LUCíA CAIHUELA

Born in Madrid, Lucía grew up surrounded by music, singing at home with her mother and grandmother, covering everything from The Sound of Music and El Barberillo de Lavapiés to the Beatles and West Side Story. At 19, she decided to pursue a career in singing, completing her first degree at the Arturo Soria Conservatory in Madrid. She then moved to the Netherlands, where she graduated cum laude in Early Music Singing from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam under the guidance of Xenia Meijer. 

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Lucía frequently collaborates with ensembles such as The Netherlands Bach Society, Collegium 1704, L'Apothéose, Al Ayre Español, El Afecto Ilustrado, and La Guirlande, among others. She has performed in notable venues and festivals across Spain and Europe. She was a finalist in the Neue Stimmen 2017 competition and a semi-finalist in the London Handel Competition 2020. Her opera repertoire includes roles like Proserpina in L'Orfeo, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro. In 2024, she made her debut at Teatro Real as Doña Ana in TENORIO by Tomás Marco.

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She released two solo albums in the past year. The first, Opera Viva, features Handel arias performed with L'Apothéose ensemble. The second, E-MOTION, features baroque arias originally written for castrati, performed with La Madrileña.​​

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Lucía has a passion for Italian madrigals, baroque opera, and French mélodie, with favorite composers including Claudio Monteverdi, G. F. Handel, and Maurice Ravel. When she isn’t singing, Lucía loves to take photographs, bake cakes, or explore antique markets.