Núria Rial | |
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Born |
Núria Rial (Catalan), Nuria Rial (Spanish) 1975 Manresa, Catalonia, Spain |
Occupation | opera singer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Website | nuriarial |
Núria Rial (born 1975 in Manresa, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish soprano. She began her musical studies in 1995 at the Barcelona Conservatory, finishing with a diploma in both voice and piano. From 1998 to 2002, she was a member of the Konzertklasse of Kurt Widmer at the Music Academy of Basel, where she received a diploma as a soloist.
In recent years, Rial has specialized in the music of the renaissance and baroque eras, such as the works of Handel and Monteverdi. Her repertoire also includes Mozart opera roles, as well as, German, French and Spanish art songs.
In 2009, Rial won the ECHO Klassik Award for Young Female Artist of the Year. In 2012 she won the award for the Opera Recording of the Year, arias by Georg Philipp Telemann accompanied by the Kammerorchester Basel.