"...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 (2017).

Stephany Ortega is a Dominican-Luxembourger pop opera singer (soprano), pianist, composer, and choir conductor. Her repertoire spans from Baroque to musical theatre, including opera, Lied, pop music, and jazz.

Active on the international scene, she has performed throughout China, Europe, Africa, the USA, and the Caribbean in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Guangzhou Opera House, ZK Matthews Great Hall, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, and László Papp Budapest Aréna. She recently had the honor of singing at the enthronement of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg being the only Latin artist invited to this prestigious event.

As a soloist she has collaborated with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Karina Canellakis and Gast Waltzing, the Budapest Primarius Symphony Orchestra conducted by Krisztián Balassa, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Santo Domingo conducted by José Antonio Molina and Amaury Sánchez, among others. She has also taken on significant roles in operatic productions such as "Rinaldo" (Almirena), "Die Zauberflöte" (Papagena), "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Lady), and "The Hogboon" (Cat). 

Ortega has been honoured with several distinctions, including nominations by the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), the Preis der deutschen Shallplattenkritik, the Dominican awards Premios Soberano and the Emigrant Prize Oscar de la Renta, as well as the Silver Prize at the Manhattan International Music Competition.

In 2016, she launched her first album, "Return" (Etcetera Records), with her former DUO ROSA, featuring art songs from Europe and Latin America. In 2019, they released the ICMA-nominated album "American Soul: from Broadway to Paris" (Hänssler Classic) showcasing art songs, Broadway melodies, and cabaret tunes. 

In 2023, she created the STEPHANY ORTEGA TRIO, featuring Belgian accordionist Christophe Delporte and French double bass player Adrien Tyberghein. Their ICMA-nominated album, "Adiós Nonino" (Luxembourg Classics), dedicated to composer Astor Piazzolla, also received the Supersonic Award from Pizzicato Magazine.

Ortega graduated with honors from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels with a Master of Arts in voice and magna cum laude from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo with a Bachelor in Music. She holds diplomas in voice, piano, choir conducting, and jazz dance from both the Luxembourg Conservatory and Estudio Diná de Educación Musical in Santo Domingo. Currently, she teaches pop/rock singing at the Music School of Echternach in Luxembourg. 

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