Catherine Short de Arce, soprano

Catherine has an advantage over the average ingénue. Besides the operatic and concert roles, she has expanded her repertoire to the rich experiences of wife and mother. When she takes the stage, her portrayals are palpable. And she does all this while living her life with ease, grace and elegance.

Catherine enjoys an international singing career having performed in such places as Madrid, Salzburg, Austria; Paris; Helsinki, Finland; Prague; São Paulo, Brazil; Bogotá, Colombia; Santiago, Chile; La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia; as well as along the east coast of the US and has soloed with the Orquesta Sinfónica National de Bolivia, Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the Sunshine Cathedral Orchestra, OperaLancaster, as well as other independent orchestras.

Upcoming in 2011/12, Catherine will be singing Carmina Burana with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín, Colombia, concerts with orchestras in Bucarmanga, Mozart’s Requiem in Bogotá, Colombia, as well as concerts the U.S.

She holds a Master of Music from University of Miami and a Bachelor of Music from University of Delaware. Catherine, a frequent traveler, recently was a resident in Helsinki, Finland, and maintains homes in the United States and Bolivia.

The road less traveled....

When not on stage, Catherine entertains a much smaller

crowd at home

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Contact Catherine at:

catherine@catherineshortarce.com

In the news....

UDaily/Sept 2011

Sept. 16, 2011--A delegation of professors and alumni from the University of Delaware Department of Music traveled to Bogota, Colombia, in August to perform a concert and to establish connections for future collaborations and programs.