Belén Elvira

Born in Lanzarote, Belén Elvira studied in Spain with Ángeles Chamorro, Jorge Rubio and Alfonso García Leoz, and afterwards in Italy and France with Claude Thiolas and Viorica Cortez. She made her debut as Santuzza in Cavalleria rusticana, and her repertoire includes Aida, Don Carlo, Il trovatore and Macbeth, with contemporary Spanish opera beside them. She sings in opera houses and concert halls in Spain and abroad, and gives recitals. She took part in the first performance of Joaquín Nin-Culmell's La Celestina at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, and her mezzo parts include Amneris, Eboli, Azucena, Carmen, Adalgisa and Suzuki, with zarzuela beside them. In recital she has worked with the pianist Juan Antonio Álvarez Parejo, and she has appeared at Wigmore Hall with Jorge de León.