Cristina María Castro
Cristina María Castro is a sought-after performer in both opera and musical theatre. She was a young artist with Chautauqua Opera this past summer, and recently returned to NYC to perform Monica in City Lyric Opera’s production of The Medium. A lover of new music, she has had the honor of originating and creating two roles: Cristina Maria in Local Opera Local Artists’ opera pastiche entitled We Might be Struck by Lightning and Catherine in a New York Theatre Festival new musical called Bright is the Ring of Words. She has also workshopped many compositions in Frontiers with the Fort Worth Opera Festival. Two of her favorite roles include Maria in West Side Story and Despina in Cosí fan tutte.Having grown up in Texas while staying true to her Puerto Rican roots, follow Cristina María’s TexaRican adventures both on and off stage @cmcsoprano.