Thursday, July 3, 2014

UAO Profile: Zulimar López-Hernández

Zulimar López-Hernández 
Union Avenue Opera welcomes Soprano Zulimar López-Hernández to its stage for La Traviata, in which she sings the role of the courtesan Violetta Valery. Zulimar comes to us from Puerto Rico to make her UAO debut.

Zulimar's vocal studies began in Puerto Rico and continued in the U.S. at Philadelphia's prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts. Over the past seasons, she has performed as a Young Artist with Glimmerglass Opera, followed by engagements in principal roles with Syracuse Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Opera Memphis, Dayton Opera and Opera Santa Barbara. This year, she will sing Micaëla in Carmen for Knoxville Opera and makes an important debut at London's Royal Albert Hall as Musetta in La Bohème.

Below is a video of Zulimar singing "Deh vieni non tardar" from Le Nozze di Figaro. You may learn more about her at www.zulimarlopez.com


La Traviata opens July 11th and runs July 12, 1819 at Union Avenue Opera, 733 N. Union Blvd. Tickets can be purchased online at www.unionavenueopera.org or by calling 314-361-2881.

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