PLAYING Rosalba IN NASHVILLE OPERAS PRODUCTION OF Florencia en el Amazonas IS PUERTO RICAN SOPRANO Zulimar López-Hernández is celebrated for her lustrous timbre and charismatic portrayals of a wide range of roles. She began her vocal studies at the University of Puerto Rico. As part of the UPR Opera Workshops she performed the roles of Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Gilda in Rigoletto and Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann. Ms. López-Hernández took the stage as soprano soloist in the world premiere of The New Millennium Symphony by Raymond Torres-Santos. Together with local opera companies in Puerto Rico, she has performed the roles of Mlle.Silberklang in Mozart’s Der Schauspieldirektor, Juaniya in the Puerto Rican opera Los Jibaros Progresistas by M.Gonzales and Rosaura in the zarzuela Los Gavilanes. Ms. López-Hernández took the stage with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in their 2007 Christmas Concert and in 2008 she was the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, under the baton of Alan Harler. In 2006, she began studies at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. While at AVA, Ms. López-Hernández performed the roles of Poussette in Manon, Despina in Così fan tutte and Norina in David Gately’s Wild Wild West production of Don Pasquale. Also in 2006, she covered the role of Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte with Opera New Jersey. In 2014-2015, the soprano returns to Knoxville Opera as Micaëla in Carmen, makes her Nashville Opera debut as Rosalba in Florencia en el Amazonas, and also returns to Annapolis Opera as Despina in Così fan tutte. The 2013-2014 season brought an important debut with the Royal Albert Hall in London as Musetta in La bohème, as well as a concert appearance with Dayton Opera and her first Violetta in La traviata with Union Avenue Opera. She was also engaged by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, covering Despina in Così fan tutte under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel. zulimarlopez/#!__biography
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