Raquel Lucena

Soprano
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Raquel Lucena.

Soprano. Born in Santa Coloma de Gramanet (Barcelona) in 1977. She studied piano and voice, completing her training at the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona with Mª Àngels Sarroca and Manuel García Morante. She also studied with Carles Marqués, Enedina Lloris, Kamal Khan, Carlos Álvarez, Virginia Zeani, and Jorge Sirena. She won a scholarship in the "Francisco Viñas" competition in 2001, the Cantant Català Destacat award in the "Jaume Aragall" competition in 2002, the second prize in the International "Germans Pla" competition, and the fifth prize in the "Manuel Ausensi" competition in 2005.

As a soloist, she has sung works including Missa in D Major by Dvořák, El idiota by J. Grimalt, Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, and Dido and Aeneas by Purcell. With the Òpera 2001 company, she performed the role of Mimì (La bohème) on a tour in Spain.

Since 2001, she has been a member of the Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus.