Rocío Martínez Serrano

She studied guitar and singing at the Vila-seca Professional Conservatory of Music, obtaining the extraordinary singing prize. She completed her higher studies at the Barcelona Municipal Conservatory of Music with honors. Subsequently, she studied vocal technique and interpretation at the University of Minnesota (United States).She obtained first prize in the Fundación Pro-Mèdic singing competition, a medal in the María Canals international competition, and was a finalist in the Manuel Ausensi International Competition.She has participated in numerous productions, including Così fan tutte (Despina), La serva padrona (Serpina), Die Zauberflöte (Queen of the Night and Papagena), Les contes d’Hoffmann (Olympia and Antonia), Le Nozze di Figaro (Susanna and Countess), Betrothal in a Monastery (Lauretta), Iphigénie en Tauride (First Priestess and Greek Woman) with Plácido Domingo, Arbore di Diana (Diana), Don Gil de Alcalá (Niña Estrella), Don Pasquale (Norina), Carmen (Frasquita), L’elisir d’amore (Giannetta), Fledermaus (Ida), Marina (Marina), Doña Francisquita (Francisquita), Orfeo et Euridice (Amore), and Das Liebesverbot (Dorella). In May 2020, she will participate with Joyce DiDonato in Semiramide at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
Her performances as a soloist stand out at the National Auditorium of Madrid, Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia, Kursaal Theater of San Sebastián, Auditorium of Zaragoza, Campoamor Theater of Oviedo, Bellini Theater of Catania, Palau de la Música of Barcelona, Teatro Principal of Menorca, Teatro de La Maestranza of Seville, as well as in the cities of Sant Genis de Fontaine and Nice (France), Zagreb (Croatia), Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Minnesota, and Washington (United States).
She has sung as a soloist with Plácido Domingo, Erwin Schrott, Joyce DiDonato, Francesco Meli, Riccardo Zanellato, Carlos Álvarez, Leonardo Cami, and Manuel Ausensi.
Her vocal and musical qualities allow her to approach other fields such as oratorio. She has starred in the works Magnificat, Cantata BWV 51, and Bach’s Coffee Cantata, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Fauré’s Requiem, Mozart’s Coronation Mass, Mozart’s Requiem, and Brahms’ German Requiem. Her performance in Carl Off’s Carmina Burana stands out, performed at the 110th Anniversary of the Orfeón Donostiarra. She has recently performed Handel’s Messiah and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle.
She has worked with prestigious conductors, including Lorin Maazel, Dimitri Juroswki, Tomás Netopil, Patrick Fournillier, Roberto Ricci Brignoli, Miquel Ortega, Sergio Monterisi, and Kynan Johns, among others.