Cristina Bayon Alvarez

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Cristina Bayon Alvarez

Singing

Born in Seville, she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Singing from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Sevilla with Honors. She completed her training obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Historical Singing and Chamber Music from the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen (Germany) under the direction of María Cristina Kiehr and Rolf Lislevand, achieving the highest classification. She received classes in Basel from Richard Levitt and Rosa Domínguez. He also takes advanced courses and masterclasses with Carlos Mena, Kees Boeke, Anton Steck, and many others.


He has extensive concert experience, collaborating with groups such as the Baroque Orchestra of Seville, the Baroque Orchestra of Roquetas de Mar, the Conde Duque Orchestra, the City of Almería Orchestra, the Fima Orchestra, “Silva de Sirenas”, “Concerto delle Dame”, “The Musicians of His Highness”, “The Irving Ensemble”, “Vozes de Al Ayre Español”, “Baroque Choir of Andalusia”, “Temperamento”, “Qvinta Essencia”, “Clave Arcadia”, “Marizápalos”, “Juan Navarro Hispalensis Chamber Choir and Instrumental Chapel”, “Recordata”, “Concejo Abierto#, with which he has obtained international recognition participating in European festivals such as the Antwerp Early Music Festival, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Sarajevo Winter Festival, Montfaucon and Montfrin Early Music Festivals in France, various festivals in Germany (Stuttgart, Maulbron, Rottweil, Villingen, Kultur und Klinik Spaichingen). And within Spain, the Early Music Festival of Seville, the Barcelona Early Music Festival, the Early Music Festival of Úbeda and Baeza, the Granada International Music and Dance Festival, Donostierra Musical Fortnight, the “Entre Voces” Early Music Cycle of Aranda del Duero, the Palencia Early Music Festival, the Malaga Early Music Festival, the Alarcos Medieval Music Festival, the Damore Music Festival in Vigo, the Vitoria Early Music Cycle, the Getxo Music Festival, Durango Music Week, the “Antiqua” concert cycle in Barcelona, Toledo and Cordoba, Nights in the Gardens of the Royal Alcazar of Seville, Andalusian Music Circuit, A Coruña Music Festival, Cadiz Spanish Music Festival, Unicaja Almeria Concert Series, Roquetas de Mar Music and Dance Festival, Olivares Early Music Festival, Sagunto Sacred Music Series “In Excelsis”, Vélez-Blanco Renaissance and Baroque Music Festival, Aracena Castle Early Music Showcase.

He has been under the direction of A. Ros-Marbá, Diego Fasolis, Aaron Zapico, Monica Hugget, Cristoph Coin, Enrico Onoffri, Charles Toet, Gabriel Garrido, Alfred Cañamero, Carlos Mena, Josep Cabré, Walter Reiter, Angel Sampedro, Lluís Vilamajó, Manel Valdivieso, Markus Goecke, Emilio Fenoy, Michael Thomas, Luis Antonio González, Javier Artigas, Lorenz Duftschmidt.

She has also been the director of the baroque choir OBAROQ, and also assistant director to Carlos Mena, Lluís Vilamajó and Aarón Zapico in different productions.
She has made recordings for the labels Almaviva, Alpha, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla (OBS), Verso, Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía, and Archivo Musical Catedralicio de Cádiz.

Among her operatic roles, Serpina in Pergolesi's “Serva Padrona” for the Teatro Conde Duque in Madrid, Venus in the opera “Venus and Adonis” by J. Blow at the Festival de Música Antigua de Málaga, Serpetta in the world premiere of Jommeli's opera “Il Giocatore” at the aforementioned Teatro Conde Duque in Madrid, and Donna Elvira in W. A. Mozart's opera Don Giovanni with the FIMA orchestra, obtaining great success with the public and critics.

She is a professor of Historical Singing at the “Manuel Castillo” Conservatory of Music in Seville.