“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 in the title role of Aida under the baton of Maestro Marco Armiliato. Engagements in 2024-25 include her professional US debut as Nedda in I Pagliacci with Seattle Opera, her debut as the Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro  at Teatro Regio di Torino, and her debut as Tosca with Theater Bonn. Future engagements include debuts with Teatro de la Zarzuela and New National Theatre Tokyo. Her most recent engagements include the title role in Bellini’s Norma under the baton of Maestro Muti at the Ravenna Festival, the title role in La Gioconda and Aida in the Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, a return to the Arena di Verona as Aida, and concert performances with Maestro Riccardo Muti in Ravenna, Jerash and Pompeii.  She also performed the title role in Dolores by Thomas Breton at the 2023 Festival Teatro Lirico Espagnol with Oviedo Filarmonica.

Ms. Conesa was awarded the first prize in the 2021 Premio Fausto Ricci Competition. Jury Chair Jose Carreras described her having, “an extraordinary, theatrical, and secure voice”.  That same year she was awarded first place 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.