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date = "2019-03-18T22:06:56+00:00"
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Known as the "Fiery Soprano", Colombian born Catalina Cuervo holds the distinction of having performed the most productions of Piazzolla's _Maria de Buenos Aires_ in the world in the history of the opera.

Ms. Cuervo has performed the role of Maria for numerous prestigious companies including Florida Grand Opera, The Atlanta Opera, Cincinnati Opera, and Syracuse Opera to name a few of about fifteen productions.

Ms. Cuervo did her debut in Detroit with much success as Frida Kahlo in the revival of the opera _Frida_ with Michigan Opera Theater in 2015 and then with Cincinnati Opera for their 2017 season. This opera gave her a huge following in the state of Michigan and Cincinnati and both ended with all sold out shows and triumphant reviews in both cities, one even calling _Frida_ best Opera of the 2015 season. Frida will be presented next in Miami with Florida Grand Ópera, March 2019.

As a consequence, Catalina was named one of the 5 most successful Colombian Sopranos in the Opera World by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.

Other recent roles include Adriana in the Zarzuela _Los Gavilanes_, and Hanna in the operetta _The Merry Widow_ with La Fundacion Manzur in Bogota, Colombia. Before that Amapola in the Zarzuela _La Leyenda del Beso_ and the role of Musetta in _La Boheme_ with La Fundación Prolirica in Medellin. Magda in Puccini’s _La Rondine_ as a young artist for Chicago Opera Theater.

Ms. Cuervo was a finalist at the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition in Germany and won the Graduate Division of the Chicago Area for the Classical Singer Competition as well as being a finalist in NY for the same.

2017 was the year of Manuel De Falla for Ms. Cuervo, in May she did her Symphonic Debut with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra with the piece _The Three Cornered Hat_. Followed by _El Amor Brujo_ debuting with the New Mexico Philharmonic, The Atlanta Symphony and San Louis Symphony.

In 2017 Catalina made her debut with Atlanta Opera, Mil City Opera, New Orleans Opera, The Atlanta Symphony, Saint Louis Symphony, Detroit Symphony and New Mexico Symphony.

Her upcoming performances in 2018 will be with Eugene Opera, Alamo City Ópera, Polonia, Arizona Ópera, New Mexico Philharmonic and Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

Besides singing, Catalina Cuervo is also a model, fitness enthusiast and dancer.