Carla López-Speziale is a mezzosoprano with experience in opera, oratorio, as well as symphonic and chamber repertoire. Some of her most notable roles include Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, Dalila (Saint-Saëns’ Samson and Delilah), Azucena (Verdi’s Il trovatore), the Old Lady (Bernstein’s Candide) and Bloody Mary (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific), among many others. Her symphonic performances include Mahler’s Second, Third and Eighth symphonies, Brahms’s Alto Rhapsody, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, St. John and St. Matthew Passions and Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder to name a few.

She has been a winner of competitions such as the Vincenzo Bellini in Italy, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York, and the Carlo Morelli competition in her native Mexico, among others. Ms. López-Speziale holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the National Conservatory in Mexico and as a Fulbright fellow, received Master and Doctor Musical Arts Degrees from the Manhattan School of Music. Find more of her work at www.carlalopezspeziale.com