Lucía Caihuela

Lucía Caihuela is Professor of Historical Singing at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid and guest professor at Amsterdam University of the Arts, specializing in 18th-century vocal performance and musicological research.

Education:

• Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Historicist Singing (summa cum laude), Amsterdam Conservatory

Research Focus: Her work centers on Historical Performance Practice and Musicology, particularly analyzing compositional techniques for emotional expression in Metastasio's opera seria librettos through primary-source arias. Current projects bridge musicological research with recorded performance.

Scientific Recognition:

• Leonardo 2024 Fellowship for "First Recordings of Metastasio's Opera Arias for Castrato"

Artistic Collaborations: Active performer with Collegium 1704, Al Ayre Español, and La Grande Chapelle; debuted at Teatro Real (Madrid) in May 2024 as Doña Ana in Tomás Marco's "Tenorio" under José Antonio Montaño's La Madrileña Orchestra.