Resident Artists
Maria Aleida, coloratura soprano
AVA second-year resident artist
Hometown: Holguin, Cuba
Education: Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory in Venezuela
Competitions: Grant winner, Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation International Vocal Competition, 2010; fifth prize, Mario Lanza Institute Scholarship Competition, 2009; New York finalist, International Singing Contest Francisco Viñas, 2009; Audience prize winner, Montserrat Caballé International Singing Competition, 2008.
Roles at AVA: Musetta, La bohème; Italian Singer, Capriccio; Nannetta, Falstaff.
Roles: Adina, L’Elisir d’amore, Queen Elizabeth, Los Martirios de Colón, both with the Vicente Emilio Sojo Conservatory.
