Curriculum
August, 2010
Born in Algemesí ( Valencia ), she pursued choral studies at the Conservatorio Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia , where she was bestowed the Award of Honour at the Advanced Level. In 1998, she moved to Vienna to continue her studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Wien with Margarita Lilova and Regina Winkelmayer. She completed her vocal education with singers and well-known, prestigious teachers such as Helena Lazarska, Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Ingrid Figur, Rodrigo del Pozo, Marta Almajano, Carlos Mena and, especially, Lambert Climent.
She has been awarded with different grants by AIE ( Asociación de Artistas y Ejecutantes ) and by the Spanish Ministry of Culture (which fosters cultural action and promotion) that allowed her to take courses in musical perfection and to carry out musical projects abroad. Recently, she has completed a masters degree at the ESMUC ( Escola Superior de Música de Cataluya ) in interpretation of historical singing.
She has collaborated with a number of early-music ensembles, such as Estil Concertant, Capella de Ministrers, Los Músicos de su Alteza, Accentus Austria , Capella Saetabis , Victoria Musicae, Conversación Galante, La Dama Duende, Xácara, Harmonia del Parnàs among others. She has performed at renowned venues like Palau de la Música de Valencia, Universitat de València, Auditorio de Castellón, Auditorio de Zaragoza, Auditorio Manuel de Falla de Granada, Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, El Escorial, as well as in many early and religious music festivals in Spain: Daroca, Cuenca, Benidorm, Requena, Úbeda, Torrejón y Velasco in Albacete, Tardor Cultural in Vilafamés, Serenates Musicals de la Universitat de València, Siglos de Oro de Caja Madrid. Furthermore, the soprano has given concerts in different European countries including Austria , Germany , Czech Republic , and Italy . She has made several recordings for RNE, RTV and RAI, and has performed on Czech radio and television.
Although she has specialised in music of the 16th to 18th century, her repertoire extends to 20th century music.
She has appeared as a solo soprano in a number of religious works: Handel's Messiah, Bach's Magnificat and many other of his cantatas, Haydn's Nelson Mass and Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Mozart's Coronation Mass, Missa Brevis KV 194 and 192, Lamentaciones by Antonio Soler, J. de Nebra's Requiem, Messe de Minuit by Charpentier, Couperin's Leçons de Ténèbres, Saint- Saëns Christmas Oratorio, Jephte by Carissimi, Vivaldi's Juditha Triumphans, Misteri d'Elx. Carmen Botella has performed works by Purcell, Schütz, Lotti, Telemann and Spanish polyphony ( Victoria , Morales, Guerreo, Comes, Cererols, Cabanilles) also belong to her repertoire. Further, she has played the main role in the following operas: Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, Mozart's Bastien und Bastienne , Pergolessi's La Serva Padrona , Charpentier's Le malade imaginaire and Weber's Die Freischütz . She has also performed many Spanish baroque music works ( tonos , cantadas , romances , canciones etc.) .
She holds a degree in Spanish Philology from the Universidad de Valencia.