Dr. Carolina Botero

Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Carolina studied piano and voice for over a decade and performed on numerous occasions for Amira De La Rosa Opera house in Barranquilla. She completed her undergraduate studies at Catholic University in Washington DC, her Master’s in Vocal Performance at University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Performance at University of Washington. Her performance repertoire from operas includes, La Calisto, Orphée et Eurydice, La Périchole, Dialogues of the Carmelites, L’Elisir d’amore, Die Zauberflöte, Don Pasquale, Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Fledermaus, Cosí fan tutte, Der Freischütz. Her performance repertoire from musicals includes, She Loves Me, Fiorello! and West Side Story. She has performed in Seattle, Tacoma, Washington DC, New York City and Houston. Additionally, while living in Houston, she performed for the Houston Grand Opera for several seasons. As a vocal performer she has received rave reviews from El Heraldo (Colombia), The Washington Post (DC), The Times Herald (NY), The Houston Chronicle and El Rumbo (TX). Carolina is an active performer in the operatic repertoire as well as the Spanish and Latin American repertoire.  She has performed for the Isla Foundation, Latino Chamber Music Festival and University Washington in Seattle, showcasing songs from diverse Spanish and Latin American composers. Carolina is multilingual speaking fluently in Italian, Spanish and English. Carolina has a passion for teaching operatic, CCM styles of music and loves to work with students of all ages.