María Belén Rivarola

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Biografía María Belén Rivarola
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Since 2019, Maria Belen Rivarola has formed as part of the permanent roster of the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, AR.

Her latest notable commitments in 2023 were covering Anna Netrebko as Leonora while singing Ines in Il Trovatore, and Singing Hanna Glawari in Die Lustige Witwe (Teatro Colon).

This year (2024), she made her debut at the Teatro Argentino de La Plata in a “Puccini Gala” as the title role in a new production of Aida. She will also sing Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Teatro Colon and Suor Angelica at the Teatro Solis in Montevideo.

She performed throughout South America including Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay as well as France, Italy, and Oman. She has performed many roles including Micaela in Carmen, Musetta in La Bohème, Nedda in Pagliacci, Donna Elvira and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Vitellia in Clemenza di Tito, Violetta in La Traviata, and Leonora in Il Trovatore.

Mrs. Rivarola is an Ambassador of “Opera for Peace” and, has been awarded in nine (9) singing competitions: “Concurso de canto Alejandro Cordero” and “Concurso Nacional de Canto Lírico Enrique Francovigh” (Argentina); “Concurso Internacional de Canto Ciudad de Trujillo” (Perú); “Festival Internacional de Canto Maria Callas” (Brazil), “Concurso Internacional de Ejecución Musical Dr. Luis Sigall” (Chile), and “Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition” (USA).

Born in Argentina, she began her musical studies in piano at the age of seven and continued her studies at the School of Music of the National University studying piano and singing. In 2017 she received her bachelor’s degree as a vocalist from the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón and obtained an international scholarship from “Mozarteum Argentino” to study vocal technique in the USA (with Gerald Martin Moore).

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