María Fernanda Argoti
She began her singing and piano studies at the National Conservatory of Music and the Ecuadorian Youth Symphony Orchestra. She holds a degree in Sound and Musical Arts and is a singer and cultural manager.
Since 2004, she has been part of the cast of the Teatro Nacional Sucre, where she is a soloist performing leading roles in several of its productions, such as Marguerite in the opera Faust, Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, Carmen in the opera Carmen, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd, Madama Thénardiere in Les Misérables, Dido in Dido and Aeneas, among others. She has been a soloist with the country's symphony orchestras and has represented Ecuador at various conferences, master classes, and concerts.
Since 2011, she has been the founder, executive, and artistic director of the Armonía Cultural Foundation, a non-profit organization with which she has hosted concerts, master classes, and various productions, not only as a manager but also as a performer.
In 2018, she was the general director, producer, and soloist in the role of Cio-Cio-San in the opera Madama Butterfly, performed with great success at the Casa de la Música.
In 2019, to a packed Casa de la Música, she presented Falla's El Amor Brujo as the soloist, producer, and project manager.
In 2020, she directed the digital space "Arte Lírico," presenting a series of online master classes alongside world-class lyrical singing masters, aimed at more than 100 young talents in our country.
In 2023, she produced and participated in three operas: Sour Angelica, Barber of Seville, and Madama Butterfly, with the goal of creating spaces for emerging artists in the country to develop, both artistically and economically. Practicing opera has many limitations; creating spaces like these is part of the unique opportunities for the Foundation's students.
She is currently part of the cast of the Sucre National Theater Foundation. She is also the executive director and voice and piano teacher of the Armonía Cultural Foundation.
