Patricia Caicedo


Patricia Caicedo is a Colombian-Spanish classical soprano and musicologist who especialises in the study and performance of the Latin American and Spanish art song repertoire.

Life and career

Born in the Colombian city of Ibagué, Patricia Caicedo started studying music in her childhood at the Conservatorio de música del Tolima. She began singing in her teens, initially singing folk Latin American music. In 1992, after completing medical studies at the Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, she initiated voice studies at the Conservatorio del Tolima and later in Barcelona and New York. She studied with Rocio Rios, Alfredo Kraus, Maya Maiska, and Gilberto Escobar.
In 1993, she made her professional debut at the International Festival of Classical Music, accompanied by the Tolima Symphony Orchestra. She performed as a soloist in Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga's Stabat Mater and Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and in other recitals. In 1993, she received first prize in the Concurso Nacional del Bambuco competition, and in 1998 she was named best classical soloist in Colombia by Sony Music.
Patricia Caicedo specialized in Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire. In this area she has published several books and CDs and frequently gives master classes, lectures, and recitals in European and American universities.Patricia Caicedo#cite note-Texas-5|Patricia Caicedo#cite note-7|Patricia Caicedo#cite note-8| In 2013 she completed a PhD in musicology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, her dissertation title is The Latin American Art Song: National Identity, Performance Practice and the Worlds of Art.
Since 2001 Caicedo has developed a busy concert and recording agenda. She has recorded nine albums dedicated to the Latin American and Iberian Art Song repertoire in Spanish, Catalan and Portuguese Patricia Caicedo#cite note-6|. Patricia has published several books, articles and CDs related to the Latin American, Catalan and Iberian vocal repertoire.
An advisory board member of the Latin American Art Song Alliance, Caicedo founded Mundo Arts, a company that publishes and distributes Latin American art song.
In 2005, she founded the Barcelona Festival of Song, an annual summer program for classical singers and a concert series dedicated to the study of the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Iberian vocal repertoire.
Since 2008, Caicedo was included in the Who's Who in America. Published by Marquis Who's Who is the leading biographical reference publisher of the highest achievers and contributors from across the country and around the world. Her inclusion represents a tribute to her discipline and hard work as an advocate of the Latin American and Spanish Music. Since 2010 Patricia is also included in the Who's Who in American Women and Who´s Who in the World.
In 2014, she created EYECatalunya, an interactive Internet platform dedicated to internationally promote Catalan creativity.
Since 1998 Patricia lives in Barcelona, Spain and has double citizenship, Colombian and Spanish.

Publications

Caicedo's publications include:
Caicedo's recordings include: