Katia Escalera

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Katia Giselle Escalera is a Bolivian operatic soprano. A native of Cochabamba, Escalera has been an Adler Fellow at the 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.

[edit] Recordings

Among her recordings are the collaborations with the Florilegium Music Ensemble on Bolivian Baroque Volumes 1 & 2, a project that has greatly raised awareness of the baroque music that flourished with Bolivia's Jesuit missions. She is also lyric soprano on Janis Mattox's Solombra.

[edit] Other achievements

Escalera was named 2004's Outstanding and Excellent Bolivian Professional by the Human Development Foundation of Bolivia. She holds both a Bachelor's and Master's in Vocal Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music.

[edit] External links

• Janis Mattox and Solombra [1]
• Trigonale Music Festival [2]
• Searching for Baroque in Bolivia from CBS's Sunday Morning: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/08/sunday/main2661717.shtml
• Review of The Tsar's Bride [3]
• La Calisto 2001 Showcase of Adler Fellows [4]
• Bolivian Baroque [5]
• Review of Schwabacher Concert Series 2001 [6]