Eugenia Forteza has been praised for her “vibrant performances, supported by her powerful voice" (Atuvu.ca) ​and “exquisite phrasing, great diction and musicality” (Voce di Meche).

Eugenia is fluent in French, Spanish, English and Italian and speaks intermediate German.

Eugenia has recently made her Carnegie Hall debut, lending her voice to the Ana Gelovani Foundation, in its inaugural gala concert in NYC. In the past season, Eugenia made a major international debut in the title role of the Singapore premiere of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia”, directed by Stefanos Rassios for The Opera People and featuring Wayfarer Sinfonietta, conducted by Boon Hua Lien. She also recently wrapped filming for her feature film debut in “Cabrini”, directed by Alejandro Monteverde and produced by Academy Award Winner, Jonathan Sanger. The film will have an international theatrical release in March 2024. Eugenia is also set to star as Martina in the upcoming Colombian-American feature film “Colibrí” by David & Francisco Salazar.

Eugenia was an award winner for Best Video at the Canto Latino 2021 International Competition organized by Vocalis Consort and Fundación Cultural Armonía. She was also a Finalist for Best Singer, Best Performance and Audience Favorite in this competition. She was in the cast of the 2020 Award-Winning Fedora opera film produced by Teatro Grattacielo. Eugenia was a Winner at the 2017 Concorso Internazionale di Canto Lirico Katia Ricciarelli, where she was awarded an Opera Role Prize. Eugenia was also a Finalist in the 2018 Vienna Summer Music Festival Vocal Competition, a Semi-Finalist in the 2018 Mary Trueman Vocal Art Song Competition and a Semi-Finalist in the 2018 & 2022 Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition.

In the 2023/2024 season, Eugenia makes a role and house debut as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana at South Orange Performing Arts Center, debuts with Marshall Opera and City Lyric Opera in NYC, and concert debuts in Tallinn, Estonia and Alsace, France. In previous seasons, Eugenia has performed internationally in opera, concert and theatre with organizations such as National Sawdust, The Juilliard School, Chelsea Factory, Bare Opera, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Opera Philadelphia, The Opera People, Teatro Grattacielo, BALAM Dance Theatre, Midtown Concerts, Gotham Early Music Scene, New Amsterdam Opera, Hudson Opera Theatre, New Camerata Opera, Eurasia Festival, Fairfield County Chorale, Magna Lírica, Museo Nacional de Colombia, Gramercy Opera, Concert Operetta Theatre, Barcelona Festival of Song, Una Voz Un Mundo, The International Vocal Arts Institute, Bel Canto in Tuscany, Opera on Tap, Arch Ballet, The Evening Crane Theatre, St. John’s Concert Series, Cabrini Shrine Concert Series and many more.

Eugenia holds a Master of Music from the Opera Institute at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance, Summa Cum Laude, from the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She has also trained at T. Schreiber Studio, UCB, New England Conservatory, International Vocal Arts Institute, Institut Canadien d’Art Vocal, Fundación Julio Bocca, Conservatorio Beethoven and at the National Conservatory of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

She is the Founder, Host and Lead Editor of 360° of Opera, a staff writer for Classical Singer Magazine and serves as an Ambassador for the Barcelona Festival of Song, The Musical Athlete, as a Board Member for Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra and as Vice-President of the Board for Frisson Films.

Eugenia was a speaker at the inaugural Operatic Feminisms Symposium at Columbia University in March 2023. She has also taught masterclasses and workshops for Florida State University, Eastern Illinois University, Classical Singer Magazine, Vincerò Academy, Premiere Vocal Arts Institute, Teatro Grattacielo, Camerata Bardi Vocal Academy, Atelier d’Excellence, New York Dramatic Voices, The Artist’s Table and Tundi Productions.

When she is not performing or on set, Eugenia enjoys practicing yoga, going to the movies and exploring sushi restaurants around the world with her husband, award-winning writer-director, Juanpedro David Salazar.