Mónica Ábrego

Soprano Mónica Ábrego has performed with many orchestras, such as the Colorado Symphony, Iowa Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra, the OBC (Barcelona) and Bulgaria Symphony Orchestra; as well as with the Chihuahua Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she toured Mexico and the US. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2003 as a soloist with the Pacific Opera Encore company. She also performs traditional Mexican music with Champaña Nevin Mariachi, around the world. Her operatic roles include Serpina (La Serva Padrona), Norina (Don Pasquale), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Gilda (Rigoletto), Magda (La Rondine), Violetta (La Traviata), Manon (Manon), Musetta (La Boheme), Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro), María (Tango Operita – María de Buenos Aires), Micaela (Carmen) and others. Ábrego has a Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music. She has received awards from the National Association of Teachers of Singing, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, RYLA Rotary International Club, Mexico’s National Fund for Culture and Arts and the Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego.

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