Estibaliz Martyn

ESTÍBALIZ MARTYN holds a PhD in Music, Science and Technology from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), awarded the distinction of Sobresaliente Cum Laude, and is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist with an international career as a soprano (Lyric-Light Soprano with Coloratura), actress, pianist, model and researcher. Her career encompasses operatic and stage performance, film and audiovisual work, dance, artistic research, teaching and creative work.

She holds a Diploma in Piano from the Conservatorio Montserrat Caballé (Madrid), and graduated in Singing from the Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid and the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar (Germany). She also holds a Master’s Degree in Artistic Education from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, as well as a Master’s Degree in Voice Pathology and specialised training in Vocal Rehabilitation and Advanced Training in the Professional Speaking and Singing Voice from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), in collaboration with Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid).

In 2026, she completes six years of doctoral research in Music, Science and Technology at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Her doctoral thesis, entitled The Creation of the Operatic Character from the Perspective of Maria Callas: Interrelation of Physical, Cognitive and Emotional Variables in Twentieth-Century Operatic Performance, was developed at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Sistemas de Telecomunicación, within the field of Engineering and Architecture and the area of Artistic Creation and Research.

At present, Estíbaliz Martyn is fully devoted to her artistic career, consolidating her work as a soprano and performer while developing new international projects in musical, stage and film creation across Europe, the United Arab Emirates, China, the United States, Latin America and Japan.

FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL

Her passion for film and acting led her to train at the Estudio Corazza para la Actuación (Madrid), the Escuela Universitaria de Artes y Espectáculos TAI and Cinema Room Acting Studio. She trained with Cornelius Horgan (Actors Studio, New York) and furthered her specialised on-camera acting training with Christopher Geitz and Mar Sampedro.

(Actress) In 2026, she stars in the Italian film Lo chiamava Rock & Roll (Italy, 2026), directed by Saverio Smeriglio, produced by Imago Animae and distributed in Italy by Medusa Film. The film has received recognition at the San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival, NIFF Houston, St. Louis International Film Festival and BARCIFF Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival.

(Actress) She appears as an actress in the short films Serás (2020), La querida (2021) and Reencuentro (2022), produced in Spain. She also develops her work as a pianist and performer in the film Todos están muertos (Spain–Germany–Mexico, 2014), directed by Beatriz Sanchís and starring Elena Anaya.

(Actress and Soprano) She combines her work as an Actress and Soprano in the first season of Bienvenidos a Edén (NETFLIX), produced by Brutal Media, with music by Lucas Vidal. She develops this same artistic dimension in the film El Laberinto: La guerra secreta de España (Spain–Germany, 2023), directed by Ignacio Oliva.

(Actress and Soprano) She appears in the documentary Madrid 7 Estrellas Internacional (Amazon Prime Video), produced by Iñaki del Moral, which explores Madrid’s cultural, artistic and international profile. Her participation as a guest artist further expands her career in film and documentary productions, connecting her artistic work with the international promotion of Spanish culture.

(Actress and Soprano) She produces MEMORY, by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Mediapro and UNIR, 2021), directed by Antonio Cuadri and Isabel de Azcárraga, integrating her threefold role as pianist, soprano and performer. This audiovisual tribute to the victims of the pandemic was broadcast internationally via streaming to more than 38,000 viewers from the sixth-century Monastery of Suso in San Millán de la Cogolla. In Italy, she produced La Città dei Sogni (Italy, RAI Cinema, 2015), filmed in Varese and Lake Como, in which she appears as Soprano and Performer.

(Soprano) She performs the principal vocal part of the original motion picture soundtrack for God Above All (United States, 2026), directed by David Naglieri and produced by The Knights of Columbus (K of C), with the involvement of Bosco Films (Spain). Filmed in the United States, Spain and Venezuela, the production features an original score composed and conducted by Óscar M. Leanizbarrutia, with the soundtrack released internationally on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Deezer and TIDAL.

(Soprano) She contributes to the soundtracks of Seasons 4 and 5 of Élite (NETFLIX, 2024), with music by Lucas Vidal, and to the soundtrack of the film La Voz del Sol (Spain–France, 2023), directed by Carol Polakoff, as principal soprano.

(Soprano) She performs the solo vocal part on the soundtrack of the film La Respuesta de Lope de Vega (Spain, 2024), directed by Diana Caro, and provides the singing voice for the character played by María Castro in the television series Seis Hermanas (Televisión Española TVE1, 2015–2016), produced by Bambú Producciones.

(Soprano) In 2023, she opens and closes the awards ceremony of the North America International UniFilm Festival (NIAUFF) as Soprano in Seattle, Washington (United States), where she also presents part of the televised gala. She subsequently receives the NIAUFF 2023 Award for Outstanding Actress for Talent and Youth in Hong Kong, continuing her artistic activities in Macao, Shenzhen and Zhuhai (China).

OPERA / THEATRE / PIANO / DANCE

As a Lyric-Light Soprano with Coloratura, Estíbaliz Martyn has developed a solid stage career integrating music, acting, piano and dance. Her professional career extends across major theatres, auditoria and festivals in Spain, Europe, Asia and America. Following extensive international activity and a recent tour of China in 2025, Estíbaliz Martyn continues to expand her artistic career through new projects and productions in Spain, Mexico City, Panama, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Japan and once again China.

She stars in Maurice Ravel’s opera L’enfant et les sortilèges, portraying the characters of Princess, Fire and Nightingale, at the Real Teatro de Retiro – Teatro Real de Madrid, as part of the inaugural production of the 2024/2025 season. She also performs in The Fiery Angel, by Sergei Prokofiev, at the Teatro Real in Madrid, in a co-production with Opernhaus Zürich (Switzerland), portraying the First Novice. Conducted by Gustavo Gimeno and staged by Calixto Bieito, the production received the 2023 Talía Award for Best Opera Production, presented by the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts at the inaugural edition of the awards. She also participated in the first edition of the Young Artist Programme Crescendo 2021 of the Teatro Real de Madrid, where she has developed her artistic work on numerous occasions, both in concerts as a Soprano Soloist and in operatic productions, performing principal roles within its seasonal programme.

Her international operatic career includes major stages in Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Romania and Spain. In Italy, she works with Riccardo Muti and Cristina Mazzavillani-Muti at the Teatro Dante Alighieri in Ravenna, as part of the Ravenna Opera Festival, where she stars in the Trilogia d’Autunno 2017–2018 (Nedda/Colombina in Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo), as well as at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza (2018).

She stars in La Traviata at the Macerata Opera Festival 2021 (Italy), directed by Paolo Bartolameolli, Henning Brockhaus and Josef Svoboda. She also performs concerts at the historic Arena Sferisterio di Macerata, premiering Il Piccolo Principe and Queen of the Night (The Magic Flute, W. A. Mozart) in concert version, under the musical direction of Maestro Enrico Melozzi. Her international activity also includes the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, the Oper Frankfurt, the Medinaceli Opera Festival, the London Bel Canto Festival and the “Liszt meets Liszt” Festival (Weimar-Budapest), associated with the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (Hungary) and the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar (Germany).

In 2023–2024, she works as a Soprano Soloist in Hamburg and Bad Oldesloe (Germany) under the direction of Maestro Henning Münther. During her time in Germany, she develops a fundamental part of her operatic career at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar, the National Theater Studio and the Belvedere Studio, where she undertakes an extensive operatic and stage repertoire. She performs Andi in Die Omama im Apfelbaum by Elisabeth Naske and Frau Pearce in Pygmalion – My Fair Lady at the Theater Rudolstadt. In Weimar, she also develops and performs leading roles including Juliette in Roméo et Juliette by C. Gounod; Olympia in Les Contes d’Hoffmann by J. Offenbach; Gilda in Rigoletto by G. Verdi; Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute by W. A. Mozart; Ophelia in Hamlet by A. Thomas; Nannetta in Falstaff by G. Verdi; Giulietta in I Capuleti e i Montecchi by V. Bellini; Linda in Linda di Chamounix by G. Donizetti; Oscar in Un ballo in maschera by G. Verdi; La Contessa di Folleville in Il viaggio a Reims by G. Rossini; and Violetta Valéry in La traviata by G. Verdi.

In 2020, she participates in the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro (Italy) as La Contessa di Folleville in Il viaggio a Reims by Gioachino Rossini, under the musical direction of Giancarlo Rizzi and the stage direction of Emilio Sagi. She also works at the Oper Frankfurt (Germany) as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini, under the stage direction of Peter Mussbach.

(World Premiere) She has worked at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, where she stars as Totó, as actress and soprano, in 24 Horas mintiendo (2018), a traditional Spanish zarzuela and vaudeville by Maestro Fco. Alonso, in its Spanish premiere, under the stage direction of Jesús Castejón.

Her association with the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid continued in 2023, when Estíbaliz Martyn performed and recorded the complete set of original vocal reference tracks for Trato de favor (2023), working alongside composer Lucas Vidal and librettist Boris Izaguirre. These recordings were prepared for the work’s presentation and approval by the Teatro de la Zarzuela. Stage direction by Emilio Sagi and set design by Daniel Bianco.

(World Premiere) As Soprano Soloist, she premieres in Paris (France) the contemporary work Four Haiku Clover (2024) by Domingo J. Sánchez, together with Japanese pianist Haruko Tamaki. Conceived for soprano and piano and based on four haiku, the work comprises four lieder associated with the seasons of the year and the concept of rebirth. Estíbaliz Martyn performs the work in Spanish, English and Japanese.

In 2025, she is admitted to the World Youth Festival 2025, held in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), after successfully completing a rigorous international selection process. The only Spanish artist selected to participate in this prestigious gathering, she has been recognised as an exceptional artistic talent and one of the most promising voices of her generation, representing young artistic and cultural talent on the international stage.

Estíbaliz Martyn is chosen to replace Ainhoa Arteta at the UNICEF Concert held at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid (2019), and is the Soprano selected to open the 59th Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca, together with conductor Cristóbal Soler. She performs the opening concert of the SMR together with harpsichordist and organist Ignasi Jordà and takes part in the premiere of Mystical Song by Fabián Panisello, conducted by Nacho de Paz, as part of a programme dedicated to contemporary creation.

She sings alongside Maestro Plácido Domingo at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid (2019) as Soprano Soloist, in a concert conducted by Jordi Bernàcer (Associate Conductor, San Francisco Opera) and performed with the Orquesta y Coro Filarmonía de Madrid.

She has developed a significant international concert career in China, with tours taking her to stages in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Zhouzhuang and Suzhou. She also performs as Soprano Soloist with the China National Orchestra at the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid (2023), marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Spain, in the presence of the Chinese Minister of Culture.

Her career at the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid encompasses a wide range of projects, from major symphonic-choral productions and premieres to institutional concerts. During 2025–2026, she develops an extensive professional career under the direction of Maestro Ramón Torrelledó, as Principal Soprano and Soprano Soloist in major symphonic-choral productions at the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, including Carmina Burana**, by Carl Orff (2025)**, together with the Beethoven Symphony Orchestra and Orfeón Complutense; the Johann Strauss II Bicentenary Concert; the concert Raíces: Falla, Gershwin y Tchaikovsky (2025); the Tribute Concert to María Rosa Calvo-Manzano (2026), together with the Beethoven Chamber Orchestra; and the concert Beethoven contra Napoleón (2026), in which she performs W. A. Mozart’s Requiem as Principal Soprano, together with the Beethoven Orchestra. She also appears as Principal Soprano in the production La Vida es Ópera, organised by Maelicum Producciones, and in Conoce a Mozart – Queen of the Night, together with the Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia and Fundación Excelentia. This career is further complemented by her concerts with the Orquesta de Cámara Andrés Segovia, under the direction of Víctor Ambroa, as part of the XXVII, XXVIII and XXIX Editions of Juventudes Musicales de Madrid, under the Honorary Presidency of H.M. Queen Sofía.

(World Premiere) Opera Klara (Pedro Halffter), a work for two pianos and soprano inspired by Artificial Intelligence, accompanied by pianist Eduardo Frías and conductor and composer Pedro Halffter. Premiered in 2023.

(World Premiere) At Teatro de La Luz Philips Gran Vía on Madrid’s Gran Vía, she stars in the World Premiere of Don Juan, un Musical a Sangre y a Fuego** (2016)**, based on José Zorrilla’s celebrated work Don Juan Tenorio. She performs the leading role of Doña Inés de Ulloa. Directed by Nacho García / Julio Awad.

(World Premiere) Vlad (Plácido Domingo / Plácido Domingo Jr.). Estíbaliz Martyn premieres and stars as Mina Murray in the musical VLAD, based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Composed by Plácido Domingo Jr. and Samantha J. Freeman and produced by Plácido Domingo. From December 2018, she performs its World Premiere, followed by a Spanish tour between 2018 and 2019.

(World Premiere) Opera I, Claudius (2019), by Robert Graves. Directed by Igor Escudero. Estíbaliz Martyn gives the Spanish premieres of the leading roles —Mesalina / Medulina / Briseis— at the Roman Theatre of Mérida, Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, Auditorio Miguel Delibes in Valladolid and Auditorio de Zaragoza.

(World Premieres) Between 2021 and 2023, she works at the XXIII and XXIV International Festival of Contemporary Music of Madrid COMA, premiering works by composer Constancio Hernáez: “O Magnum Mysterium” (2022), “Ad Pacem” (2023) and “Ave María” (2023), conducted by Sebastián Mariné.

(World Premiere) She stars in the opera El sueño de Nirina (2024), an innovative work in Malagasy, the official language of Madagascar, composed by Juan Antonio Simarro and presented at the Symphony Hall of the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid. Through her artistic and humanitarian work, Estíbaliz also collaborates with Misiones Salesianas in defending children’s rights in Africa, promoting education, child protection and equality. Her commitment also extends to caring for nature and building a hopeful future for developing countries, linking her career as a Soprano with a strong commitment to social and cultural engagement and making art a means of raising awareness and contributing to the construction of a fairer and more sustainable world.

(World Premiere) At the Teatro Español de Madrid, she premieres the sacramental play Donde mira el ruiseñor cuando cruje una rama (2013), performing the leading role of María, under the stage direction of Irina Kuberskaya and Mikhail Studyonov. She subsequently continues performing the work at Madrid’s Teatro Tribueñe, consolidating a professional career at the age of 19 that had begun at 14, while she was still pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at the Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid (ESCM), combining her academic training with her professional artistic activity.

(World Premiere) In 2026, she participates as Soprano Soloist in the premiere of Trazos de Voz, an artistic experience combining visual art and voice, presented at the Sala Gayarre of the Teatro Real de Madrid, with painter Alberto Serrano and presentation by Norma Duval.

(World Premiere) Opera Alice in Wonderland (2015) at the Belvedere Theater Weimar, Germany. Leading role: Alice. Directed by Veit Wiesler and Johannes Harneit.

She has performed at venues including the Carole Nash Room & Concert Hall RNCM (Manchester), National Liberal Club (Westminster, London), Cadogan Hall (London), Teatro Nacional “Eduardo Brito” in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Auditorio Nacional “Horacio Álvarez Saviñón” in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Romanian National Opera (Bucharest, Romania), Teatro Diana di Napoli (Italy), Amaia KZ (Irún, Basque Country), Festsaal Fürstenhaus Weimar (Germany), Auditorio Adán Martín (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Goethe-Theater Bad Lauchstädt (Germany), Teatro Bretón de los Herreros (Logroño), Sala Manuel de Falla at the Palacio de Longoria (Madrid), Teatro Calderón (Madrid), Teatro Apolo (Barcelona), Reina Victoria (Madrid), Palacio Ducal de Medinaceli, BKA-Theater, Sala Berlanga in Madrid, Centro Cultural Conde Duque (Madrid), Teatro Nacional de Alzira, Auditorio Joaquín Rodrigo (Las Rozas, Madrid), and Teatro Nacional de Giner (Valencia), as well as the Fashion Art Center (New York) and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (Pasarela Cibeles), including the “Opera Prima” show for Pedro del Hierro, as Soprano and Model.

Among her forthcoming engagements is the World Premiere of Stabat Mater (2026–2027) by Óscar M. Leanizbarrutia, in which she performs as Soprano Soloist and Principal, in the role of Mary Magdalene, as part of an international tour through Spain and Italy including Fundación Pablo VI in Madrid, the Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid, the cathedrals of Seville, Valencia and Palencia, and Rome. It is a newly created work and an original composition.

Her international activity also includes the United Arab Emirates, where in 2023 she presented Donde nace la voz, an original stage production, performing as Principal Soprano in the Burj Khalifa Concert, held for the official opening of Sesderma at Dubai Mall. The production will return to the Teatros del Canal in Madrid in March 2027.

She performs as Principal Soprano at an official institutional Soprano Gala Concert held for the inauguration of Hospital Memorial Publio Cordón in 2026, an event presided over by H.R.H. Infanta Elena, at La Finca in Pozuelo.

In 2025, she participates in a tribute concert to José Luis Perales, with Víctor Elías, and in Gran Eclipse 2026, a scientific, astronomical and cultural event involving NASA, the Exploratorium and international experts.

She participates in Todos a la Gayarre – ¿Mimì o Musetta? (2021), a production based on Puccini’s La Bohème at the Teatro Real, directed by Fernando Palacios. She also participates as Soprano Soloist in the Zarzuela Gala in Valleseco (2021) at the Auditorio Valleseco, as well as in concerts at the Teatro Circo in Albacete and the Palacio Ducal de Medinaceli. In 2021, she performs in an Opera Gala in Portofino organised by the Associazione Musicale Giovanni Bottesini with the Orchestra Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini of Parma. She participates in the XVI ACTÚA – Haz Tu Acción Awards Gala 2024 at the Nuevo Teatro Alcalá in Madrid, organised by AISGE, together with pianist and composer Juan Antonio Simarro. In 2016, she performs at The Stars of the Future at the RNCM in Manchester. In Weimar, she performs Brahms’s Vokalquartette Op. 64 and Neue Liebesliederwalzer Op. 65 under Karl-Peter Kammerlander. She also participates in the Broadway Divas Gala 2015 in Madrid and in the AAESCM Awards Gala 2015 at the Teatro Palacio Bauer.

In 2023, she participates in the AMETIC institutional concert at the Gran Teatro CaixaBank Príncipe Pío in Madrid, under the musical direction of Lucas Vidal.

(World Premieres) As a Solo Soprano, she performs at the Teatro Real in Madrid (2022) in the Concert in Tribute to the Spanish Classical Guitar, organised by the Fonds de Dotation Porosus (France) and Mrs Catherine Lacoste (France), where she premieres Balada a una desconocida, a work composed expressly for her voice by Ángel G. Piñero. In 2023, she continues this artistic project at the Fundación Carlos de Amberes in Madrid, performing in a private concert for Lacoste España and Fonds de Dotation Porosus (France), dedicated to the composer’s memory. Alongside Ukrainian guitarist Stanislav Steshenko and the Chagall Quartet, she performs three compositions written especially for her: Balada a una desconocida, Brisas de Cádiz and Pasión de amor, paying tribute to Ángel G. Piñero’s musical legacy.

DISCOGRAPHY AND CRITICAL RECEPTION

Estíbaliz Martyn is recognised for her profound and charismatic stage interpretation. Critics have praised her beautiful vocal timbre, its consistency and homogeneity throughout her range, as well as the breadth of her vocal register and her great facility for coloratura and the upper register. Her musicality, precise diction, stylistic awareness and carefully crafted interpretations have resulted in numerous recordings for different record labels. Her latest album, released in 2023, is “Miradas”, with NIBIUS. Soprano: Estíbaliz Martyn. Composer: Constancio Hernáez. Conductor: Sebastián Mariné.

Her discography also includes the album Four Haiku Clover (2024), a cycle of four compositions for soprano and piano by Domingo J. Sánchez, based on poems by the renowned Japanese poet Matsuo Bash? and inspired by the four seasons, which she performs alongside Japanese pianist Haruko Tamaki.

Her multidisciplinary artistic career has attracted the attention of numerous national and international media outlets, which have featured her work and artistic achievements in interviews, articles and editorial features. Among these, Vanity Fair Spain stands out: in October 2026, the magazine selects her as one of twenty emerging talents for “New Faces · Class of 2026/2027”, featuring her in the editorial article “De escenario en escenario”, written by journalist Nuria Hernández, highlighting her international career as an actress and soprano, her versatility as a performer and her upcoming stage projects. Among her many international media appearances, she was also interviewed by CGTN Europe (China Global Television Network) at the Teatro Real in Madrid, as part of its coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos 2024 (Switzerland).

MUSICAL TRAINING

Estíbaliz Martyn completed her Professional and Advanced Music Studies, beginning piano and Classical and Contemporary Dance at the age of four. Three years later, she also began studying Theatre and Acting.

At the age of 18, she completed her Official Music Studies, specialising in PIANO at the Professional Conservatory of Music, with teachers Kayoko Morimoto, Almudena Alemany and Victoria López Meseguer. At the same age, she was admitted to the Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid, where she studied SINGING with teachers Ana Fernaud and Carmen Rodríguez-Aragón. At 21, she was admitted to the German Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar (Thuringia), where she graduated with the highest marks in both Piano and Singing. She received the “Premio Fin de Carrera Lola Rodríguez Aragón – Premio AAESCM 2015”.

By nature, her musical training has never been limited to classical music; she has also explored different styles, including Jazz, Musical Theatre and Song. In Spain, she specialised in Musical Theatre under the guidance of artist Ángela Carrasco and trained in Speech Level Singing, Voice Craft and acting with vocal coach José María Sepúlveda. This multidisciplinary training and her ability to work across different musical languages and styles have shaped a marked artistic versatility from an early age, broadening her interpretative possibilities and responding particularly well to the current demands of stage directors and contemporary opera and musical productions. Between the ages of 15 and 18, she undertook a tour throughout Spain of Musical Theatre concerts with Ángela Carrasco, performing The Phantom of the Opera (Christine), West Side Story (Maria), Les Misérables (Cosette), Wicked (Glinda) and Love Never Dies (Christine). This first stage in Musical Theatre expanded her stage experience from a very early age and strengthened her ability to work across different forms of theatrical expression, which she subsequently transferred to opera and classical singing.

While always combining her training with her professional stage career, at the age of 22 she completed a Master’s Degree in Operngesang und Musiktheater with baritone Siegfried Gohritz and teacher Sabine Lahm at HFM Franz Liszt Weimar, Germany. She was admitted to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (United Kingdom) – Summer Course 2016 London MasterClasses, with Norma Fisher, Artistic Director of LMC, Nelly Miricioiu and Benjamin Zander. In 2017, she was accepted at the Trinity Royal College of Music in London (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance) and took part in the London Bel Canto Festival 2017 with Ken Querns, Artistic Director of LBCF, Bruce Ford and Nelly Miricioiu.

In 2019, she completed the Master’s Degree in Voice Pathology and Vocal Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Medicine of Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). She also organises personal and corporate coaching focused on “Care of the Professional Speaking and Singing Voice”.

In 2020, she completed the Official Master’s Degree in Artistic Education, graduating with honours from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. Estíbaliz Martyn is also a vocal and acting coach and, due to her interest in education, completed courses in Sociology of Education, Educational Psychopedagogy and Coaching for Teachers at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad Antonio de Nebrija and Universidad Camilo José Cela (Madrid).

Estíbaliz completed her PhD in Music, Science and Technology at the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Her doctoral thesis received the grade of Sobresaliente Cum Laude unanimously, and was developed at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Sistemas de Telecomunicación, within the field of Engineering and Architecture and the area of Artistic Creation and Research.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING

As a researcher, Estíbaliz Martyn actively participates in international conferences and scientific publications devoted to educational and artistic innovation. She has presented papers at the III and VII International Congress of Music and Culture for Inclusion and Innovation, with her scientific article entitled La canción del amor dolido y la canción del fuego fatuo: clásicas y flamencas cantando El amor brujo de Manuel de Falla (1915), focusing on the performative and interdisciplinary analysis of Manuel de Falla’s work.

In April 2026, she publishes the scientific article Innovación en la Interpretación Operística: El Legado de María Callas a través del Análisis Vocal, Dramático y Comparativo de Arias y Personajes in the Revista Estilos de Aprendizaje / Journal of Learning Styles, as part of the special issue Educando en la diversidad mediante propuestas musicales y artísticas. The paper explores Maria Callas as an artistic and pedagogical model, analysing her interpretative legacy from a vocal, dramatic and comparative perspective and its application to contemporary vocal and stage training. The journal is indexed in Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics) and classified QUALIS A1 (CAPES).

Her research activity also extends to international academic evaluation and publishing. In 2025, she works as an external academic reviewer and manuscript evaluator for the Revista Estilos de Aprendizaje / Journal of Learning Styles and, in 2026, as a blind peer reviewer (Peer Reviewer) for the Revista Internacional Digital de Artes Interdisciplinares y Música (RIDAIM), thereby incorporating specialised research evaluation in the fields of arts and music into her professional career.

Her technical knowledge and stylistic understanding of different repertoires have led her to teach conferences, courses and masterclasses in vocal technique, interpretation and repertoire for international academic institutions and specialised centres. At present, Estíbaliz Martyn continues her artistic profession on stage while also working as a specialist professor and department coordinator responsible for the Master’s Degree in Artistic Education, specialising in Singing and Operatic Performance, as well as teaching and participating in academic activities at various universities. Since 2020, she has also maintained continuous work as a vocal coach specialising in vocal technique, stage interpretation, oral communication and care of the professional speaking and singing voice.

She teaches and co-authors the course “Artistic Interpretation and Creation – Acting and Musical, Vocal and Instrumental Expression” for students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Teacher Education with a specialisation in Music Education at Universidad Europea de Madrid.

In 2026–2027, she expands her international teaching activity as a guest professor, giving Masterclasses in Singing and Operatic Performance at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Jesús Guridi in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Alongside her artistic career, she has also undertaken university studies in Literature and Modern Languages, specialising in German, English, Italian, Russian and French, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She has also continued her university education in Germany at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Since 2019, she has been an official examiner for the Instituto Cervantes, and in 2020 she completed the Official University Master’s Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language at Valencian International University (VIU).

Her academic and professional training is complemented by the Business Executive Education Program for International Executives at Harvard University, completed in 2023 (Building Competitive Advantage in the Global Market), as part of her international training in business management and strategy.

MODEL AND CORPORATE IMAGE

Estíbaliz Martyn’s artistic career also extends into fashion, catwalk and image work, where her stage presence and versatility as a soprano and multidisciplinary artist have led her to participate in major events within the fashion industry.

She has walked at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid (MBFW Madrid), at Pasarela Cibeles, as a model and soprano for PEDRO DEL HIERRO, starring in the “Ópera Prima” fashion show, which combines her operatic and stage career with fashion design.

She works with designer Maria Clè Leal (Mercedes-Benz Fashion Talent Award), Nuit Blanche Haute Couture (2014 Dedal de Oro Fashion Award), María LaFuente (Pasarela Cibeles Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Madrid 2016), Klara Guillén (Fashion Art Center New York, 2011), Isabel Morgado (2011), and was a model in the Chica Marco Aldany competition (2012).

INTERNATIONAL BRAND AMBASSADOR

Since 2023, Estíbaliz Martyn has worked as an International Brand Ambassador, representing prestigious national and international brands and participating in sponsorships, communication campaigns and collaborations with leading firms in fine jewellery, cosmetics and design, all integrated into her international artistic and public profile.

Her collaboration with CARRERA Y CARRERA, the Spanish fine-jewellery house, is particularly noteworthy. The company provides Estíbaliz Martyn with jewellery pieces for her concerts and artistic engagements, linking fine jewellery with her stage presence.

Helena Rubinstein (2025) and Sesderma (2023–2026) are also official sponsors of concerts and artistic activities.

Her brand representation includes Helena Rubinstein (Europe), Sesderma (Europe and Asia), Enrique Rech (Spain), Tesela Natura (Spain and the United Arab Emirates), Trufa Negra de Teruel (international), Banbu Cosmetics (Spain and the United Kingdom), Comme Avant Bio (France and Spain), Pranarôm (international), NaturaBio Cosmetics (Spain and the United Kingdom), S’Arrel de Llevant (Spain) and Templeness (Spain).

AWARDS, HONOURS, DISTINCTIONS AND RECOGNITION

Estíbaliz Martyn has received numerous awards in national and international singing competitions, with a particularly notable record at Juventudes Musicales de Madrid, where she won the First Prize for three consecutive years —XXVII, XXVIII and XXIX Editions (2016, 2017 and 2018)—, under the Honorary Presidency of H.M. Queen Sofía and with the sponsorship of Altamar Capital Partners. In 2016, she also received two Honorary and Institutional Recognitions from the Spanish Royal Household, as well as letters of recognition from H.M. Queen Sofía at the Palacio de la Zarzuela.

She received the Best Young Promise Award at the XIII International Luis Mariano Singing Competition in Irún (2016); the Award at the V International Singing Competition Un Futuro deARTE in Medinaceli (2018), for the second consecutive year; the Award at the I International Ciudad de Albacete Singing Competition (2018); the Award at the XXXIV International Ciudad de Logroño Singing Competition (2016); the AAESCM Career Award (2015); the Vicente Encabo Award for the Youngest Promise and the Audience Award at the X International Villa de Colmenar Viejo Singing Competition (2015).

Winner of the International Grand Final of Cultures of China Water Cube Cup (Beijing, 2023), where she was recognised as Best Foreign Singer for her performance in Mandarin Chinese, followed by a concert tour of Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Macao, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Suzhou.

Best Leading Actress at the 10th Edition of the Musical Theatre Awards (2017) for her portrayal of Doña Inés de Ulloa in Don Juan, un musical a sangre y fuego.

Finalist in the III International Le Grand Prix de l’Opéra Singing Competition in Bucharest (2015), and nominated for the Paris Opera Awards (POA) 2015, with an artistic presentation of operatic repertoire at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Finalist in the XIV International Nuevas Voces Ciudad de Sevilla Singing Competition (2017), the XVII NEUE STIMM?N International Singing Competition (Gütersloh, Germany, 2017), the IV Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino (Italy, 2018), the II International Compostela Lírica Singing Competition (2019), the IV International Ópera de Tenerife Singing Competition (2019), the I Concorso Internazionale Lirico Mondiale “Vincerò” (Naples, 2021), the IX International Valleseco Zarzuela Competition (Gran Canaria, 2021), the VIII CICAK Alfredo Kraus International Singing Competition (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2022), and the 59th Tenor Viñas International Singing Competition (Barcelona, 2022).

She receives the NIAUFF 2023 Award for Outstanding Artist for Talent and Youth at the North American International UniFilm Festival, held in Seattle (United States) and awarded in Hong Kong. She is also recognised at UUPRIZE 2023 with the distinction “Inspiring Women Leaders in the Digital Era: Creating Sustainable Value” from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and receives the “Sancho Panza XI Edition Award for Art and Culture” (2025) in Spain. In 2024, she receives the Startup Community Awards — UUPRIZE24, awarded within the framework of the Royal Academy of Engineering in Madrid and developed in the context of the European Parliament, with the sponsorship of Repsol, Metrovacesa, Volvo Cars, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal National Academy of Medicine and Las Rozas Village. That same year, she is recognised as a “Global Leader in Fine Arts” at the World Knowledge Summit in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). In 2023, the Teatro Real production of The Fiery Angel, in which she performs the role of the First Novice, receives the Talía Award for Best Opera Production (1st Edition), presented by the Spanish Academy of Performing Arts.

She takes part in the Oath of Allegiance Ceremony at the Royal Palace of Madrid (2024), organised by the Ministry of Defence, the Spanish Army and the Directorate of the Army’s Garrison, under the direction of Lieutenant General Joaquín Broch.

In 2022, she receives the title of “Doctor Honoris Causa” in Fine Arts, presented at the Ateneo de Madrid by the Complutense University of Madrid, the International Intelligence Centre and the Colegio Internacional de Profesionistas de la Educación and CAPIE AC/C&C, Mexico City. The distinction recognises her contributions to the Fine Arts, her career as a soprano, actress, pianist, model and dancer, as well as her commitment to the transmission of knowledge and professional ethics. That same year, she receives the distinction “Doctor et Doctorum Honorariorum (Mexico–Spain)” from the World Knowledge Summit and the International Intelligence Centre, in recognition of her professional merit in promoting the Fine Arts, her service to her country and her commitment to new generations. She also receives the Honorary and Institutional Recognition of the Círculo Intercultural Hispano Árabe (CIHAR) for her artistic excellence and contribution to cultural exchange between Spain and the Arab world.

She receives the “International Award for Academic and Professional Excellence”, presented by Miami/ Madrid Magazine at its 2026 Gala, held at the Hotel Wellington in Madrid, in recognition of her career as a Doctor and artist and her contribution to talent and culture. She receives the academic recognition of Doctor in Music, Science and Technology from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2026), with the grade of Sobresaliente Cum Laude unanimously, within the field of Engineering and Architecture and the area of Artistic Creation and Research. In 2027, her Doctoral Investiture Ceremony takes place.

From her earliest years, in 2002 she received the “Hazen España – Pianist Award”, presented by the Fundación Don Juan de Borbón as part of the VI Santa Cecilia Children’s Piano Prize, held in Segovia. In 1998, she received her first Honourable Mention for Best Actress, recognising her early stage career and her first experiences in acting at the age of four, awarded by the Casa de la Cultura de Cuenca.

MASTERCLASSES

She has received Masterclasses from Alain Vigneau, Claudio Naranjo, Andrés Neumann, Nacha Guevara, Christa Ludwig, Montserrat Caballé, Michael Dussek, Roman Trekel, Wolfram Rieger, Reri Grist, Nathalie Dessay, Dolora Zajick, Ileana Cotrubas, Dalton Baldwin, Catherine Foster, Helmut Deutsch, Juan Diego Flórez, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Raina Kabaivanska, Nelly Miricioiu, Bruce Ford, K. E. Querns-Langley, Katalin Halmai, Sabina Puértolas, Patricia Barton, Richard Ryder and Clive Bayley.

She currently gives Masterclasses in Singing and Operatic Performance as a Professor and Guest Artist at Higher Music Conservatories and Higher Music Education Centres nationally and internationally, developing specialised teaching that integrates her artistic, pedagogical and research experience.

Her methodology incorporates the knowledge developed throughout her doctoral research, particularly the interrelation of physical, cognitive and emotional variables in the construction and interpretation of the operatic character, together with her specialised training in pathology, care and rehabilitation of the professional voice. She applies this knowledge to the technical, vocal, interpretative and stage work of the singer.

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In addition to dedicating her artistic career to film, theatre and music, she is increasingly interested in screenwriting, dramaturgy, production and film and audiovisual direction, thereby expanding her profile into different areas of stage and audiovisual creation.

Her mother tongue is Spanish.

She speaks English, German, Italian and French fluently and has knowledge of Russian and Chinese (Official certifications in all languages from Cambridge Institute, Alliance Française, Università per Stranieri di Siena and Sprachzentrum Bauhaus-Universität Weimar).

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