NATHALIE PEÑA-COMAS
"The outstanding appearance was Nathalie Peña-Comas as Pamina" Ruper Kornell, Der neue Merker
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NEWS | December 6, 2024
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AVANT PREMIERE OF FILM DOCUMENTARY "DONDE FLOREFCIÓ UNA DEVOCIÓN"​
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The figure of the Lady of Altagracia in the Dominican Republic goes beyond religiosity and spirituality and has settled itself as an important part of the Dominican culture. Nathalie joins Larimar Films in its new documentary about the history of the devotion of the Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Altagracia.
It will be premiered December 11, 2024 in Santo Domingo!
NEWS | October 18, 2024
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RECITAL DEBUT IN THE US WITH PIANIST ARMEN GUZELIMIAN!
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December 14th marks Nathalie's recital debut in the United States! Together with renown American pianist Armen Guzelimian, they will present a 60min. musical program including the most beautiful opera arias, romanzas from zarzuelas, art songs, boleros and musicals.
This concert will be held at the Art Gallery "Studio Channel Island" in the city of Camarillo at Ventura County, California.
NEWS | October 18, 2024
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Return to VIENNA MUSIKVEREIN!​​​
After her successful debut as Donna Anna in Mozart's Don Giovanni at
this year's Vienna Opera Summer Festival in Belvedere, Nathalie returns
to Vienna to the world's most famous concert hall: the Golden Hall of
the Musikverein.
November 16th Nathalie will join Russian Mezzo-soprano Sofiya Almazova, Austrian tenor Jörg Schneider and Swiss baritone Alexandre Beuchat with the accompaniment of the iconic Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Arnold Schönberg Chor under the baton of Spanish Maestro Francisco Navarro Lara,
to perform an unforgettable concert full of "Emotions".
NEWS | September 13, 2024
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DEBUT AT GRAN TEATRO NACIONAL
LIMA, PERU
​​October 9th, Nathalie will make her debut in Lima, Peru, alongside the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Fernando Valcárcel at the Gran Teatro Nacional.
This concert will commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the Dominican Republic and the Republic of Peru, and will include a beautiful music selection of iconic songs by Dominican and Peruvian composers, as well as the classical European masters.
NEWS | September 13, 2024
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DEBUT IN HELSINKI!
October 6th marks Nathalie's Finnish debut, performing in a chamber music concert the world premiere of the song cycle Cancionero de ausencias by Romanian-Finnish composer Teodor Nicolau, based on poems by Spanish writer Miguel Hernández (1910-1942). Nathalie will be accompanied by members of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra: Pekka Kauppinen and Anna-Leena Haikola (violins), Atte Kilpeläinen (viola), Lauri Kankkunen (cello), Anni Kuusimäki (harp), in Helsinki's historic Old Church (Vanha kirkko).
NEWS | August 11, 2024​
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PUCCINI100 OPERA GALA
26th Montecatini Opera Festival
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November 2024 the world commemorates 100 years of Giacomo Puccini's death, one of the most important Italian opera composers of all times! To this special occasion, the 26th Montecatini Opera Festival has invited Nathalie Peña-Comas to join tenor Alessandro Fantoni and baritone Paolo Ruggiero to perform a unique PUCCINI OPERA GALA with the piano accompaniment of Maestro Mirco Roverelli in the magical MONTECATINI TERME, Unesco World Heritage, located in the heart of Tuscany, Italy.​​
NEWS | AUGUST 10, 2024​
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CONCERT IN LEBANON POSTPONED!
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Due to the uncertain situation in the Middle East, we regret to inform that the concert scheduled for August 28th, in the historic city of Byblos featuring soprano Nathalie Peña-Comas, cellist Nicole Peña-Comas and pianist Georges Daccache will be postponed.
New date will be announced soon. We thank you for your understanding.
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Team Nathalie Peña-Comas
The program includes sacred music works, opera arias, zarzuela's romanzas, operets and more.
In Panama City, Nathalie will be joined by Del Istmo Chamber Orchestra and in Lebanon by her sister, cello-virtuoso Nicole Peña-Comas and renown Lebanese pianist Georges Daccache.
NEWS | JULY 24, 2024​
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CONCERT TOUR
Panama and Lebanon
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August 7 and 28, Nathalie will perform for the first time in Panama City in the beautiful Iglesia de San José, known as the Iglesia del "Altar de Oro" and in the historic city of Byblos at the St. John Marc Cathedral, in Lebanon.
NEWS | April 22, 2024​
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MOZART: DON GIOVANNI
Role debut: DONNA ANNA
Wiener Opernsommer
Schloss Belvedere (Belvedere Castle)
Vienna​​
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July 1st, Nathalie will be inaugurating the new open air summer festival in Vienna WIENER OPERNSOMMER, at the stunning Belvedere Castle, in a new production of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI. This will mark her debut in the role of Donna Anna. Dates: July 1st (premiere) through July 20th.
NEWS | April 1, 2024​
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BEETHOVEN: C-DUR MESSE
WIENER KONZERTHAUS
Vienna
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May 7 Nathalie will return to the iconic Vienna Konzerthaus, to perform Beethoven's powerful C-Dur Messe with the Sinfonia Academica Orchestra under the baton of Maestra Laura Pérez-Soria. She will join soloists Anna Manske, Alexander Kaimbacher and Günter Haumer.
NEWS | March 20, 2024​
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MAYER: GHOST WALTZ
(World Premiere)
LOS ANGELES THEATER CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
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May 4 Nathalie will be making her debut in Los Angeles at the Latino Theater Company in the world premiere of Oliver Mayer's new play GHOST WALTZ directed by Alberto Barbosa. Nathalie will play the role of Mexican opera singer Angela Peralta, "Mexican Nightingale", from May 4th through June 2nd.
NEWS | February 2, 2024​
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180 RECITAL TOUR
Celebrating 180th Anniversary of the independence of the Dominican Republic
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180 is the name for Nathalie's new recital tour, celebrating 180 years of the independence of her homeland, the Dominican Republic.
This tour will take her to Cairo, Madrid, Moscow and Ankara. She will be joined by two virtuosi artists: her sister cellist Nicole Peña-Comas and Chilean pianist Hugo Llanos-Campos.
NEWS | October 16, 2023​
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PRIME TIME INTERNATIONAL
Debut with prestigious
VIENNA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
at Vienna Konzerthaus
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November 9 marks Nathalie's debut with prestigious Vienna Chamber Orchestra in the Prime Time International Concert Series, under the baton of Maestro Joji Hattori, performing the best of zarzuelas and Spanish art songs with special musical arrangements for chamber orchestra.
NEWS | June 8, 2023​
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BEETHOVEN'S 9TH SYMPHONY
50th Anniversary Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito
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With Beethoven's emblematic 9th Symphony the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito of Santo Domingo will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Nathalie has been invited to join the Solo-quartet together with Glenmer Pérez, mezzosoprano, Tuomas Katajala, tenor and Günther Haumer, bass, to perform this masterpiece alongside the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic and a 100-Voice Chorus under the baton of Maestro José Antonio Molina, August 10, 2023.
NEWS | May 15, 2023​
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NATHALIE WINS A PRIZE
TO RECORD A NEW ALBUM
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Nathalie just won the prize Tilt Music Production at the 1st. Concorso di Canto Davide Gaetano D'Accolti which took place in beautiful city of Bari in Apulia - Italy. The production will be distributed worldwide by Sony Music Entertainment.
NEWS | May 1, 2023
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67TH VIENNESE OPERA BALL IN NEW YORK
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Nathalie is among this year's Guests of Honor and Opera Stars together with American tenor Stephen Costello, Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury and Georgian baritone George Gagnidze, of the 67th glamorous Viennese Opera Ball in New York, which will take place May 12, at the iconic Plaza Hotel of New York. This charity event will support the music therapy program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and will reunite the society of New York.
NEWS | February 6, 2023
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"LA TRAVIATA", TARANTO OPERA FESTIVAL 2023
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Nathalie is a winner at the I. Concorso Lirico Internazionale Taranto Opera Festival which will feature her as Violetta Valéry in their new production of Verdi's La Traviata, taking place May/June at the Teatro Orfeo in Taranto.
NEWS | February 13, 2023​
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PREMIOS SOBERANO 2023 NOMINEE ​
Dominican Republic
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Nathalie has been nominated to the Premios Soberano 2023,
the most prestigious arts awards in the Dominican Republic, for "Best Classical Artist Abroad".
The Awards Ceremony will take place March 22, 2023 at the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito.
BROADCAST | December 3, 2022​
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Radio Televisión Dominicana will broadcast Nathalie's concert of Verdi Requiem from last November 9​
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On Sunday 4 December at 8:00pm ET, the Radio Televisión Dominicana will broadcast Nathalie's concert at Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito from last November 9. Alongside tenor Gregory Kunde, bass Morris Robinson, mezzo-soprano Glenmer Pérez, conductor José Antonio Molina, the Dominican National Symphony Orchestra and the Coro Temporada Sinfónica 2022, Nathalie performed the monumental "Messa da Requiem" by G. Verdi.
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ACCLAIM | November 15, 2022
Verdi's Requiem in Santo Domingo
"The most elaborated part and highlight of this piece is “Libera me”, the soprano voice of Nathalie Peña-Comas, of beautiful timbre and full of dynamics, appropriate for this Verdian Requiem, transmits light and hope… it shines …”
Periódico Hoy
FEATURE | November 9, 2022
MESSA DA REQUIEM
Giuseppe Verdi
Messa da Requiem by G. Verdi is one of the most extraordinary and exciting pieces in the vocal repertoire. Nov 9, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic under the baton of chief conductor Maestro José Antonio Molina and a choir of 150 voices will perform this monumental musical oeuvre for the closing concert of Temporada Sinfónica 2022. Nathalie will join world famous tenor Gregory Kunde, bass Morris Robinson to this unique concert at the Carlos Piantini Hall, of the Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito of Santo Domingo.
NEWS | October 8, 2022
WINNER
EBE STIGNANI International Singing Competition 2022
Nathalie is the winner of this year's "Ebe Stignani International Singing Competition".
115 contestants from all around the world participated in the one week long - contest in the city of Imola, Italy. She also obtained special prizes: opera engagements in Theater Chemnitz in Germany and Teatro Ebe Stignani in Imola, Italy.
FEATURE | August 18, 2022
CONCERT A LA ALTA GRACIA
CATEDRAL METROPOLITANA OF MEXICO CITY
To honor Our Lady of Altagracia
To honor Our Lady of Altagracia in the Centenary of the Canonic Coronation, Nathalie will be performing at the historic Catedral Metropolitana of Mexico City alongside Orquesta Carlos Chávez and the Ensamble Escénico Vocal and conductor Venus Rey Jr.
FEATURE | August 1, 2022
34. IMAGO SLOVENIE
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
This concert at the 34. IMAGO SLOVENIE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL will take place in the city of Ljubljana and broadcasted by the Slovenian National Radio. It represents Nathalie's debut in this beautiful country, performing zarzuelas and Spanish art songs joined by Spanish violinist Guillaume Pasch and Columbian pianist Sergio Posada.
FEATURE | May 4, 2022
GRAN CONCIERTO
A LA ALTA GRACIA
BASILICA SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
Vatican City
To honor Our Lady of Altagracia in the Centenary of the Canonical Coronation, Nathalie and her sisters Nicole (cellist) and Evelyn (flutist) will be performing at the "Gran Concerto Centenario alla Alta Gracia" in Vatican City, in the historic Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, alongside french guitar virtuoso Damien Lancelle, Coro Musica Nova and the Orchestra di Roma under the baton of Maestra Laura Pérez-Soria.
FEATURE | December 31, 2021
NEW YEAR'S CONCERT 2021
Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine
December 31, Nathalie will be making her debut at the Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine with a enjoyable program of operetta, waltz and polka, alongside baritone Andreas Jankowitsch, Strauss Festival Orchestra and "Stehgeige" Willy Büchler. Concert will live broadcasted for the region of Veneto.
FEATURE | November 10, 2021
VIER LETZTE LIEDER
Four last songs - Richard Strauss
For the first time Nathalie will perform the beautiful Four last four songs - VIER LETZTE LIEDER by R. Strauss for the closing concert of the Temporada Sinfónica 2021, alongside the National Symphony Orchestra and Maestro José Antonio Molina, in the stunning Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito.
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FEATURE | July 1,2,3,9,10,16 & 17, 2021
OPERETTENGALA
Summer Festival Kittsee - Castle Kittsee
For this year the Summer Festival Kittsee will deliver an entertaining 7 night - Operetta Gala, where Nathalie will be joining soprano Juliette Khalil, tenor Roman Pichler, baritone Alexander Beuchat and the Kittsee Festival Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Joji Hattori. The charming romantic baroque castle will serve once again as unique stage.
FEATURE | January 1, 2021
NEW YEAR'S CONCERT
Live from
Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito
The Trébol Foundation in partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic Teatro Nacional Eduardo Brito of Santo Domingo and the National Broadcasting TV Company RTVD will present New Year's Concert 2021. With guests artists: Maestros Rafael Solano, Maridalia Hernández and Johnny Ventura, will be joining Nathalie Peña Comas and the Capella Santo Domingo Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Elioenai Medina.