Soprano and collaborative pianist, Rena Maduro, is currently pursuing her master’s degree in vocal performance at New England Conservatory in Boston, where she studies with Bradley Williams. She has previously studied voice and opera performance at the Bienen School of Music, training with W. Stephen Smith (BMus, 2024). She is passionate about classical singing and hopes to one day have a flourishing operatic stage career where her brilliant voice and effervescent personality can truly shine. She has studied voice and piano from a young age and has won several competitions including the Spotlight Competition (2020). Most recently she was awarded the grand prize scholarship from the Canterbury Concerts Committee to study voice at the Boccherini Institute in Lucca, Italy. Her past roles include Papagena / The Magic Flute, Lola / Gallantry, Cunegonde / Candide, Queen of the Night / The Magic Flute, and this past fall, she sang the title role in Northwestern University’s Undergraduate Opera performance of Cendrillon. She is grateful to the people who have taught, inspired, and encouraged her to pursue vocal performance. She owes her strong foundation in music to her primary voice teacher Professor Eric Carampatan (California Baptist University), and her former piano teacher Dr. Elvin Rodriguez (La Sierra University). Outside of singing, Rena finds enjoyment in collaborative piano, pursues physical and mental wellness, writing and gaming. She has a particular fondness for solving rubik’s cubes. She has dedicated her life to performance and believes that music is a selfless expression of the soul with the power to unite, heal, and create community.
Silvia, L'isola Disabitata - Haydn (2024), OPUS, Northwestern University
The Dew Fairy, Hansel and Gretel - Humperdinck (2024), Northwestern University Mainstage Opera
Cendrilllon, Cendrillon-Massenet (2023), OPUS, Northwestern University
Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute-Mozart (2023), Northwestern University Mainstage Opera
Cunegonde, Candide-Bernstein (2022) OPUS, Northwestern University
Lola Markham, Gallantry- Moore (2021) OPUS, Northwestern University
Diana, Orpheus in the Underworld-Offenbach (2021) OPUS, Northwestern University
Opera Chorus, La Boheme-Puccini (2021), Northwestern University Mainstage Opera
Opera Chorus, If I were you-Heggie (2021), Northwestern University Mainstage Opera
Gretel, Hansel and Gretel- Humperdinck (2020), OPUS, Northwestern University
Opera Chorus (Adina understudy) L’elisir D’amore- Donizetti, (2019) – La Sierra University Opera
Cinderella, Into the Woods- Sondheim (2019) – John W. North High School Musical Theater Ensemble
Rapunzel, Into the Woods - Sondheim (2018) - La Sierra University Opera
Papagena (Spirit I, Opera Chorus), The Magic Flute- Mozart (2018) – La Sierra University Opera
Opera Chorus and soloist, An Evening of Zarzuela (2017) – Montecito International Music Festival
Opera Chorus, The Mikado (2018)-Gilbert & Sullivan – Montecito International Music Festival