BIO

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Ángeles Blancas, recognized as Best Soprano of 2023 at the Opera XXI Awards for her magnificent performance of Kostelnička at the Teatro de la Maestranza de Sevilla, a production by Robert Carsen. Specialized in the 20th century dramatic repertoire, she has worked with musical directors like Antonio Pappano, Fabio Luisi or Álvaro Albiach, and scene directors like Graham Vick, Robert Carsen or Calixto Bieito.

Throughout 2024 she has worked on many productions, highlighting among them A. Reimann's Lear at the Teatro Real de Madrid, performing the role of Goneril with great success from critics and audiences. Recent past projects also include Rusalka, the Fiery Angel, Medée, and Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at the Liceu in Barcelona. She closed the season with Giorgietta from Puccini's opera Il Tabarro at ABAO Bilbao.

In 2025 she'll perform again her amazing Kostelnička at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. In autumn  she´'ll premiere the role of Senta in Wagner's Flying Dutchman and she'll open the 25-26 season at the Teatro de la Zarzuela with the opera by Isaac Albéniz Pepita Jiménez in a production by Giancarlo del Monaco.