Ivette Ortiz Davenport

She has been recognized for her versatility, passion and musicality in opera as well as art song, zarzuela and oratorio. She has sung repeatedly with the National Lyric Company of Costa Rica in Concert Galas and the operas L'Italiana in Algeri, Carmen, L’Elisir D’amore, Don Giovanni and more recently the role of Nedda in Pagliacci with the professional Opera of the University Costa Rica. Other productions include Luisa Fernanda, El Retablo de Maese Pedro, Maria la O, Hansel und Grettel, Die Fledermaus, Gianni Schicchi and Der Schauspieldirektor. She holds a master’s and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Arizona. Aside from her active career as a singer, Mrs. Ortiz-Davenport maintains a full studio at the University of Costa Rica where she serves as the chair of Vo