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Hillary
Esqueda

Meet Hillary

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Mexican-American Lyric Soprano Hillary Esqueda is a versatile performer a bringing powerful presence to both traditional and contemporary repertoire.
Hillary’s  passion for modern and 21st-century opera led her to create three roles for composer Francis Lynch, Hillary also appeared in the Midwest premiers of With Blood, With Ink as legendary poet, scholar and nun Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz and Darkling (Soprano Anna) by Stefan Weisman and Anna Rabinowitz. From traditional repertoire she sang the roles of Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Mimi (La Bohème), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Laetitia (The Old Maid and the Thief), Drusilla (L'incoronazione di Poppea),  Marie (La Fille du Régiment), Sophie (Werther), Marzelline (Fidelio), First Lady (Magic Flute), and Frasquita (Carmen).
 

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2026/27 Season

Winner

The American Prize in Vocal Performance 2026 Professional Opera Division
Friedrich & Virginia Schorr Memorial Award

Tosca (U/S)

Chicago Nova Opera May 6 & 8, 2026
Nichols Hall

Cupid

Orpheus in the Underworld
Great Lakes Operetta
July 11, 17 & 19 2026
Bramble Arts Loft

Contact

For professional inquiries, please  click the link below.
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