Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa
Vita
The mezzo-soprano was born in Cali, Colombia, and completed her vocal studies at the conservatory in her home city, supplemented by postgraduate studies at the Cologne University of Music. She was a member of the Cologne Opera's International Opera Studio in the 2007/08 season and joined the Cologne Opera ensemble in 2008, where she has been a permanent member ever since. She has appeared in a variety of roles at the Cologne Opera, including as Martina Laborde in ‘Love and other Demons’ by Peter Eötvös, in the title roles of Bizet's ‘Carmen’ and Handel's ‘Rinaldo’, as Maddalena in ‘Rigoletto’, ¬Dorabella in ‘Così fan tutte’, Olga in ‘Eugene Onegin’, Suzuki in ‘Madama Butterfly’, Judith in ‘Bluebeard's Castle’, Faust/a in ‘Das Lied der Frauen vom Fluss’, as Preziosilla in ‘La forza del destino’, Margarita in York Höller's ‘Meister und Margarita’, Le Pélérin in ‘L'amour de loin’ and as Rosina in the Ruth Berghaus production of ‘Il barbiere di Siviglia’. She has also made several guest appearances in this role at the Berlin State Opera.
Her most recent roles include Angelina in Rossini's ‘La Cenerentola’, the title role in Purcell's ‘Miranda’, Federica in Verdi's ‘Luisa Miller’, Cornelia in ‘Giulio Cesare in Egitto’, Virtù & Ottavia in ‘L'Incoronazione di Poppea’, Mother in ‘Hänsel und Gretel’, Zia Francesca in Frank Pesci's ‘The Strangers’ and Mrs Sedly in ‘Peter Grimes’. In May 2012, she was awarded the Offenbach Prize in recognition of her outstanding achievements at the Cologne Opera. In November 2013, she released her first solo CD entitled ‘Un viaggio in Italia’, which took her on a musical journey through the various stages of her career. At the Munich Opera Festival of the Bavarian State Opera in 2016, she performed the role of Penthesilea in the world premiere of Hauke Berheide's opera ‘Mauerschau’, which was composed especially for her. This was followed by Felix Leuschner's ‘Requiem für einen Lebenden’ at the 2019 Opera Festival. She also sang under the musical direction of Gabriel Feltz in the Verdi Requiem with the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, Judith in ‘Bluebeard's Castle’ with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and Jan Latham-Koenig in ‘El amor brujo’ by Manuel de Falla.
In the current season, the title roles in ‘Carmen’ and ‘Maria de Buenos Aires’, Medoro in ‘Orlando’, Fenena in ‘Nabucco’, the First Maid in ‘Elektra’ and Cornelia in ‘Giulio Cesare in Egitto’ are on the programme at the Cologne Opera.
Upcoming productions with: Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa
Carmen
María de Buenos Aires
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Manon Lescaut
Das Rheingold
La Cenerentola
Die Walküre
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Tancredi
Elektra
Orlando
Nabucco
All events with Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa
April 2025
Closed school performance / Tickets at gruppen@buehnen.koeln
May 2025
Premiere
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
OPERNTAG
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn der Veranstaltung in Saal 3 + Nachgespräch.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
June 2025
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
With the kind support of the Cologne Opera Board of Trustees
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introductions 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
July 2025
September 2025
Premiere
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
October 2025
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sales starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
November 2025
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 07 April at 10 am.
December 2025
January 2026
March 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
April 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
May 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
June 2026
Premiere
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
July 2026
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
Pre-sale starts on 05 November at 10 am.
October 2024
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
November 2024
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Premiere
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3 + follow-up discussion.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
December 2024
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 Minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
January 2025
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in Saal 3.
Einführung 30 Minuten vor Beginn in Saal 3.
Introduction 30 minutes before the start of the performance in auditorium 3.
