VANESSA ALONZO

UNITED STATES

MARIACHI MEZZO-SOPRANO

About this Artist:

Vanessa Alonzo returns to HGO after originating the role of Lupita in the 2019 world premiere of El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering, as well as in the 2010 world premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna/To Cross the Face of the Moon, which she has reprised at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Teatro Nacional Sucre in Quito, and across the United States. In 2015, Alonzo created the role of Juana with Lyric Opera of Chicago in El Pasado Nunca Se Termina/The Past Is Never Finished, which she also performed at HGO and with San Diego Opera. She reprised the role at Fort Worth Opera in 2019. Alonzo performed with Mariachi Los Camperos at HGO’s Opera Ball in 2019 and at Minnesota Opera’s Ópera Afuera at Allianz Field in fall 2021. Also in fall 2021, she performed with Trío Chapultepec in Austin Opera’s Concerts at the Consulate series. Alonzo is lead female vocalist in the Houston-based Latin-fusion group Los Guerreros de La Musica, which has been recognized as the Best Latin Band in the East Texas Music Awards. Other honors include the International Leadership Award, given by the Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation in 2014 for her outstanding career; and the Best in the U.S. Vocalist Award in the 1999 Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza vocal competition judged by the world-renowned Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán. Her credits include tours to Ireland, Mexico, Norway, and Vietnam. In 2002, she performed for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Television credits include El Show de Cristina on Univision as a participant in Festival de Rancheras and an appearance as a finalist on Estrella TV’s Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento in 2011.