Resident Artists
Maria Aleida, coloratura soprano
AVA third-year resident artist
Hometown: Holguin, Cuba
Education: Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory in Venezuela
Competitions: District Winner, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (Puerto Rico), 2012; Second Prize, Gerda Lissner Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2011; Regional Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (New England), 2010; Grant, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2010; Fifth Prize, Mario Lanza Institute Scholarship Competition, 2009; Finalist, International Singing Contest Francisco Viñas (New York) , 2009; Audience Prize, Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition, 2008.
Roles at AVA: Olympia, Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Fiakermilli, Arabella; La Novizia and La Conversa, Suor Angelica; Second Wife, The Scarlet Letter; Musetta, La bohème; Italian Singer, Capriccio; Nannetta, Falstaff.
Other Roles: Adina, L’elisir d’amore, Queen Elizabeth, Los Martirios de Colón, both with the Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory.
