Born in Los Angeles and raised in Charlotte North Carolina, Cuban/Filipino Soprano Vanessa Julia Isiguen now resides in Boston. Ms. Isiguen has been a member of the Boston Opera Collaborative since 2007, performing roles such as Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute and Lauretta in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Upcoming engagements include the 2009 Boston Opera Collaborative Gala and also appearances with Newport Baroque.

While participating in summer programs abroad singing in Italy and Austria Ms. Isiguen was selected as a featured soloist with the American Institute of Musical Studies Orchestra performing in Graz, Austria and neighboring cities. Ms. Isiguen was also selected to perform a new work composed by Andy Vores, Composition Chair at The Boston Conservatory Gala Evening, Spring 2007 and later that same year sang the soprano lead in the U.S. premiere of Handel’s Silla with San Francisco B.A.S.O.T.I.

Ms. Isiguen has sung in masterclasses with Sanford Sylvan, Dawn Upshaw, Patricia Craig, Darren Woods and Lisa Saffer. Awards include 1st place NATS-Boston, finalist at The Boston Conservatory Concerto Competition. Ms. Isiguen earned her B.M. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her M.M. from The Boston Conservatory. Ms. Isiguen studies with the internationally acclaimed Metropolitan Opera soprano Maria Spacagna.

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