Katia Giselle Escalera is a

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. A native of Cochabamba, Escalera has been an Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera, winner of the Aspen Summer Music Festival's Concerto Competition, and placed first in the

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Vocal Competition. She is known for her vivid, natural stage presence, and versatile, clear voice. Among her recordings are the collaborations with the Florilegium Music Ensemble on ''Bolivian Baroque'' Volumes 1 & 2. She is also lyric soprano on Janis Mattox's ''Solombra''. Escalera was named 2004's ''Outstanding and Excellent Bolivian Professional'' by the Human Development Foundation of Bolivia. She holds both a Bachelor's and Master's in Vocal Performance and Literature from the

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*Kohan, Pablo
"Con ayuda de Telemann"
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'', 3 August 2006 * Luján, Mónica
Katia Escalera: "Cantar es una adicción"
''Los Tiempos'', 9/08/2009 *'' La Razón''
"Un disco da la bienvenida al VI Festival de Música de Chiquitos"
14 September 2005

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Janis Mattox and ''Solombra''Trigonale Music Festival''Searching for Baroque in Bolivia'' from CBS's ''Sunday Morning''Review of ''The Tsar's Bride''''La Calisto'' 2001 Showcase of Adler FellowsReview of ''Schwabacher Concert Series 2001''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Escalera, Katia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Cochabamba 21st-century Bolivian women singers Operatic sopranos 21st-century women opera singers