Marta de Castro

Marta de Castro, soprano, began her studies at the Conservatory of Music in Vigo, in her native Spain, continuing in Madrid and the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona. Privately, she has studied with both Barbara Bonney and Teresa Berganza. Her repertory is rich and varied, including Desdemona in Otello, Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Fiordiligi in Cosí fan tutte, Salud in La vida breve, Mimí in La bohème, Liu in Turandot, both Micaela and Carmen in Carmen, Cio Cio San in Madama Butterfly,and the titular roles in Manon and Adriana Lecouvreur. De Castro has sung in Europe, South America, and the United States. Most recently she sang the role of Jade Boucher in Dead Man Walking at the Teatro Real in Madrid and at London’s Barbican Theatre. She has won numerous prizes in both her native Spain and Italy.