Saioa Hernández is one of the most sought-after voices by leading theaters and orchestras worldwide, including Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Wiener Staatsoper, Opéra de Paris, Bayerische Staatsoper, Berliner Staatsoper, Covent Garden, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Teatro Real de Madrid or Berliner Philharmoniker.
She has been awarded the Gold Medal for Fine Arts Merit in 2021 and received the Lyric Oscar for Best Soprano of the Year 2021. In 2022 she won the I Premio Talía de las Artes Escénicas 2023 for Best Female Lyric Performer. Saioa also has received the Teatro Real Award 2023 in addition to winning prestigious singing awards such as Manuel Ausensi, Jaume Aragall, and Vincenzo Bellini.
She has numerous recordings and live performances on TV and cinemas. This year she has launched her first solo album released by EuroArts, “SAIOA: Il verismo d’oro”.
Among her roles are Violetta, Lucia di Lammermoor, Gilda, Leonora, Leonora di Vargas, Norma, Imogene, Zaira, Abigaille, Lady Macbeth, Tosca, Cio Cio San, Turandot, Gioconda, Aida, Fedora, Francesca da Rimini, La Wally, Maddalena, Mimì, Mathilde, Medée, Micaela, Giorgetta, Fiordiligi, Amelia, Odabella, Luisa Miller or Santuzza.
She made her debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the 2018/19 season with La Gioconda and returned with Il trovatore (2022/23) and Un ballo in maschera (2023/24).