“Remember the name Conesa. She is young but that voice suggests a major future”  – Operawire 20201 – The Daily Telegraph 

Monica Conesa
Soprano

Cuban-American soprano Monica Conesa is making a name for herself in the world of opera. At age 26, Monica made her debut at L’Arena di Verona this summer in the title role of Aida under the direction of Maestro Marco Armiliato. This season, she appears in the title role of La Gioconda in the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, and later returns to the Teatro Filarmonico for the title role of Aida, which she will also perform this summer at Arena di Verona.   Ms. Conesa was awarded the first prize in the 2021 Premio Fausto Ricci Competition. That same year she also placed first in the prestigious International Singing Competition “Maria Caniglia” in Sulmona.

In the summer of 2021, Monica studied at the European Music Institute Wien with Maestro Francisco Ariaza, and soon after she performed the role of Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana with L’accademia Nationale di Belcanto Italiano in Castelvetro di Modena. She also trained in the International School of the Voice at the Mozarteum in Vienna with Maestro Audrey Saint-Gil. Currently, Monica continues her studies with the International School of Voice under the tutelage of Maestros Mauricio Trejo and Elizabeth de Trejo.