Larisa Martínez

Puerto Rican opera singer Larisa Martínez is praised and sought after for her “smoky soprano” (Opera News), gracing top stages and collaborating with household names of today. Larisa has made orchestra appearances with Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, and Indianapolis Symphony. In 2019, she made both her Kennedy Center recital debut and Carnegie Hall debut. Larisa is a longtime touring partner of acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli, performing for packed houses including the Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden. Her “Voice and the Violin” program, created with Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell, has visited the Ravinia Festival, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Verbier Festival, Pacific Symphony, and Colorado Symphony.

Larisa was invited as part of President Barack Obama’s artistic delegation to Cuba in 2016. The visit culminated in the Emmy®-nominated PBS special, Live from Lincoln Center: Seasons of Cuba. That same year, Larisa won the 2016 Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Audition in Puerto Rico. An advocate for accessible music education, Larisa is an artistic resident of Turnaround Arts, led by the Presidential Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Larisa is additionally passionate about representing her Boricua cultural heritage through projects and performances.