Ana-Carmen Balestra

Dutch-Argentinian soprano Ana-Carmen Balestra is a Guildhall Opera Course graduate with distinction and made her Wigmore Hall recital debut in April 2024 after winning the Silver medal. Currently she is a Young Artist at the National Opera Studio, she has performed with Welsh National Opera and Scottish Opera, and joined a Royal Opera House masterclass with Freddie De Tommaso. Upcoming highlights include Micaëla in Carmen with Opera2Day & B’Rock (2025) and her debut with Nederlandse Reisopera in The Cunning Little Vixen (2026). She is also one of the four finalists in the prestigious competition; Dutch Classical Talent 2025/2026, where she will tour in the 14 major halls in the Netherlands with a solo recital, blending diverse styles into vivid, personal interpretations.