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Vanessa Becerra
Soprano

In the 2024–25 season, Peruvian and Mexican American soprano Vanessa Becerra debuts with Chicago Opera Theater as the title role in Leonora, conducted by Dame Jane Glover. She also makes her Alice Tully Hall debut with CMS followed by a return to LA Opera to portray Nuria in Golijov’s Ainadamar. The previous season included role debuts as Adina in L’elisir d’amore at the Minnesota Opera and Norina in Don Pasquale at Opera Omaha and Lakes Area Music Festival. She began the 2022–23 season with a debut at Opera Delaware for Opening Night at The Grand, followed by debuts with Florida Grand Opera for El matrimonio secreto (Carolina), Opera Omaha for Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Così fan tutte (Despina) along with returns to Minnesota Opera for La fille du régiment (Marie) and Houston Grand Opera for El Milagro del Recuerdo (Un Mujer). On the concert stage, she debuted with the newly formed San Antonio Philharmonic. She has made role and house debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, Intermountain Opera Bozeman, Austin Opera, and Opera Parallèle, and has returned to Washington National Opera for Sankaram’s Rise (Alicia Hernández), part of the world premiere tetralogy Written in Stone. Additional recent appearances include those at Opera San José, Arizona Opera, St. Croix Valley Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Glimmerglass Festival, and Atlanta Opera.

Vanessa Becerra
Soprano

In the 2024–25 season, Peruvian and Mexican American soprano Vanessa Becerra debuts with Chicago Opera Theater as the title role in Leonora, conducted by Dame Jane Glover. She also makes her Alice Tully Hall debut with CMS followed by a return to LA Opera to portray Nuria in Golijov’s Ainadamar. The previous season included role debuts as Adina in L’elisir d’amore at the Minnesota Opera and Norina in Don Pasquale at Opera Omaha and Lakes Area Music Festival. She began the 2022–23 season with a debut at Opera Delaware for Opening Night at The Grand, followed by debuts with Florida Grand Opera for El matrimonio secreto (Carolina), Opera Omaha for Le nozze di Figaro (Susanna), and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for Così fan tutte (Despina) along with returns to Minnesota Opera for La fille du régiment (Marie) and Houston Grand Opera for El Milagro del Recuerdo (Un Mujer). On the concert stage, she debuted with the newly formed San Antonio Philharmonic. She has made role and house debuts at the Metropolitan Opera, Intermountain Opera Bozeman, Austin Opera, and Opera Parallèle, and has returned to Washington National Opera for Sankaram’s Rise (Alicia Hernández), part of the world premiere tetralogy Written in Stone. Additional recent appearances include those at Opera San José, Arizona Opera, St. Croix Valley Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Washington National Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Glimmerglass Festival, and Atlanta Opera.