recording
Bellini, Zaira, issued 2016. CD:Bongiovanni, Cat:GB2565/66
Notes
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.saioahernandez.net/}}
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Category:Spanish operatic sopranos