Canciones Españolas

Patricia Caicedo

Patricia Caicedo is an internationally recognized soprano, musicologist, and physician specializing in Latin American and Iberian art song. She has performed this repertoire extensively across Europe, the Americas, and other international stages, and has recorded eleven albums, many of which feature first-time recordings. Her artistic work is distinguished by close collaboration with composers and poets, resulting in the premiere of new song cycles and making a significant contribution to the expansion and renewal of the contemporary art song canon.

A leading scholar and advocate for this repertoire, Caicedo is the author of influential books—including The Latin American Art Song: Sounds of the Imagined Nations—and the editor of the Latin American and Iberian Art Song Vocal Music Collection, now comprising 18 scholarly volumes. These editions, which include both newly commissioned works and rediscovered repertoire, have become standard resources in universities and conservatories worldwide, shaping vocal pedagogy and performance practice internationally. Her transdisciplinary research engages historical, cultural, and decolonial perspectives, with particular interests in national identity, performance practice, embodiment, and the relationship between music and health.

She is the founder and artistic director of the Barcelona Festival of Song, an internationally respected program dedicated to the study and performance of art song in Spanish, Catalan, and Portuguese. Patricia has also spearheaded innovative projects at the intersection of technology, music, and science, including pioneering immersive experiences using Internet2. A former Board Member of the International Music Council (UNESCO), she holds a Ph.D. in Musicology and a Medical Doctor degree and currently serves as an Independent Expert for the European Commission Research Executive Agency.

Stephanie Sánchez

STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, MEZZO-SOPRANO

The Audience Choice Award winner at the 2021 Jensen Foundation competition and sole recipient of the 2018 Igor Gorin Memorial Award, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Sánchez will revisit two roles in her repertoire during the 2025-2026 season: Carlotta de Obragon in Zorro with Arizona Opera, alto soloist in Handel's Messiah with the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, and a return to Lyric Opera of Chicago to sing Frida in El ultimo sueño de Frida y Diego.

Sánchez most recently appeared as Mary in Der fliegende Holländer and the Owl in The Cunning Little Vixen with Des Moines Metro Opera. Her 2024-25 season also included a return to the Phoenix Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, Lyric Opera of Chicago for Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners, and a debut with Seattle Opera as Yesi in the workshop of Stomping Grounds.

Sánchez opened her 2023-24 season with a Kentucky Opera debut, performing the role of the Witch in Hänsel und Gretel. She also made debuts with the Phoenix Symphony, where she sang the alto solos in Mesías [Spanish Messiah], Nettie Fowler in Carousel with Intermountain Opera Bozeman, returned to Arizona Opera to reprise the role of Carlotta de Obragón in abbreviated performances of Hector Armienta’s Zorro for the company’s New Works Festival, Opera Omaha as the titular Frida Kahlo in Gabriela Lena Frank’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego, Newport Music Festival in the title role of Carmen, and returned to West Edge Opera as Flosshilde/Fricka/Erda in Der Ring in einem Abend.

Sánchez made several notable house debuts during the 2022-23 season, including Third Spirit in The Magic Flute at Ravinia under the baton of Marin Alsop; Chief Officer’s Wife in The Knock with Cincinnati Opera; and Passenger #3/Chief’s Daughter #2 in the world premiere of Proximity at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Sánchez returned to Opera Southwest for performances of Zorro as Carlotta de Obragon, Intermountain Opera as Maddalena in Rigoletto, and Arizona Opera as Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos.

At the 2021 Glimmerglass Festival, Ms. Sánchez sang the role of Ines and covered Azucena in Francesca Zambello's 90-minute adaptation of Il Trovatore and was a featured artist in an all-Wagner concert conducted by Maestro Joseph Colaneri. That same fall, she joined the roster of Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she covered Second Lady in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production of Die Zaüberflote and made her house debut with Austin Opera in a solo recital highlighting works by Mexican and Latine composers.

Sánchez has been the recipient of several prizes, recently taking home first place in the Young Texas Artist Music Competition; second place in Opera Connecticut’s Opera Idol Competition; a finalist in the Brava Opera Theater Competition, and has received grants from the Olga Forrai Foundation, the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, and the Hispanic Scholarship Association.

Born and raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Sánchez received her Artist Diploma from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in 2017. She earned her master's degree in vocal performance from New Mexico State University.

Dr. Andre Garcia-Nuthmann

Dr. Andre Garcia-Nuthmann has been the Director of Choral and Vocal Music at New Mexico Highlands University since 1990. At Highlands, he directs two choirs and a Musical Theater ensemble. He has also been the choir director at Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe.

In 2007, his chamber choir was selected as “Choir in Residence” for the Classical Music Festival held annually in Eisenstadt, Austria, where they performed in both the Esterhazy Chapel and the famous Haydnsaal. Andre’s choral experience includes work beginning at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and performances with the Santa Fe Desert Chorale.

As a conductor, Andre has collaborated with the Santa Fe Symphony, and has conducted the Symphony with his Concert Choir in programs including Handel’s Messiah and several of Haydn’s Masses.

As a soloist, he has sung extensively in opera and oratorio, including appearances with ensembles such as Canticum Novum, the Santa Fe Symphony, the New Mexico Philharmonic, and others, performing works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brubeck, Bach, and Handel. He has performed numerous operatic roles including Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, The Bartered Bride, and more, and has premiered modern operas including an opera version of Bless Me, Ultima.

Andre holds a doctorate in vocal performance from Arizona State University.

Dr. Carolina Botero

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Dr. Carolina Botero is a soprano and voice educator whose work spans opera, musical theatre, and Spanish and Latin American art song. She studied at Catholic University, the University of St. Thomas, and the University of Washington, where she earned a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance. Her stage repertoire includes La Calisto, Orphée et Eurydice, Dialogues of the Carmelites, L’elisir d’amore, Die Zauberflöte, Le nozze di Figaro, and Così fan tutte.

Botero has performed in Colombia and across the United States, including appearances connected with Houston Grand Opera, Benaroya Hall, the Latino Chamber Music Festival, and the University of Washington. Her expertise in Spanish art song led to an invited presentation and performance at the 2025 International Congress of Voice Teachers in Toronto. Fluent in Spanish, Italian, and English, she teaches through her independent studio and serves on the voice faculty of the Peabody Preparatory Institute.

Nathan Salazar

Nathan Salazar is a collaborative pianist and vocal coach from Santa Cruz, New Mexico. He holds a master’s degree in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Martin Katz, and degrees in vocal and piano performance from the University of Kansas. His performances have taken him throughout the United States and to England, Scotland, Italy, and Russia, including appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Boston Symphony Hall, and Hill Auditorium.

Salazar has worked with leading singers, teachers, and composers and with organizations including the Santa Fe Opera, Boston Symphony, Boston Lyric Opera, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, and Handel and Haydn Society. He has appeared in recital with soprano Cecilia Violetta López for opera companies across the country and has served as Principal Coach for Opera Colorado’s Artists in Residence. He has also taught voice at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and the University of New Mexico.

Marina Bengoa Roldán

Marina Bengoa Roldán, NCTM, is a Spanish pianist and Assistant Professor of Piano at Eastern New Mexico University. She has performed as a soloist, orchestral pianist, and chamber musician in the United States, Spain, Costa Rica, and across Europe. She earned a Doctorate in Piano Performance and a master’s degree in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Oregon, where she received the Outstanding Award in Piano Pedagogy.

Bengoa Roldán made her orchestral debut performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Tetracorde Orchestra and later performed Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 as winner of Georgia State University’s Brumby Competition. Her recent projects include commissioning and premiering Fantasía Flamenca by Pascual Gimeno. She created spanishpianomusic.org as a pedagogical resource and regularly presents at national and international conferences. She is co-founder of the South Arkansas Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers of Eastern New Mexico.