Cecilia Violetta López, Soprano

I am home and after a wonderful weekend spent with my lovely ABQ family, I silently celebrated the close of my thrilling and gratifying 23/24 season.
Yes, that means no more Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro later this month. (Company cancelation.) 🫤
But it’s OK!

From Desdemona with , to Violetta at , Frida at , Juliette at , Micaela en Español at , to my recitals with , OSW, and , concerts with , and keynote speaking engagements, UNLV Alumna of the Year, Hall of Fame celebrations… my heart is so full! ¡GRACIAS A TODOS for being a part of an incredible and memorable season! To all of my colleagues, recital partners, el público… thank you for being a part of my crazy life.

Now, time to prepare for the next season with some much anticipated role reprisals. Stay tuned for that announcement soon!

De nuevo, gracias a todos. ❤️

Se les quiere,
CVL

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H&MU:
Location: Teller House, Central City, CO

! GRACIAS. ❤️
I’m back home in the Land of Enchantment still on cloud nine from a weekend filled with friends and so much amazing music de México. Thank you to everyone who helped make ¡CANCIÓN! come to fruition. Thank you to my friends Levi and Laura, and my new friends, Pedro and Mariachi Flores. I hope our paths cross again soon. Gracias, amigos.

And to the audiences, el público que nos apoyó—Como dice la canción de José Alfredo Jiménez:

“Si tuviera con que
compraria para mi
otros dos corazones.
Para hacerlos vibrar
y llenar otra vez
sus almas de ilusiones.
Y poderles pagar
que me quieran a mi
y a todas mis canciones.”

Gracias. ❤️

El repertorio de este concierto, chicos… ¡WOOOOOWWW! 🤯 Temas de Tata Nacho y José Alfredo Jiménez, entre otros.
Levi, Laura y yo estamos ensayando aquí en Philadelphia, y mañana ensayamos con el mariachi.
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If you’re in Philadelphia, or nearby, do come check us out. It’ll be a musical journey you will not soon forget.
Get your tickets today at https://lyricfest.org/concerts/cancion/.

¡Nos vemos muy pronto, Philly!



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THIS Saturday and Sunday! Do you have your tickets yet?

¡Este Sábado y Domingo! ¿Tienes tus boletos?

¡Canción!
Cecilia Violetta López, soprano
Levi Hernandez, baritone
Laura Ward, piano
Pedro Villaseñor and his mariachi.

Saturday, May 18, 3:00 PM, Esperanza Arts Center
Sunday, May 19, 3:00 PM, Academy of Vocal Arts

Tickets at lyricfest.org

Last chance to watch CARMEN en Español is MAÑANA.

The final performance of 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣 - 𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙣̃𝙤𝙡 is May 12 at 2:00 PM.
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque Journal Theatre
1701 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Tickets range from $22-$105. Book your tickets today at OperaSouthwest.org
📸: Lance W. Ozier

🚨PRÓXIMAMENTE🚨NEXT WEEK🚨

We are in the middle of performances of Carmen en Español with (we close the show on Mother’s Day), but I’m simultaneously learning repertoire and preparing for my company debut with in Philadelphia happening next week! 😬

¡CANCIÓN! — an exploration of Mexican art song AND música ranchera. I’m SO EXCITED to be collaborating with pianist extraordinaire, Laura Ward, and my baritone brother-from-another-mother, Levi Hernández , once again in this beautiful concert. I cherish all opportunities to show the parallels between the two musical worlds I straddle: classical music y mariachi. My favorite! You’re in for a treat, Philly.

🗣️ Philadelphia, no se queden dormidos. Compren sus boletos pero YA para este concierto. Va ser algo inolvidable. ✨🇲🇽 🎶

Pedro Villaseñor y Esperanza Arts Center — nos vemos muy pronto. ❤️

Vayan al sitio https://lyricfest.org/tickets/ para comprar sus boletos. 🎟️



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Explore the songs of Mexico with Lyric Fest, featuring , Levi Hernandez, Laura Ward, and mariachi with Pedro Villaseñor.

¡Canción!
Saturday, May 18, 2:30 PM, Esperanza Arts Center
Sunday, May 19, 3:00 PM, Academy of Vocal Arts

For tickets and more information, visit lyricfest.org.

A quote by Lotte Lehman - Geneva - 1933:

“I am an artist, nothing but an artist.
I have the marvelous privilege of living in a land where there is only beauty.
I know the miraculous power of music to unite people, to lift them above themselves, to let them forget their shabby disputes.
In the presence of art there are no enemies, no borders, no political parties. There are only human beings who suffer, and look for the light.”

It had been a while since I shared that quote. It encapsulates everything I believe in when it comes to what I do. ❤️

Tomorrow is our third of 6 performances of CARMEN en español with ! Come spend your Wednesday evening with us, Burque! Allow us to share the fruits of our labor with all of you. ¡Acompáñenos!
Vamos a ver si Don José me hace caso esta vez. 😜
Les recuerdo—esta ópera normalmente se canta en francés, pero nosotros estamos cantando en español pensando en nuestra gente, nuestro pueblo, y nuestra raza. Yo misma edité el libreto, así que vengan. Les aseguro que no se van a arrepentir. 🇲🇽

Get your tickets to CARMEN en español at OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG! 🎟️

📷 Lance W. Ozier
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¡Mañana!
Carmen en español. Performance #3!

Get your tickets at OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG today. 🎟️

We open THIS WEEKEND, Burque! Come on out.
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CARMEN en español.
Libretto updated/edited by MOI… o sea, yo mera.



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Feeling blue that you might miss a 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣- 𝙚𝙣 𝙀𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙣̃𝙤𝙡 performance? No need to worry, as we have scheduled six performances that include three matinees and three evening shows.

Enhance your opera experience with a pre-opera buffet at 5:45pm on evening performances (May 4, 8, and 10). Book online at OperaSouthwest.org
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🗓️ May 4-12, 2024
2 PM Matinees: May 5, 11 and 12
7:30 PM Evenings: May 4, 8, 10
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📍Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque Journal Theatre
1701 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
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🎟️ range from $22-$105. Book your tickets today at OperaSouthwest.org
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Rehearsals for CARMEN en Español are well underway here at Opera Southwest!

However, we are still on a journey down memory lane.

My Madison Opera debut was in 2017. I was a guest soloist for their Opera in the Park and then returned that same season to sing Micaëla in their production of Carmen: directed by E. Loren Meeker and conducted by John DeMain! My Don José, pictured here, was the fantastic tenor, Sean Panikkar Aww!! What a fun group! My Samoan Ben, Alex, Corey, todos… ¡BESOTES! 💋

There are 6 opportunities to see us here in Albuquerque, friends. Be sure to head on over to OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG to get your tickets! 🎟️

A trip down the CARMEN MEMORY LANE. ✨
My first professional production of CARMEN is one I’ll never forget.

🌀2016 Micaëla in CARMEN at Detroit Opera ()—formerly Michigan Opera Theatre. I even snagged a photo with Dr. DiChiera, himself. What an amazing person and legend he was! Fun fact: I have a voicemail from him that I will NEVER erase. 📱

That production was double cast with Ginger Costa-Jackson () and Sandy Eddy () as my Carmens, and my Don Joses were Alok Kumar () and Argentinian tenor, Marcelo Puente ()!
Our conductor was el gran Maestro Valerio Galli, and our director was Ron Daniels ()! What fun times and what a great show. ❤️‍🔥

Sending hugs to everyone involved in that production, wherever you may be. 💕

Estamos en el presente, así que, Albuquerque, be sure to get your hands on some tickets to ’s production of CARMEN en Español. We also have 2️⃣ Carmens and Pepes in our production. Come check it out! There are 6️⃣ performances. ¡Vengan a vernos, Burque! Carmen en español es algo que no se ve muy seguido. Compren sus boletos pera ¡YA!
🎟️ OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG 🎟️

#505

Me dijo mi tío cuando le expliqué de qué se trataba la ópera CARMEN, “No vayas al monte, mija.” 😅

CARMEN con .

Saturday, May 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 5th @ 2 pm
Wednesday, May 8th @ 7:30 pm
Friday, May 10th @ 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 11th, @ 2 pm
Sunday, May 12th @ 2 pm

All performances will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque Journal Theatre!
Rehearsals start next week!
Go to OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG for tickets and more information.

Micaëla en Español me tiene con la sonrisa de sien a sien. 🙂

We are doing something a little different here in Burque:
CARMEN en Español con .
6 performances, Burque. ¡Vengan a vernos! ❤️‍🔥
Vayan al sitio OPERASOUTHWEST.ORG para comprar boletos. 🎟️

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H&MU
Smiling at in this photo. 🥰

Tadaaa! 🎉

¡Hola, chicos! I’m back! Como dice la canción, “No estaba mu**to; Andaba de parranda.” 🎶 🤪
Me tomé un tiempo para estar con mi familia unas semanas porque vida solo tenemos una. Hay que tomarse el tiempo para disfrutar de la compañía de nuestros seres queridos cuando se puede.

Though I had a brief social-media-hiatus, I’ve been busy working on other things: helping mom with her restaurant, preparing music, teaching, meetings, getting ready for the UNLV Hall of Fame Gala 🤯, and getting super excited to be giving a MASTER CLASS at my Alma Mater, ! I’m so thrilled to be returning for such a special honor—one I get to share with my UNLV family and my mom.
I’m also so, so giddy to be able to work with the students/new faces that walk the same hallways where my friends and I created so many wonderful memories and put in so much work. Those were the days. Class of 2011! 🥳
The Master Class is open to the public, Vegas. If you’re free April 3rd at 1pm, swing by. It’ll be fun! Prepare your questions, kiddos. I’ll be ready to answer them. Thank you, UNLV, for this opportunity.

PS: Yes, Rupert. Mom will be opening her restaurant soon. Hang tight. 🌮

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Coming up next: UNLV College of Fine Arts HALL OF FAME!

Nope. Lo veo, lo leo, y todavía no la creo. 🤯
If someone would have told me as a little kid, working in the fields with my mom and older brother, that I’d be receiving this honor, I wouldn’t have believed it. My cup, truly, runneth over. After all these years, after all of the ups and downs, failures and successes, the hard work, the dedication pays off. I’ll say it again, MI AMÁ TENÍA RAZÓN. Gracias, ma. Thank you, , for this tremendous honor and for permitting me to share this with my close friends, my adopted-Vegas-family, and my mom.

This is event is open to the public, Las Vegas, but I hear it has SOLD-OUT! I could be wrong, though. Be sure to check out the website to obtain more information. https://www.unlv.edu/finearts/hall-of-fame

Stay tuned for pictures of me with DAVID COPPERFIELD (). 🪄 📸

Also, CJ (), I see you! Congrats, friend! 🎉

La Traviata • 2023




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Our friends at are taking over Myron’s this Sunday. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a mini-gala concert featuring soprano (pictured), tenor , and baritone (ticket link in bio).⁠
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Ey!! Class of 2011. 🙌🏽
Brian James Myer and I are coming for you, Vegas.

Opera Las Vegas 25th Anniversary Salute // Opera Las Vegas A full throated Silver Anniversary remembrance of the company's production highlights and an aspiring vision for "the next twenty-five."

After a quick trip to Denver to adjudicate a competition, I’m now home learning & preparing music for my next brief adventure: Soprano Soloist for Opera Las Vegas’ SILVER ANNIVERSARY SALUTE!
Having lived a solid 20 years in Las Vegas, Nevada, , the city, my friends from the medical field and … all hold a special place in my heart. I’m so grateful to be returning to the ol’ stomping grounds and to be making music with some dear, dear friends.
¡Vegas, acompáñenos! Ahí estaremos el 10 de Marzo. Visiten el sitio OPERALASVEGAS.COM para comprar sus boletos. Vengan a celebrar con nosotros. ✨

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🚨Coming up next: Silver Anniversary Salute

Limited Tickets Now On Sale for Historic Celebration

🎉 Opera Las Vegas’ Silver Anniversary Salute
Generously Underwritten By
The Bruce and Barbara Lee Woollen Foundation🎉

A performing company’s twenty-fifth season occurs only once in its history, and Opera Las Vegas will be noting this auspicious occasion with a mini gala performance in Myron’s Cabaret Jazz in the elegant Smith Center complex on March 10th.

The afternoon’s program will include full-throated singing by OLV favorites, Cecilia Violetta López (soprano, who starred in last season’s SRO La traviata), John Riesen (tenor, star of our West Coast premiere of A Capacity for Evil), and Brian James Myer (baritone, star of our past hits Approaching Ali and Cinderella) accompanied by pianist extraordinaire, Deborah Gordillo.

This will be OLV’s sixth appearance at Myron’s and our past shows have usually sold out. So, please secure your tickets now, and you will not only be helping fund our “next twenty-five), but you will be able to say you were one of lucky few who was able to score a seat for this historical milestone of your local professional opera company.

Tickets to table seating for Silver Anniversary Salute are available at $40, $70, and $95, by visiting: operalasvegas.com!






#25

¡Hola, Denver! I’m back!
However, this time I’m not the one singing. 🗣️
I’m so thrilled and grateful to be one of the judges for the preliminary round of the DENVER LYRIC OPERA GUILD COMPETITION tomorrow. The first of many adjudicating experiences, I hope?

Singers, toi, toi, toi! I’ll be rooting for all of you. ❤️
For more information about the competition and the Denver Lyric Opera Guild, please visit www.denverlyricoperaguild.org.

📰 Review for Roméo et Juliette with Opera Idaho. 👀

“The cause for rejoicing must begin with the fact that almost all of the top-notch soloists were making highly successful role debuts including tenor Ben Gulley and soprano Cecilia Violetta Lopez, who singly and together, sang radiantly in the title roles.
…His [Ben Gulley’s] masterful traversal was equaled by the accomplishment of our Juliette, as convincingly embodied by Ms. Lopez. Even at this first stab (pun not quite intended) at this wide-ranging heroine, the soprano is almost beyond praise. There is nothing about this gob smacked, impressionable teenager that eludes her. She has a silvery soprano that can float and enchant one minute, and in another she can pour out full-bodied, impassioned declarations as dictated by the dramatic moment.
This cherishable soprano is second to none in her uncanny ability to personify defeated grief, and her many-colored Poison Aria unfolded inexorably as a model of dramatic revelation. Based on this auspicious “first attempt,” I predict Cecilia Violetta López is poised to become Operadom’s Juliette “of choice,” on a par with her widespread acclaim as Verdi’s Violetta.”

Thank you, Opera Today!
May this be the first of many. ❤️
Bravi to everyone involved! 🙌🏽

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Read the full review here: https://operatoday.com/2024/02/musically-ravishing-romeo-et-juliette-in-idaho/

Dear R&J clan,

What a ride! I’m sitting in the quiet of my home with piles of laundry and mail staring at me, but wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who made ROMÉO ET JULIETTE come to life.
First of all, thank you to the Opera Idaho staff for your relentless hard work behind the scenes. Your efforts are not lost on me. Thank you for doing your part in making R&J come to fruition. I think of you always, and am always rooting for you, individually, and as a whole! Go, team!
To our chorus/ members, thank you for being so committed to a beautiful story in more ways than one. I know you all are balancing personal lives, jobs, school, etc., so having the privilege of sharing the stage with all of you is not something I’ll soon forget. A quick shoutout to Nik —thank you for all of the memories, my friend. Have fun in Brazil! 🇧🇷
Thank you to the entire cast (and BRAVI!), orchestra, crew, costumes, makeup (I see you, Amanda!), Maestro Andy and Jennifer for being a part of the magic that OI brings to the community. Thank you to Mr. Junkert for entrusting me with yet another role debut.
My family, I love you. THANK YOU for always being so supportive of my work and helping me in ways you might even know. ❤️
To our friends, music lovers, those who drove in from RUPERT, OI board members, patrons, new opera-goers, THANK YOU for supporting our work. It takes a village to put an opera on its feet. We are so grateful we were able to share the fruits of our labour with all of you.
No mics, beautiful music, lots of hours of practice and memorizing a story in French, man-power building sets, dancing, making sure costumes fit, the blood packs, the storytelling…. we do it all for YOU, Treasure Valley. Gracias por apoyarnos a todos.
This former farm worker from Rupert, Idaho will never stop saying this: OPERA IS FOR EVERYONE. ❤️

➡️ Next up: Denver, CO next weekend for an *opera first* for me. Stay tuned.

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Gracias, amigas. ❤️

So inspired by Cecilia Violetta López, Soprano

Je t’aime, ò Roméo! ❤️

, what a dream partner to be sharing the stage with. Thank you for being my Roméo. audiences, I hope you got your tickets. Downbeat is in 15 minutes.
Toi, toi, toi to ALL! ❤️❤️❤️

ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
🎟️OPERAIDAHO.ORG.

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Opera Idaho presents:
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE
by Charles Gounod

Friday, February 23, 2024 • 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 25, 2024 • 2:30 pm
At The Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

¡Nos vemos en el teatro, amigos!

Thank you, Quintana Artist Management, for your support. ❤️

Boise audiences are in for a memorable muscial and theatrical experience this evening and Sunday afternoon as Opera Idaho presents Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.

Starring QAM artists Cecilia Violetta López, Soprano and tenor Ben Gulley in role debuts for both as the doomed titular lovers, the production is conducted by Andy Anderson and directed by Jennifer Williams.

¡Roméo et Juliette (Roméo y Julieta) se estrena mañana con Opera Idaho, chicos!
Vengan a vernos. ❤️
Be sure to get your tickets at OPERAIDAHO.ORG.

https://www.idahopress.com/boiseweekly/arts_and_culture/event-opera-idaho-offers-a-french-take-on-a-shakespeare-classic/article_7d21fc5c-cb88-11ee-9342-17f3d4719613.html

EVENT: Opera Idaho offers a French take on a Shakespeare classic A low chatter fills the gymnasium-like rehearsal space on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Some singers are chatting in various seats facing the stage area, others are skimming through scripts. Two gentlemen

💜 Siempre es un honor poder trabajar en el estado de Idaho: el estado donde llegaron mis padres, donde hicieron un hogar para mi y mis hermanos (y mis tíos, tías, y primos no se quedan atrás), y donde nos enseñaron a echarle ganas a todo para lograr nuestros sueños. Thank you for always being so welcoming and supportive of me and my career, Idaho and !

Roméo et Juliette is just around the corner! Be sure to snag your tickets, Boise. Solo hay 2 presentaciones: Feb 23 y 25. Get your tickets at OPERAIDAHO.ORG.

Oh, and HAPPY DAY OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP, as we say en español. 💝

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Named “One of Idaho’s Most Influential Women of the Century” by , Cecilia Violetta López is a sensational soprano and performer. We are thrilled to have her back with Opera Idaho to debut the role of Juliette.

Having performed with , , , , , , , , , and (just to name a few) - it’s no surprise that Opera News named her one of opera’s “25 Rising Stars.” 🌟

We are so lucky to have her as our Artistic Advisor, and so proud of the work she is doing in our community. Be sure to catch her keynote speech in the upcoming Savvy Women & Money conference at the Boise Centre on the Grove this Friday.

If you didn’t get a chance to see her in “Rusalka” last season, you must see her as Juliette in Opera Idaho’s production of “Roméo et Juliette.” See on February 23 and 25 at the Morrison Center. Tickets are available at the link in our bio. 🎟️📲🔗

Can’t get enough of Cecilia? We can’t either. For more be sure to visit her website, www.ceciliaviolettalopez.com.

Toi, toi, toi, Cecilia!
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Although I am in Boise rehearsing for ’s production of ROMÉO ET JULIETTE (and having so much fun exploring Juliette and putting her on her feet alongside the direction of our stage director .williams.director), I am thrilled to sneak away for a bit next week to join the incredible lineup of keynote speakers for this year’s Savvy Women & Money Conferences of Idaho.

Savvy Women & Money is an annual financial education conference for women in Idaho. Their mission is to empower women with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions.

“We believe that every woman can take control of their financial future and achieve their dreams. Our team is dedicated to providing valuable resources and a supportive community to help women reach their financial goals.”

What an honor to be a part of this year’s conference. Thank you for inviting me, !

I just checked: you can STILL register to attend this event, friends! We will be at the Boise Centre next week, February 16th, 2024. Visit savvywomenid.com to register and/or to obtain more information about the conference! ¡Acompáñenos, chicas!

A quick shoutout to pianist, Chad Spears () for being a part of this event with me.