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{{short description|Puerto Rican soprano}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ana María Martínez
| image = Florencia en el Amazonas (40059917700).jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption = Martínez in ''Florencia en el Amazonas'' at the [[Florida Grand Opera]] in 2018
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| birth_name = Ana María Martínez Colón
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1971}}
| birth_place = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| organization = [[Houston Grand Opera]]
| occupation = Operatic [[soprano]]
| years_active = 1992–present
| website = {{url|https://anamariamartinez.com/}}
}}
'''Ana María Martínez''' (born 1971) is a [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] [[soprano]].
'''Ana María Martínez''' (born 1971) is a [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] [[soprano]].


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| title=Evangelina Colón | work=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular | location=San Juan, Puerto Rico
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}}</ref><ref name="ChiTrib2013-01-16">{{cite news
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| title='La Boheme' star Ana Maria Martinez is no diva offstage | last=von Rhein | first=John
| title='La Boheme' star Ana Maria Martinez is no diva offstage | last=von Rhein | first=John
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}}</ref> and Cuban psychoanalyst Ángel Martínez. Martínez' grandparents originated in Spain and France, and migrated to the Caribbean islands. Martínez grew up with a strict [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] upbringing.<ref>[http://www.hispaniconline.com/HispanicMag/2008_03/Feature-OperaLady.html Feature Opera Lady Ana María Martínez] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307000000/http://www.hispaniconline.com/HispanicMag/2008_03/Feature-OperaLady.html |date=March 7, 2009 }}, hispaniconline.com</ref> She briefly attended the [[Boston Conservatory]] as a musical theater major, but dropped out and later received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the [[Juilliard School]].<ref name=anamaria_opera>{{cite journal|last1=Barnes|first1=Scott|title=The Passions of Ana María|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2014/10/Features/The_Passions_of_Ana_Mar%C3%ADa.html|journal=[[Opera News]]|volume=79|number=4|date=October 2014|accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref>
}}</ref> and Cuban psychoanalyst Ángel Martínez. Martínez' grandparents originated in Spain and France, and migrated to the Caribbean islands. Martínez grew up with a strict [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] upbringing.<ref>[http://www.hispaniconline.com/HispanicMag/2008_03/Feature-OperaLady.html Feature Opera Lady Ana María Martínez] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307013937/http://www.hispaniconline.com/HispanicMag/2008_03/Feature-OperaLady.html |date=March 7, 2009 }}, hispaniconline.com</ref> She briefly attended the [[Boston Conservatory]] as a musical theater major, but dropped out and later received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the [[Juilliard School]].<ref name=anamaria_opera>{{cite journal|last1=Barnes|first1=Scott|title=The Passions of Ana María|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2014/10/Features/The_Passions_of_Ana_Mar%C3%ADa.html|journal=[[Opera News]]|volume=79|number=4|date=October 2014|access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Career==
After winning first prize in the 1994 Eleanor McCollum Competition, Martínez joined the [[Houston Grand Opera]]'s studio in the 1994/95 season, during which she performed Micaëla in ''[[Carmen]]'' and the title role in ''[[Sāvitri (opera)|Sāvitri]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.houstongrandopera.org/artist-detail/?id=1359 |title=Ana María Martínez - Artist detail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124033409/http://www.houstongrandopera.org/artist-detail/?id=1359 |website=Houston Grand Opera |archive-date=2016-01-24}}</ref>
Martínez met tenor [[Chad Shelton]] in 2000; they married and had one son. They divorced about seven years later.<ref name="ChiTrib2013-01-16"/>

In November 2005 Martínez debuted with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in ''[[Carmen]]'' as Micaëla.<ref>https://www.metopera.org/discover/artists/soprano/ana-maria-martinez/</ref>
In 2006 she was featured in [[Salzburg Festival]]'s production of ''[[Così fan tutte]]'' as Fiordiligi.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/05/arts/music/05cosi.html |title=A Light Mozart Opera Refitted With a Hard Edge |date=5 August 2006 |work=The New York Times |first=Anthony |last=Tommasini }}</ref>

In summer 2009, she performed the title role in Dvořák's ''[[Rusalka (opera)|Rusalka]]'' at [[Glyndebourne Festival Opera]]. In the 21 August performance she fell into the [[orchestra pit]] immediately before the end of Act 1 after her feet became entangled in part of the scenic feature. She was then hospitalized as a precaution and for the rest of the performance her role was taken over by Natasha Jouhl, who performed the role of First Nymph in the run.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nikkhah |first=Roya |date=2009-08-23 |title=Drama at Glyndebourne as soprano falls off the stage |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/6073811/Drama-at-Glyndebourne-as-soprano-falls-offstage.html |access-date=2023-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Sean |date=2009-08-24 |title=Opera singer takes a tumble at Glyndebourne festival |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/24/ana-maria-martinez-glyndebourne-festival |access-date=2023-10-11}}</ref>

In February 2016 she was Cio-Cio San in ''[[Madama Butterfly]]'' at the [[Metropolitan Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/arts/music/review-madama-butterfly-showcases-ana-maria-martinez.html |title=Review: 'Madama Butterfly' Showcases Ana María Martínez |date=21 February 2016 |work=The New York Times |first=Zachary |last=Woolfe }}</ref>

She returned to ''Così fan tutte'' as Fiordiligi at the [[Lyric Opera of Chicago]] in February 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-lyric-cosi-review-0219-story.html |title=Lyric revival of Mozart's romantic comedy 'Cosi Fan Tutte' touches the heart |date=18 February 2018 |work=Chicago Tribune |first=John |last=von Rhein }}</ref> In April, she took up the title role in ''[[Florencia en el Amazonas]]'' at [[Florida Grand Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2018/04/fgo-triumphs-with-an-old-fashioned-operatic-beauty-in-florencia/ |title=FGO triumphs with an old-fashioned operatic beauty in "Florencia" |date=29 April 2018 |first=David |last=Fleshler |work=South Florida Classical Review }}</ref> In July she performed in ''[[Falstaff (opera)|Falstaff]]'' at the [[Royal Opera, London]] as Alice Ford.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/falstaff-review-royal-opera-house-despite-excellent-cast-production/ |title=Falstaff review, Royal Opera House – despite an excellent cast, this production fails to scintillate |date=8 July 2018 |work=The Telegraph |url-access=registration |first=Rupert |last=Christiansen |access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> She portrayed Élisabeth de Valois in ''[[Don Carlos]]'' opening on 22 September at the [[Los Angeles Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-don-carlo-review-20180924-story.html |title=Review: Plácido Domingo is ageless as ever in 'Don Carlo,' opening the L.A. Opera season |date=23 September 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Mark |last=Swed }}</ref>

In January 2019 she brought performances of Florencia to [[Houston Grand Opera]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://texasclassicalreview.com/2019/01/19/houston-grand-operas-florencia-is-a-musical-and-visual-delight/ |title=Houston Grand Opera's "Florencia" is a musical and visual delight |work=Texas Classical Review |date=19 January 2019 |first=Steven |last=Brown }}</ref> In February she was appointed Houston Grand Opera's first-ever artistic advisor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/article/Houston-Grand-Opera-Announces-Concert-Of-Arias-2019-Winners-and-Appoints-Ana-Maria-Martinez-As-Artistic-Advisor-20190202 |title=Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Winners and Appoints Ana Maria Martinez As Artistic Advisor |date=2 February 2019 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=19 August 2019 }}</ref> In May she portrayed Soleá in ''[[El gato montés]]'' at Los Angeles Opera.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/el-gato-montes-a-gypsy-bandit-and-torero-walk-into-a-bullring/ |title='El Gato Montés': A gypsy, bandit, and torero walk into a bullring |date=8 May 2019 |website=People's World |first=Ed |last=Rampell }}</ref>

In 2020, she was announced to join [[Shepherd School of Music]] as a professor in the Department of Voice effective as from 1 July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.rice.edu/2020/06/15/ana-maria-martinez-to-join-rice-shepherd-school-as-professor-of-voice/ |title=Ana María Martínez to join Rice Shepherd School as professor of voice |date=2020-06-15 |publisher=Rice University |first=Amy |last=McCaig}}</ref>


==Special performances==
==Special performances==
On 11 March 2016, Martínez sang Bach/Gounod's "[[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Ave Maria]]" and "[[Pie Jesu]]" from Fauré's ''[[Requiem (Fauré)|Requiem]]'' during the funeral services of [[Nancy Reagan]].<ref>[http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/03-14-16-lynn-wyatt-arranges-for-houston-soprano-to-sing-at-nancy-reagan-funeral/ "Lynn Wyatt arranges for Houston soprano to sing at Nancy Reagan funeral"] by Shelby Hodge, CultureMap Houston, 14 March 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWb-3usmqyg "Ana María Martínez singing Pie Jesu-Requiem during Nancy Reagan's Funeral Service"] Youtube, 11 March 2016</ref>


She provided the singing voice for [[Monica Bellucci]]'s character, Alessandra 'La Fiamma', in the third season of ''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/arts/television/amy-fisher-mozart-in-the-jungle.html "An Aria for the Long Island Lolita on ''Mozart in the Jungle''] by Michael Cooper, ''[[The New York Times]]'', 7 December 2016</ref>
On March 11, 2016, Martínez sang Bach/Gounod's "[[Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)|Ave Maria]]" and "[[Pie Jesu]]" from Fauré's [[Requiem (Fauré)|Requiem]] during the funeral services of [[First Lady]] [[Nancy Reagan]].<ref>[http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/03-14-16-lynn-wyatt-arranges-for-houston-soprano-to-sing-at-nancy-reagan-funeral/ "Lynn Wyatt arranges for Houston soprano to sing at Nancy Reagan funeral"] by Shelby Hodge, CultureMap Houston, 14 March 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWb-3usmqyg "Ana María Martínez singing Pie Jesu-Requiem during Nancy Reagan's Funeral Service"] Youtube, 11 March 2016</ref>


==Personal life==
She provided the singing voice for [[Monica Bellucci]]'s character in the third season of ''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]''.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/arts/television/amy-fisher-mozart-in-the-jungle.html "An Aria for the Long Island Lolita on ''Mozart in the Jungle''] by Michael Cooper, ''[[The New York Times]]'', 7 December 2016</ref>
Martínez met tenor [[Chad Shelton]] in 2000; they married and had one son. They divorced about seven years later.<ref name="ChiTrib2013-01-16"/> She has been living in [[Houston]] since December 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-ana-maria-martinez-b-20170915-htmlstory.html |title=Q&A: Carmen, the Wonder Woman of opera? A soprano on playing the poster girl for freedom |date=15 September 2017 |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Catherine |last=Womack |access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Martínez has won prizes including the Pepita Embil Award, [[Operalia, The World Opera Competition|Operalia]], and first prize at the Eleanor McCollum Awards.<ref name="NPR">[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9987046 "Featured Artists in Mozart's ''Così fan tutte''" at [[National Public Radio]]]</ref> She won a [[Latin Grammy Award|Latin Grammy]] in 2001 for Classical Album for [[Isaac Albéniz]]'s ''[[Merlin (opera)|Merlin]]'' with [[Carlos Álvarez (baritone)|Carlos Álvarez]], [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Jane Henschel]] and conductor [[José de Eusebio]] with the [[Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=b14f3b5b-2740-43bb-a237-da53c109e1bf&entry=index "Latin Grammys (Finally!) Announced"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180908/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=b14f3b5b-2740-43bb-a237-da53c109e1bf&entry=index |date=September 30, 2007 }}, eonline.com</ref>
Martínez has won prizes including the Pepita Embil Award, [[Operalia, The World Opera Competition|Operalia]], and first prize at the Eleanor McCollum Awards.<ref name="NPR">[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9987046 "Featured Artists in Mozart's ''Così fan tutte''"] at [[National Public Radio]]</ref> She won a [[Latin Grammy Award|Latin Grammy]] in 2001 for Classical Album for [[Isaac Albéniz]]'s ''[[Merlin (Albéniz)|Merlin]]'' with [[Carlos Álvarez (baritone)|Carlos Álvarez]], [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Jane Henschel]] and conductor [[José de Eusebio]] with the [[Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid]].<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=b14f3b5b-2740-43bb-a237-da53c109e1bf&entry=index "Latin Grammys (Finally!) Announced"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180908/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=b14f3b5b-2740-43bb-a237-da53c109e1bf&entry=index |date=September 30, 2007 }}, eonline.com</ref>
She is honored in the 15th annual [[Opera News Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Fifteenth Annual OPERA NEWS Awards: Ana María Martínez |date=April 2020 |volume=84 |number=10 |url-access=subscription |url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2020/4/Features/The_Fifteenth_Annual_OPERA_NEWS_Awards__Ana_María_Martínez.html |first=Louise T. |last=Guinther}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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*''[[Philip Glass|Glass]]: [[La Belle et la Bête (opera)|''La Belle et la Bête'']], [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 1995
*''[[Philip Glass|Glass]]: [[La Belle et la Bête (opera)|La Belle et la Bête]]'', [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]], 1995
*''[[Bright Sheng|Sheng]]: The Song of Majnun – A Persian Romeo and Juliet'', [[Delos Productions|Delos]], 1997
*''[[Bright Sheng|Sheng]]: The Song of Majnun – A Persian Romeo and Juliet'', [[Delos Productions|Delos]], 1997
*''Albéniz: Merlin'', [[Decca Records|Decca]], 2000
*''Albéniz: Merlin'', [[Decca Records|Decca]], 2000
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[History of women in Puerto Rico]]
*[[History of women in Puerto Rico]]
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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*[http://www.anamariamartinez.com Official website]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190319233531/https://anamariamartinez.com/ Official website]


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Latest revision as of 13:55, 11 October 2023

Ana María Martínez
Martínez in Florencia en el Amazonas at the Florida Grand Opera in 2018
Born
Ana María Martínez Colón

1971 (age 52–53)
OccupationOperatic soprano
Years active1992–present
OrganizationHouston Grand Opera
Websiteanamariamartinez.com

Ana María Martínez (born 1971) is a Puerto Rican soprano.

Early life[edit]

Martínez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico; she is the daughter of Puerto Rican opera singer Evangelína Colón[1][2] and Cuban psychoanalyst Ángel Martínez. Martínez' grandparents originated in Spain and France, and migrated to the Caribbean islands. Martínez grew up with a strict Catholic upbringing.[3] She briefly attended the Boston Conservatory as a musical theater major, but dropped out and later received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the Juilliard School.[4]

Career[edit]

After winning first prize in the 1994 Eleanor McCollum Competition, Martínez joined the Houston Grand Opera's studio in the 1994/95 season, during which she performed Micaëla in Carmen and the title role in Sāvitri.[5]

In November 2005 Martínez debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in Carmen as Micaëla.[6] In 2006 she was featured in Salzburg Festival's production of Così fan tutte as Fiordiligi.[7]

In summer 2009, she performed the title role in Dvořák's Rusalka at Glyndebourne Festival Opera. In the 21 August performance she fell into the orchestra pit immediately before the end of Act 1 after her feet became entangled in part of the scenic feature. She was then hospitalized as a precaution and for the rest of the performance her role was taken over by Natasha Jouhl, who performed the role of First Nymph in the run.[8][9]

In February 2016 she was Cio-Cio San in Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera.[10]

She returned to Così fan tutte as Fiordiligi at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in February 2018.[11] In April, she took up the title role in Florencia en el Amazonas at Florida Grand Opera.[12] In July she performed in Falstaff at the Royal Opera, London as Alice Ford.[13] She portrayed Élisabeth de Valois in Don Carlos opening on 22 September at the Los Angeles Opera.[14]

In January 2019 she brought performances of Florencia to Houston Grand Opera.[15] In February she was appointed Houston Grand Opera's first-ever artistic advisor.[16] In May she portrayed Soleá in El gato montés at Los Angeles Opera.[17]

In 2020, she was announced to join Shepherd School of Music as a professor in the Department of Voice effective as from 1 July 2021.[18]

Special performances[edit]

On 11 March 2016, Martínez sang Bach/Gounod's "Ave Maria" and "Pie Jesu" from Fauré's Requiem during the funeral services of Nancy Reagan.[19][20]

She provided the singing voice for Monica Bellucci's character, Alessandra 'La Fiamma', in the third season of Mozart in the Jungle.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Martínez met tenor Chad Shelton in 2000; they married and had one son. They divorced about seven years later.[2] She has been living in Houston since December 2002.[22]

Awards[edit]

Martínez has won prizes including the Pepita Embil Award, Operalia, and first prize at the Eleanor McCollum Awards.[23] She won a Latin Grammy in 2001 for Classical Album for Isaac Albéniz's Merlin with Carlos Álvarez, Plácido Domingo, Jane Henschel and conductor José de Eusebio with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid.[24] She is honored in the 15th annual Opera News Awards.[25]

Discography[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Evangelina Colón". Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ a b von Rhein, John (January 16, 2013). "'La Boheme' star Ana Maria Martinez is no diva offstage". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ Feature Opera Lady Ana María Martínez Archived March 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, hispaniconline.com
  4. ^ Barnes, Scott (October 2014). "The Passions of Ana María". Opera News. 79 (4). Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Ana María Martínez - Artist detail". Houston Grand Opera. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24.
  6. ^ https://www.metopera.org/discover/artists/soprano/ana-maria-martinez/
  7. ^ Tommasini, Anthony (5 August 2006). "A Light Mozart Opera Refitted With a Hard Edge". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Nikkhah, Roya (2009-08-23). "Drama at Glyndebourne as soprano falls off the stage". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  9. ^ Michaels, Sean (2009-08-24). "Opera singer takes a tumble at Glyndebourne festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  10. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (21 February 2016). "Review: 'Madama Butterfly' Showcases Ana María Martínez". The New York Times.
  11. ^ von Rhein, John (18 February 2018). "Lyric revival of Mozart's romantic comedy 'Cosi Fan Tutte' touches the heart". Chicago Tribune.
  12. ^ Fleshler, David (29 April 2018). "FGO triumphs with an old-fashioned operatic beauty in "Florencia"". South Florida Classical Review.
  13. ^ Christiansen, Rupert (8 July 2018). "Falstaff review, Royal Opera House – despite an excellent cast, this production fails to scintillate". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  14. ^ Swed, Mark (23 September 2018). "Review: Plácido Domingo is ageless as ever in 'Don Carlo,' opening the L.A. Opera season". Los Angeles Times.
  15. ^ Brown, Steven (19 January 2019). "Houston Grand Opera's "Florencia" is a musical and visual delight". Texas Classical Review.
  16. ^ "Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Winners and Appoints Ana Maria Martinez As Artistic Advisor". BroadwayWorld. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  17. ^ Rampell, Ed (8 May 2019). "'El Gato Montés': A gypsy, bandit, and torero walk into a bullring". People's World.
  18. ^ McCaig, Amy (2020-06-15). "Ana María Martínez to join Rice Shepherd School as professor of voice". Rice University.
  19. ^ "Lynn Wyatt arranges for Houston soprano to sing at Nancy Reagan funeral" by Shelby Hodge, CultureMap Houston, 14 March 2016
  20. ^ "Ana María Martínez singing Pie Jesu-Requiem during Nancy Reagan's Funeral Service" Youtube, 11 March 2016
  21. ^ "An Aria for the Long Island Lolita on Mozart in the Jungle by Michael Cooper, The New York Times, 7 December 2016
  22. ^ Womack, Catherine (15 September 2017). "Q&A: Carmen, the Wonder Woman of opera? A soprano on playing the poster girl for freedom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Featured Artists in Mozart's Così fan tutte" at National Public Radio
  24. ^ "Latin Grammys (Finally!) Announced" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, eonline.com
  25. ^ Guinther, Louise T. (April 2020). "The Fifteenth Annual OPERA NEWS Awards: Ana María Martínez". Vol. 84, no. 10.

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