Praised for her “enviable top notes” (OperaWire) and “highly nuanced and sensitive dramatic portrayals” (Forum Opéra), Puerto Rican soprano Clara Luz Iranzo continues to captivate audiences on opera and concert stages throughout Europe, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States. In the summer of 2025, she was awarded the Performance Engagement Prize at the Sicily Music Festival Competition following her final performance at the Teatro Comunale Tina di Lorenzo. This season, she made notable role debuts as Pamina in The Magic Flute with Cali Opera and Micaela in Carmen with Regina Opera. She was also selected for a second year as a full-scholarship recipient of Bridges Vocal Arts in July 2026 and was one of the ten chosen singers nation-wide to participate in the prestigious Castleton Festival in August 2026. An avid advocate and performer of art song, she was invited earlier this year to embark on a recital tour across Italy.
Last year, Iranzo made her debut at Salle Cortot and Salle Rossini in Paris, as well as in recital at The Kaufman Music Center with international star J’Nai Bridges. In February 2025, she debuted Diana in Cali Opera’s La Calisto and Laetitia in The Old Maid and The Thief with SAS Opera Company. She has workshopped and performed Theresa Alvarez in Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners, commissioned by the Norwegian State Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and Lyric Opera of Chicago. She has also explored roles like Nedda (Pagliacci), Tatyana (Eugene Onegin), Clarissa (The Hours) and Cathy (Wuthering Heights) with Cali Opera.
In 2024, she appeared as Blanche de la Force in Cali Opera’s production of Dialogues des Carmélites, directed by Malena Dayen, which was selected as a National Finalist in the 2025 Opera Performance (University) division of The American Prize. She made her European role debut in 2021 as Ilia in Idomeneo with the Athens Philharmonie under the baton of Myron Michailidis and in 2022, she debuted as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost (Michael Ching) with Cali Opera, and as Prima Maschera in Teatro Grattacielo’s Giulietta e Romeo. She was also selected to be part of the renowned Houston Grand Opera’s Young Artists’ Vocal Academy. She debuted as Zerlina (Don Giovanni) at the Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice and the Rhodes International Festival in Greece.
Ms. Iranzo has trained and performed as a young artist with Mannes Opera, Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy, and as a studio artist at the International Vocal Arts Institute, Savannah Voice Festival, and Campamento de Canto Lírico de Puerto Rico. She has collaborated with the Symphonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico, the Foundation of Zarzuela and Operetta of Puerto Rico, and the Lyric Choir of Puerto Rico in numerous concerts and productions. A passionate advocate for Latin American composers, she performed works by Carlos Guastavino for the United Nations in 2021.
In addition to her performance career, Iranzo has earned numerous accolades: Honorable Mention in the 3rd Annual Cali School of Music Concerto Competition (2025) Winner of the 1st Annual Cali School of Music Concerto Competition (2023), Winner of the Emerging Artist Award from the Mildred Ellor May Award for Opera Singers (2024), Winner of the Graduate Excellence in Opera Award (2024), Finalist in SAS Opera Company’s 4th Annual Vocal Competition (2024), Semifinalist in the Pasadena Vocal Competition (2022), National Finalist in the Opera Grand Rapids VanderLaan Prize (2022), Third Place and Honorable Mention in the Zarzuela, Voz y Olé Competition (2021), and National Finalist in The Schmidt Vocal Arts Undergraduate Awards (2021). The generosity of Schmidt Vocal Arts has been instrumental in making her studies possible—a foundation that is dedicated to supporting and nurturing young singers through scholarships, competitions, mentoring and performance opportunities.
During her time at Mannes and Montclair State University, she sung for industry professionals such as Nadine Sierra, Isabel Leonard, Deanna Breiwick, Michael Fabiano, Quinn Kelsey, Laquita Mitchell, Lisette Oropesa, Stéphane Sénéchal, Kamal Khan, Christine Goerke and Margo Garrett. She was also invited as an adjunct voice professor to teach students from the Recording Arts and Production degree during her Artist Diploma studies.
Iranzo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Mannes School of Music (The New School) and a Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from Montclair State University, where she was a full-scholarship recipient and studied with Beth Roberts and Maya Lahyani, alongside coaches Victoria Schwartzman, Bryan Wagorn, Mary Pinto, and Peiwen Chen.
Inspired by the transformative power of opera and a strong desire to support other emerging singers like herself, she co-founded Opera Atlantic in 2024, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering paid opportunities for young singers while bridging the gap between opera and the communities around us. She is now the Artistic Director.
To learn more about Opera Atlantic, please visit www.operaatlantic.org