Amaia Azcona is a lyric-coloratura soprano who specialises in Song, Opera and Oratorio repertoire. Amaia captivates audiences throughout the UK and Europe with her 'voice of liquid velvet' and 'emphatic interpretations'. She was recently critically acclaimed by Opera Now Magazine for her 'remarkable performance' given in Teatro Echegaray (Malaga, Spain).
Amaia gained a First Class BMus (Hons) Degree in Singing at Conservatorio Superior de Navarra. She was awarded the coveted ‘Becas Artísticas de Navarra’ by the Government of Spain to continue her studies in London where she attained a Masters Degree with Distinction at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and won first prize in the Lillian Ash French Song Competition. During her studies she worked with Ileana Cotrubas, María Bayo, Maria Grazia Schiavo, Roger Vignoles, David Moss, Susan Bullock, Emma Kirkby and Edith Wiens.
Amaia has toured with recitals in prestigious venues that include: Arriagas Theatre, Gayarre Theatre, Baluarte Hall, in the Parliament of Navarra, Cultural Centre Nicolás Salmerón, Teatro Echegaray, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, LSO St Lukes, The Globe Theatre, Milton Court and Wigmore Hall amongst many others. Amaia is often invited to sing in Oratorio concerts. She has sung Soprano parts in Gloria by Vivaldi, Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, The Creation and Stabat Mater by Haydn, Mass in C and Laudate Dominum by Mozart, The Spirit of England by Elgar, and Magnificat by Rutter.
In past seasons Amaia has performed the roles of Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, Barbarina and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Micaela in Carmen, which prompted reviews for her 'picture of innocent goodness' and 'beautiful soprano that rang out pure and clear'. Rosita in ‘Luisa Fernanda’ by Torroba, Ariadna in El Guardián de los Cuentos by M. Ortega and Zulema in Alí Babá y los Cuarenta Ladrones by I. Casalí.
This season’s recital and opera highlights include exciting new collaborations with: the Danish ensemble Via Artis Konsort in Spain, The Benyounes String Quartet in Llandudno, Mexican Guitarist Morgan Szymanski, and Singapore-born British Pianist Melvyn Tan in Mallorca as part of the Chopin Festival as well as performances with Schweizer Kammeroper in Switzerland singing the role of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte.
Amaia is a Concordia Foundation, Live Music Now and Iberian and Latin American Music Society Artist.
Free recital - retiring collection