Silvia Vázquez is a lyric coloratura soprano was born in Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia, estudied at the Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatory in Valencia, completing her training with baritones Francisco Valls and Carlos Chausson.
She has worked under the baton of musical directors such as Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, Carlo Rizzi, Paolo Arrivabeni, Carlo Montanaro, Patrick Fourniller, A. Zedda, . López Cobos, and stage directors such as Emilio Sagi, Gian Carlo del Monaco, Michal Znaniecki, Massimo Gasparon, Daniele Abbado, Ddamiano Michieletto, Nicolas Joel, etc
Silvia Vázquez has performed internationally at theaters such as the Teatro alla Scala in Milano directed by Lorin Maazel, Teatro Comunale in Firenze directed by Zubin Mehta, Grand Théâtre du Geneve, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Opera Royal Walloni in Liège, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Wexford Opera Festival, Ravello Music Festival, as well as national theaters such as Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Teatro Euskalduna in Bilbao, Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo, Teatro Arriaga in Bilbao, among others.
In the opera field, her notable performances include roles such as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti, Gilda in Rigoletto by Verdi, Lakmé in Lakmé by Delibes, Comtesse Adèle in Le Comte Ory by Rossini, Norina in Don Pasquale by Donizetti, Adina in L’elisir d’amore by Donizetti, Manon in Manon by Massenet, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, Gym Instructress and Drunken Woman in 1984 by Lorin Maazel, etc.
In the Zarzuela repertoire, her notable titles include Francisquita in Doña Francisquita by Vives, Marola in La Tabernera de Puerto by Sorozábal, María in El Juramento by Gaztambide, Rosalía in La Bruja by Chapí, Toñuela in Juan José by Sorozábal, among others.
In the Oratorio repertoire, it is worth mentioning: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Stravinsky’s Weddings, Mozart’s Mass in C minor Kv 258, Dvorák’s Mass in C Major, Mozart’s Requiem Kv 626 and Coronation Mass, Faure’s Requiem, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Bach’s Maginificat, etc.
