ADRIANA ARANDA
SOPRANO
Adriana Aranda is a Barcelona-born soprano who has established herself as one of the leading vocal figures in contemporary music in Spain, combining a solid career in classical music with a strong commitment to new music, interdisciplinary creation and operatic premieres.
In 2022, she premiered the opera L’ocell redemptor by Fabià Santcovsky at the Gran Teatre del Liceu as part of the Òh!Pera project led by Àlex Ollé. She later took part in the following two editions (2023 and 2024), premiering In the beginning everything was white by Itziar Viloria, Álex Tentor and Jordi Oriol, and Azul como una naranja by Guillem Palomar.
She is particularly recognised for her close collaboration with contemporary music ensembles such as Arxis Ensemble, CrossingLines Ensemble, Grupo Instrumental siglo XX, Vertixe Sonora and Barcelona Modern Ensemble. Her work has been presented at festivals including RESIS Festival, Mixtur and Festival Música als Masos, as well as in venues such as the Real Academia Española de Roma.
In the field of contemporary music, Adriana was a member of the Voix Nouvelles Academy at Royaumont (France) in 2019, where she worked with Donatienne Michel-Dansac.
Alongside her contemporary activity, Adriana maintains a strong presence in the field of Lied, performing extensively in Barcelona and throughout Spain. She has collaborated with artists such as Ian Burnside and Roderick Williams, notably at the LIFE Victoria Lied Festival in a performance of Die schöne Magelone.
Since 2020, she has been part of Duo Aramai, a voice and guitar duo exploring classical repertoire. Together, they have performed in various festivals, including the Art Llobet Guitar Festival. Their album Music from Brazil is available on Spotify.
Her artistic work also includes multidisciplinary and theatrical creations in collaboration with companies and artists such as Òpera de Butxaca. She has performed in festivals like the Festival Grec of Barcelona, La Palanca and Festival de los Castillos, and in theatres including Espai La Seca – Fundació Joan Brossa (Barcelona), Théâtre Christian Liger (Nîmes) and Caves Ecoiffier (Alénya).
She has worked mainly with Dolors Aldea (disciple of Gérard Souzay) and Francisco Poyato, and has collaborated with pianists and vocal coaches such as Wolfram Rieger, Dalton Baldwin, Ulrich Eisenlohr, Burkhard Kehring, Cindee Sanner and Elena Copons.
She has been awarded scholarships by the Fundació Victoria de los Ángeles and by Wolfram Rieger.