"...Ms. Ortega is an extremely gifted coloratura soprano with a warm, powerful, and flexible sound, vey true intonation with seemingly little effort, and an immediacy of expressiveness that engaged the listener every moment."  New York Concert Review at Carnegie Hall (Duo Rosa, 2017).

Stephany Ortega is a Dominican-Luxembourgish coloratura soprano, a pianist and choir conductor. Quite active as a solo and chamber music performer on the international music scene, her eclectic repertoire goes from baroque to contemporary music, performing opera, Lied, oratorio, musical theatre and world music. She has made appearances throughout France, Spain, United States, Belgium, Italy, Germany, the Dominican Republic and Luxembourg, in venues like the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Philharmonie in Luxembourg, the Arsenal in Metz and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels.  As a soloist concert she sang with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Waltzing, the Symphonic Orchestra of Santo Domingo conducted by Molina, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Thionville conducted by Siebert, among others. She shared the stage with the Oscar-winner Maximilian Schell at the Ruhrfestspiele in Recklinghausen (Germany) and at the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg. She has also performed with the Royal Symphonic Band of the Belgian Guides, the Koninklijke Harmonie Sint Martinus Opgrimbie and with the Luxembourg Military Band in the presence of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.

Furthermore, she has been involved in several operistic productions, like Haendel's Rinaldo, singing the role of Almirena, or Cavalleria Rusticana by Mascagni, as one of the Three ladies, the latest production being "The Hogboon" by Davies, performed with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Canellakis. 

She has been honored with several distinctions, including a Silver Prize at the Manhattan International Music Competition this year; the Prize Servais from the Belgian Ministry of Culture and the Prizes Vindelinck and Lerminiaux from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. She also obtained the Baskin Robbins Excellence Prize, as well as a Bronze Medal at the Jeunes Solistes competition. 

As a recitalist, she formed together with pianist Léna Kollmeier the DUO ROSA in 2013. They recently launched their first CD "Return", under the label Etcetera Records, at the Philharmonie Luxembourg in 2016. The duo just finished a promotional tour - Return World Tour - around Europe (Luxembourg, Brussels, Berlin, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome...), the US and the Dominican Republic, including appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York, La Monnaie in Brussels, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Santo Domingo.

Ortega graduated with disctinction with a Master of Arts in voice at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels ; she has also obtained diplomas in voice, piano and jazz dance at Luxembourg Conservatory as well as a Master in Music from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo where she graduated magna cum laude.  Currently, she teaches voice at the Conservatory of the North and the Union Grand-Duc Adolphe in Luxembourg.

Languages: Spanish, French, English, Italian, German and Luxembourgish.