ESTHER TONEA
Esther Tonea Soprano
"Esther is an extraordinary young soprano. She has emerged as one of the most exciting lyric sopranos of our time."
JAKE HEGGIE, COMPOSER
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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MOZART: CORONATION MASS
Soprano Soloist
Shasta Symphony
May 29 2023
TASTE OF SPRING
Recital
Taste of Talent
May 4, 6 2023
HANDEL: SEMELE
Title Role
Wolf Trap Opera
June 25, 29
July 1 2023
ARIA JUKEBOX
Interactive Concert
Wolf Trap Opera
July 2 2023
SALON SERIES
Recital
Wolf Trap Opera
July 28 2023
Tonea’s concluding account of the aria “Col sorriso d’innocenza” from Bellini’s rarely heard opera “Il Pirata” was a performance of powerful, gleaming tone, effortless precision and expressive immediacy, all rendered with the sublime assurance of an established diva.
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPETITION WINNER
From an initial pool of 1,100 applicants, Esther is a 2022 winner of the Metropolitan Opera's Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Click below to read San Francisco Chronicle's feature.
“Voice was something unexpected,” explains
Tonea. “I wanted to pursue cello and
neuroscience—with the intention of going
the neuroscience route—but I found myself
so in love with music that I couldn’t live without it.”