Born in Seville, Rocío Ignacio studied piano at the “Francisco Guerrero” Conservatoire, and graduated in vocals at the Conservatoire of Córdova. She studied vocals with Maruja Troncoso, María del Valle Duque, Juan Luque e Alfonso Leoz.
After winning the competition for “Young Soloists” in Seville in 1998-1999, she started her career, performing a huge repertoire of sacred compositions by G.Fauré, J.S.Bach, G.F.Händel, W.A.Mozart, G.B.Pergolesi, J.Haydn, A.Bruckner, B.Britten, A.Vivaldi.
Her debut in an opera is in 2003, next to the baritone Carlos Álvarez, in
Rigoletto in La Coruña and Santander, which was a success with critic and to the audience. Then other important performances were
L’Elisir d’Amore in Málaga, Córdoba and at the Opera Festival in Benicassim;
Werther in Jesi;
Doña Francisquita at the Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, in Santander, in Malaga, Gijón and Minorca, and
Il Viaggio a Reims in Bilbao.
Recently she has played the part of Pamina in
Die Zauberflöte in Murcia, of Gilda in
Rigoletto in Jaén and in Palma de Mallorca, of Nannetta in
Falstaff in Tenerife, of Adina in
L’Elisir d’Amore in Valencia, with Ramón Vargas and Erwin Schrott.
She performed in many concerts throughout Europe: in particular, the operas at the Palau de Les Arts (2007 and 2008) and the Palau de la Música of Valencia (2008), and in Bologna (2011), under the guidance of John Neschling.
Among her next performances, we recommend the role of Musetta in
La Bohème and the Contessa di Folleville in
Il Viaggio a Reims, at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival.
May 2011