Nadia Aguilar
SOPRANO
Behind the voice
"Aguilar was perfectly cast as Rosina. Small and pretty, the Mexican-born soprano had both the voice and characterization to fully inhabit a character that is often fairly hollow. For starters, she clearly delighted in the florid coloratura of her role, and she projected a sense of true pleasure in the most technical roulades, often batting her eyes and beaming at the end of phrases. Her animated expressions, her asides and double takes, brought the comedy to life." - Milton Moore.
Dr. Nadia Aguilar is a Mexican-born soprano. She has a bachelor’s degree from The Hartt School, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Connecticut. Her research projects include the restoration of the opera Romeo by 19th-century Mexican composer Melesio Morales.Nadia has a vast operatic repertoire. She has sung the roles of Mother in the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, Leonora in Beautiful Bridegroom by Dan Shore, Elle in La Voix Humaine by Poulenc, Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck, Mrs. Fiorentino in Street Scene by Kurt Weill, The Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute by Mozart, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Rossini, Gretel in Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck, and Musetta in La Boheme by Puccini. In addition, Nadia has been the featured soloist in multiple oratorios, including Handel’s Messiah, Faure’s Requiem, and Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat.Dr. Aguilar-Steinberg has over ten years of experience teaching privately and at the collegiate level. She taught voice, acting skills, and foreign-language diction at the opera departments of The Hartt School and the University of Connecticut before being appointed a full-time professor in the Manchester campus of CT- State Community Colleges, where she teaches voice, ear training, and music appreciation, and directs the chorale ensemble. In addition to teaching, Nadia enjoys advocating for the arts. She is a former member of the board of directors of Opera Connecticut, where she served as Associate Artistic Director. She is also a member of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). In 2019, she was the winner of the first prize in the Concerto Competition at the University of Connecticut and in 2016 she won first prize in the American Opera Idol Competition hosted by Opera Connecticut.