Alejandra Flores Explained

Emilda María Alejandra Flores García (born 1986, Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan soprano.

Early life

She studied Dramatic Arts' at the Superior School of Arts at San Carlos University in Guatemala. She took music lessons with Zoila Luz García Salas (National Conservatory of Guatemala City) and lyric technique with Luis Felipe Girón May (Guatemala), Gustavo Manzitti (Colón Theater Superior Institute of Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Amy Pfrimmer (Tulane University, New Orleans, United States). She refined her vocal and interpretative technique with Massimo Pezzutti (Italy).

Career

She participated in theater plays, opera, and concerts and sang in Central America, South America, and the United States. In Guatemala, she performed on the most important stages of the country: Grand Hall of the National Theater,^[1] Chamber Theater "Hugo Carrillo", the of Quetzaltenango,^[2] National Music Conservatory "Germán Alcántara", Auditorium Juan Bautista Gutiérrez, Auditorium Mariano Gálvez, Auditorium of the Universidad del Valle, Auditorium Alejandro von Humboldt, Abril Theater, Solo Theater and Dick Smith Theater.

She participated in the first performance of the lyric opera Il Duce by Federico García Vigil, playing the role of Rachele (Mussolini's wife) at the Solís Theatre in Montevideo (Uruguay). She sang in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center and in several concerts for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States). She was the guest of honor at La Casona de la Ópera in San José, Costa Rica. She was accompanied by major musicians such as Andrea Bacchetti, Gianfranco Bortolato and .

Recognition

• Gold Medal at The World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California
• Arco Iris Maya Trophy for best young voice (Guatemala)
• Artist Award of the Year 2004 as Opera Revelation Artist (Guatemala)
• Acknowledgment Diploma for her "High Artistic Quality and Lyric Art Contribution" (Guatemalan Ministry of Culture and General Direction of the Arts)
• Artist Award of the Year 2014^[3] for Artistic Career in Belcanto (Guatemala)
• Distinguished Visitor Diploma of the City of Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) for her artistic labor and cultural collaboration
• First Prize at the First Central America Opera Competition^[4] – Concecali^[5] 2016, San José (Costa Rica)

External links

• "Alejandra Flores 1er. lugar internacional en Canto Lírico (1)" by Roberto Arias, , 1 October 2016; (part 2), 8 October 2016
• "Guatemalteca Alejandra Flores ganó Concurso Centroamericano de Canto Lírico" by Andrea Marin Castro, University of Costa Rica, 14 September 2016
• "La guatemalteca Alejandra Flores gana concurso de canto lírico en Costa Rica". Pensa Libre, 9 September 2016
• "Alejandra Flores abrirá el Ícaro" by Jefferson Velásquez, deguate.com, 20 November 2015

Notes and References

1. Web site: Concerto per L'Italia 2017 – Massimiliano Damerini, Piano. www.iicguatemala.esteri.it. it. 2017-08-21. 3 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133654/https://iicguatemala.esteri.it/iic_guatemala/it/gli_eventi/calendario/2017/06/concerto-per-l-italia-2017-massimiliano_0.html. dead.
2. Web site: Concert Para Italia 2017 – Quetzaltenango – The Antigua Guide. www.theantiguaguide.com. en-US. 2017-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133458/http://www.theantiguaguide.com/event/concert-para-italia-2017-quetzaltenango/. 3 July 2018. dead.
3. News: Premian a los mejores artistas nacionales del 2014. Prensa Libre. 2017-08-20.
4. Web site: Cantante nacional triunfa. Prensa Libre. PressReader.com. 12 September 2016. 2017-08-21.
5. Web site: Concecali. Concecali. 2017-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703133814/https://www.concursocentroamericanodecantolirico.com/ganadores-2016. 3 July 2018. dead.