Grammy Award® winner Ana María Martínez is considered to be one of the foremost sopranos of her time, with an international career that spans the world’s most important opera houses and concert halls. A winner of the 15th Annual Opera News Awards, her repertoire encompasses opera’s most intriguing and diverse leading ladies, and she engages her audiences season after season with signature roles, spellbinding debuts, and a myriad of captivating recordings.
In 2019 Ms. Martínez joined Houston Grand Opera as their first-ever Artistic Advisor, and following a two year appointment as Artist-in-Residence at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, in July 2021 she became a Professor in their Department of Voice…
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage month, Houston Public Media recognized the ways in which Hispanic Americans have benefitted the country. Ana Maria Martinez joined a group of renowned panelists to educate listeners on…
Ana Maria Martinez stars as Elisabetta di Valois in Verdi’s Don Carlo at the Bayerische Staatsoper on September 25, 28, and October 2. A signature role for Ms. Martinez, her previous portrayals as Elisabetta in…
“Martínez and Prudenskaya headed up a solo quartet that relished the Requiem’s theatrics and poetry alike. As a frequent presence at Houston Grand Opera, Martínez was the only familiar member of the group. In the…
“Ana María Martínez (as the scheming Despina) and Ferruccio Furlanetto (as a the scamming Don Alfonso) made a (literally) irresistible duo of master manipulators.” The Washington Post “They are assisted…
“As a child I was very fortunate to have my interests in the arts encouraged by those around me. Now as a singer, I want to see the next few generations of singers receive that same encouragement. When I’m not onstage, I love to give back by visiting students in the community, to connect with them regardless of their age, to find out what matters to them—from their existential angst to their curiosities—and to share with them my perspective of the wonder of the theatrical and operatic worlds. They are our future on all levels and we must reach out to them, in their environment, in order to bring them closer to the arts. It’s important that they understand the value that they each possess as an individual, and how important it is to discover their own gifts—that’s their birthright.”
— Ana María Martínez
