BIOGRAPHY
Born in Pamplona, she studied harp and voice at the
Conservatorio Superior de Navarra, earned a Master’s degree
in Lied at ESMUC in Barcelona, and was part of the Ópera
(e)Studio at Ópera de Tenerife. She has won over a dozen
awards in international competitions, the most recent being the
Young Artistic Talent Award from the Príncipe de Viana
Institution.
She has debuted in roles such as Violetta in La traviata, Juliette
in Roméo et Juliette, Liù in Turandot, Donna Anna in Don
Giovanni, Norina in Don Pasquale, Adina in L’elisir d’amore,
Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Nannetta in Falstaff, Oscar in Un
ballo in maschera, Clorinda in La Cenerentola, First Lady and
Papagena in Die Zauberflöte, Marola in La tabernera del
puerto, Lina in Las golondrinas, Niña Estrella in Don Gil de
Alcalá, Rosa in El rey que rabió, among many others.
She has also performed on major stages such as Theater
Basel, Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the State Opera Theater of
Georgia, Komitas Chamber Hall in Armenia, Palau de Les Arts
in Valencia, Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Teatro
Campoamor in Oviedo, Teatro Monumental in Madrid, Auditorio
Nacional, Euskalduna in Bilbao, Palacio de Festivales de
Cantabria, Ópera de Tenerife, and Teatro Pérez Galdós in Las
Palmas, among others.
Esparza is an artist with the American record label Odradek
Records, with which she has released the first-ever recordings
of the unpublished songs of Emilio Arrieta, Canciones para una
reina, and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Otro Barbieri, in
celebration of their respective bicentennials.
Her upcoming engagements include debuts at the Theater an
der Wien in Vienna, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, and
Teatro Villamarta in Jerez. She will also return to stages such as
Teatro de la Zarzuela, Ópera de Tenerife, and more.