Ruth Iniesta

An usual name on European stages, among the soprano Ruth Iniesta's most recent successes are La Traviata (Violetta) at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Thaïs (Thaïs) at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne, La sonnambula (Amina) at the Opera di Roma, and Turandot (Liù) at La Monnaie in Brussels. Awarded the Campoamor Prize for Lyric Art, the El Ojo Crítico Prize from RNE, and the 2024 Talía Prize from the Academy of Performing Arts of Spain, her voice has also been heard at the Paris Opera, the Vienna Opera, the Colón Theatre in Buenos Aires, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the San Carlo Theatre in Naples, the Teatro Real in Madrid, Les Arts in València, and the Arena di Verona.

A prominent bel canto interpreter, she has starred in iconic titles such as Lucia di Lammermoor, L’elisir d’amore, and Don Pasquale by Donizetti; I Puritani, Capuleti e I Montecchi, and the mentioned Sonnambula by Bellini; and Il barbiere di Siviglia, Il viaggio a Reims or Armida by Rossini. The latter was recorded on disc by Naxos label. She will close the 24/25 season with her debut as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Opéra de Saint-Étienne, with Mozart as another of her key composers, with works such as Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Mitridate, and Le nozze di Figaro.

Additionally, she has worked in Verdi titles such as Rigoletto, Falstaff, or La Traviata, and Puccini works like La Bohème, Gianni Schicchi, and La Rondine. At the same time, since the beginning of her career, Iniesta has shown a special affection for and defense of spanish zarzuela, starring in works such as Doña Francisquita, La del manojo de rosas, Château Margaux and Pan y toros, among many others.